N.J. judge approves controversial Christie, Exxon settlement
Source: Newark Star-Ledger
A New Jersey judge on Thursday approved a controversial settlement between the Christie administration and ExxonMobil over contamination at its old industrial sites in North Jersey.
Superior Court Judge Michael Hogan, in an 81-page decision, called the deal "fair, reasonable, in the public interest, and consistent with the goals of the Spill Compensation and Control Act."
The Texas oil giant agreed to pay $225 million to settle the decade-old suit, in which the state alleged damage to wetlands, marshes and waterways surrounding two refineries, known as Bayway and Bayonne. The case grew to include Exxon's industrial facilities and gas stations around the state.
While Gov. Chris Christie and his officials had hailed the settlement, which represents a higher per-acre receipt that previous pollution cases, the deal drew scorn from environmental groups and Democratic lawmakers, who accused the administration of caving for a fraction of its demands.
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This is just depressing.
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And the beginning of the end of his presidential run.
All we'd have to do is a commercial about what New Jersey could have done with that money -- without raising taxes or reducing services.
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