Judge puts Maryland forest clearing on hold.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation and neighbors challenged development of Abingdon Woods.

A developer’s clearing of one of the last large unprotected forests near the upper Chesapeake Bay has been halted for the time being after a Maryland judge granted an environmental group’s request for a temporary restraining order to protect the remaining trees.

Harford County Circuit Court Judge Diane Adkins-Tobin today ordered an immediate stop to the deforestation already under way while she considered the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s petition for a preliminary injunction, which would extend the halt in work until she could hear CBF’s lawsuit challenging the developer’s forest conservation plan.

The judge’s action comes on the heels of a ruling by the Maryland Court of Appeals that a developer’s plans for clearing forested land may be challenged in court at a point when it’s still possible to affect the overall development.'>>>

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