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Cost, length of Exxon's cleanup still unclear after deal

2015-08-30 16:19:37| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

The $225 million settlement between ExxonMobil and New Jersey reached this week confirms the oil giant must clean up more than 1,500 contaminated properties from gas stations to refineries - but exactly how much they'll spend or how long it'll take remains murky. Tuesday's settlement between New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection and ExxonMobil is a payment for the public's loss of the use of land but the oil company is also required to clean up the sites, which include oil refineries in Bayonne and Linden, 16 other facilities and roughly 1,700 retail gas stations across New Jersey.

Tags: cost length deal unclear

TriMet fireworks 'definitely didn't help' air quality, but actual impact unclear

2015-08-25 12:57:39| Waste Management - Topix.net

Sit back and watch history as Trimet used the Tilikum Crossing light rail and transit bridge as a launch platform for its finale fireworks show, capping an evening of celebration in honor of the new Portland-Milwaukie MAX Orange line that opens in September. But it didn't look so good to some on social media, who took TriMet to task for adding to the already smoky conditions.

Tags: quality air actual impact