Christie Refuses To Sign 8-State Petition To Protect Air Quality

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Governor Christie has refused to join a coalition of eight Eastern states seeking to curb air pollution blowing in from Midwest and Southern coal-fired power plants that help make New Jersey’s air quality among the worst in the nation.

The move to reject a petition filed Monday with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency follows a series of similar actions by Christie to withdraw from multistate initiatives designed to address environmental problems. It also adds to criticism that Christie, a potential Republican presidential candidate, makes some decisions based on appeasing red and swing states rather than looking out solely for the interests of New Jerseyans. All eight governors who signed on to the coalition are Democrats. The three who did not are Republicans.

“He’s turning his back on the lungs of New Jersey residents,” said Doug O’Malley, director of the advocacy group Environment New Jersey, about Christie. “It’s clear Midwest power plants contribute to the poor air quality here. And it’s clear Governor Christie is not doing his job if he’s not protecting New Jersey residents from this.”

Both a Christie spokesman and a state Department of Environmental Protection spokesman did not return repeated requests for comment on Monday.


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http://www.northjersey.com/news/environment/Governor_Christie_wont_sign_on_to_multistate_petition_to_protect_New_Jerseys_air_quality.html

[Little Star]

1. Hey, what do you want.....

Christie is much to busy worrying about the ramps from Fort lee, NJ on/off George Washington Bridge to be worried about NJ's air quality.

I'm ashamed to say that I had thought of him as a moderate of sorts. I now know that he is just as nuts as the rest of the Republicans.

What a slime bucket!!!!!