The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on Friday approved another natural gas pipeline through the Pinelands, despite objections by environmentalists.
The 5-0 approval exempts the project from municipal land-use laws and possible rejection by affected towns. At least two towns had objected to the project.
The 30-mile project, proposed by New Jersey Natural Gas, would begin in Chesterfield, Burlington County, and stretch through the Pinelands to Manchester Township, Ocean County.
In January, the BPU approved the route, which also would run through North Hanover, Upper Freehold, Plumsted, and Jackson.