A federal judge ruled late Friday that Baltimore County can ban liquid natural gas terminals in environmentally sensitive areas ? a major victory in officials? efforts to block a controversial proposal for a plant in Sparrows Point.
U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett?s decision upholds a county law adding LNG terminals to a list of facilities banned within 1,000 feet of Chesapeake Bay wetlands. A state environmental commission earlier this month also approved the measure targeting a $400 million facility near the Key Bridge planned by Virgina-based AES Corp.
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