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New Jersey judge nixes latest bid to block Exxon pollution settlement
2015-10-09 20:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A New Jersey judge on Friday rejected the latest attempt by environmentalists to block a $225 million settlement between Exxon Mobil Corp. and Governor Chris Christie's administration over pollution clean-up costs. The case is controversial because the settlement accounts for less than 3 percent of the $8.9 billion in damages that the state previously said it would seek. The deal was cut under Christie, who is a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, after a decade of litigation. Environmental...
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