N.J. pollution settlement from Exxon is $225 million; less than first reported
Source: Bergen Record
New Jersey announced today that it has settled an environmental damage claim against Exxon Mobil Corp. for $225 million, $25 million less than originally reported last week and far less than the $8.9 billion it had originally sought.
State officials called the $225 million figure the single largest environmental settlement with a corporate defendant in state history.
The settlement follows a lawsuit the state filed 11 years ago against Exxon Mobil for damage to the environment and natural resources caused by contamination of more than 1,500 acres of wetlands from the company’s refinery operations in Bayonne and Linden, as well as from company service stations and other facilities throughout the state.
The settlement was announced today by Acting State Attorney General John J. Hoffman and Bob Martin, commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection.
Read more: http://www.northjersey.com/news/n-j-pollution-settlement-from-exxon-is-225-million-less-than-first-reported-1.1283417
This smells worse than the Bayway Refinery on a hot August night. Hopefully they have overreached this time and the hubris of Christie and his cronies will be their undoing. This is an affront to good government and the public trust.
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because their big response was going after Brad Campbell because he dared to tell the truth. When in doubt-attack the messenger.
In a note to reporters by Christie spokesman Kevin Roberts, the governor's office called former Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bradley Campbell's claims "baseless allegations" made by a "many-time Democratic appointee."
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/03/christies_office_responds_to_campbells_accusations.html#incart_story_package
He served this state honorably as DEP Commissioner Mr. Roberts-you worthless piece of ....
