EPA Opposes Mills' $330 Mln Meadowlands Mall in NJ, NYT Says

 New York, Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The Environmental Protection Agency 
yesterday recommended a permit
 not be issued to Mills Corp. for the development of a $330 million proposed 
mega-mall next to the New
 Jersey Meadowlands sports complex outside New York City, the New York Times 
reported. 

 The EPA recommends the Army Corp. of Engineers, which has jurisdiction over 
the project, reject all five
 proposals Arlington, Virginia-based Mills has submitted for the project 
because of concerns about damage to
 area wetlands, Mary Mears, a spokeswoman for the federal agency, told the 
paper. 

 Mills wants to build a 2 million square-foot development that would include 
retail and office space, as well as
 a hotel. The company has said it expects to start construction next year.

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