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NJ mayor: Sandy aid ultimatum came from Christie

2014-01-19 09:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: The Democratic mayor of a town severely flooded by Superstorm Sandy said Sunday that she was told an ultimatum tying recovery funds to her support for a prime real estate project came directly from Republican Gov. Chris Christie, a claim a Christie spokesman called "categorically false." Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer said she met with federal prosecutors in Newark for several hours Sunday at their request and turned over a journal and other documents. "I will provide any requested information and...

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United States: Christie administration bridge-blocking stunt was bad for environment

2014-01-13 04:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: As you`ve no doubt heard by now, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christies (R) administration shut down two access lanes to the George Washington Bridge toward New York City in September, causing local traffic in adjacent Fort Lee, N.J., to back up for hours. The media has focused, understandably, on the irritation, inconvenience, and even danger caused by the traffic snarls. Kids were late to school, adults were late to work, emergency responders couldnt get through the traffic, and one woman waiting for...

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Christie fails muscle gas pipeline through NJ's protected forests

2014-01-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

InsideClimate: The George Washington Bridge and the Pinelands are at opposite ends of New Jersey almost in different universes. One is a double-decker of steel and cable, groaning with bumper-to-bumper traffic. The other is a delicate, protected ecosystem, the intersection of pristine aquifers and seven counties of conifers. One is the bailiwick of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the other is the fief of the New Jersey Pinelands Commission. Both these agencies are under the influence of Governor...

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