Will a Stockertown cement manufacturer get permission to dig for up to 10 more years, potentially adding sinkholes to the Bushkill Creek and putting a pair of highway bridges in jeopardy?
Or will the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection deny the permit extension and force the Buzzi Unicem quarry to close after more than 100 years in business?
The DEP has been silent for five years, and Northampton County’s newly-elected executive vows to find out what’s taking so long…