ExxonMobil NY/NJ Baykeeper Fights Big Polluters For the past 100 years, Exxon’s petroleum waste pollution within its Linden and Bayonne sites has destroyed approximately 1,700 acres of delicate salt marsh, freshwater wetlands, upland meadows, and streams. These two sites represent the largest hazardous waste sites in NJ. The Bayonne site alone has over 7 million gallons of oil floating on top of ground water. The damage caused by Exxon was estimated to cost $8.9 billion, according to NJ Department of Environmental Protection, for the excavation, restoration, off-site mitigation, and compensation for lost public resources. NY/NJ Baykeeper filed to intervene in the case but the court denied our request. However our attorneys at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) were allowed to participate in the oral arguments as a “friend of the court.” We argued that it is important that the public’s voice be heard and that wetlands, waterways and habitat are restored. Unfortunately, the court upheld the proposed settlement despite overwhelming public opposition. Thanks to you, we generated 2,532 comments from New Jersey residents opposing the $225 million settlement. ExxonMobil News: Judge: Environmentalists, Lezniak Can’t Intervene in Exxon Mobil case, Tom Johnson, NJ Spotlight, July 14, 2015 Judge Denies Groups’ Efforts to Intervene in ExxonMobil Case, AP, 101.5, July 13, 2015 Christie Administration Failed Public on Exxon Deal, Groups Tell Judge, SP Sullivan, NJ.com, July 10,2015 Exxon New Jersey Settlement Under Fire Again as Environmentalists Seek to Join Lawsuit, Maria Gallucci, International Business Times, June 10, 2015 Exxon, State Move to Block Environmental Groups from Testifying Against $225 Million Settlement, Jim O’Neill, The Record, July 7, 2015 No Evidence of Collusion in Exxon Pollution Deal, State Lawyers Say, SP Sullivan, NJ.com, June 7, 2015 Environmentalists File in NJ Court to Intervene in $225M Exxon Settlement, Scott Fallon, The Record, June 10, 2015 9,000 Letters, Emails Protest Exxon Settlement, Jim O’Neill, The Record, June 9, 2015 Opponents Blast Christie’s Exxon Deal as State Prepares to Send to Judge, SP Sullivan, NJ.com, June 5, 2015 Exxon Mobil Agreement Horrific, Joseph Passantino, Hudson Reporter, April 15, 2015 NJ’s Settlement with Exxon: Good Deal or a Dirty One, Michael Symons, Asbury Park Press, April 10, 2015 New Criticism After New Jersey Posts Text of Exxon Settlement, Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, April 7, 2015 Opponents Vow to Fight Exxon Settlement Before It Goes Before Judge, SP Sullivan, NJ.com, April 7, 2015 A Gift to ExxonMobil? Democracy Now, Bob Hennelly, March 20, 2015 NJ Lawmakers Say Christie’s Exxon Deal Stinks, The Take Away, Bob Hennelly, March 19, 2015 NYC Lawmakers Blast Controversial NJ Exxon Deal, City and State, Bob Hennelly, March 16, 2015 State Senate Moves on Several Fronts to Block Exxon Mobil Settlement, NJ Spotlight, Tom Johnson, March 10, 2015 Report Details Why New Jersey Originally Sought $8.9 Billion from Exxon, The Record, Scott Fallon and Jim O’Neill, March 9, 2015 Christie Aid Took Political Trip Before Exxon Settlement, WNCY Radio, Matt Katz, March 5, 2015 Shortchanging New Jersey by Billions, New York Times, Bradley Campbell, March 4, 2015 Why New Jersey Settled a Big Oil Spill Case for Only $250 Million, The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC Radio, March 2, 2015 Administration reportedly Settles $8.9B Exxon Lawsuit in a Hurry for Only $250M, NJ Spotlight, Tom Johnson, March 2, 2015 Exxon Settlement Anger Environmentalists, Lawmakers, NJTV, Brenda Flanagan, March 2, 2015 Baykeeper Questions Exxon Mobil Settlement, News 12 – Kane in Your Corner, February 28, 2015 NJ May Settle Multi Billion Lawsuit Against Exxon for Just Millions, Reports Say, NJ.com, SP Sullivan, February 27, 2015 NJ Agrees to $250 Pollution Settlement from Exxon; State Had Sought $8.9 Billion, Bergen Record, Scott Fallon and Jim O’Neill, February 27, 2015 Exxon Settles $9 Billion Pollution Case in New Jersey for Far Less, New York Times, Benjamin Weiser, February 27, 2015