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NJ Politics

• How sheriff's stepson got 4 cars for price of 1 Christopher Coon gets a the
  Mercedes-Benz E500, a Porsche 911, a BMW 530i and a Volvo XC90 – all for the
  princely sum of $300—at  a Union County sheriff's auction. The county says it was
  legal. The attorney for an dealership’s attorney calls it a ‘sham’ Star-Ledger 

NJ Environment  

• Subpoena demands records at BPU The federal government subpoenas files of
  the scandal-torn state Board of Public Utilities, where off-the-books bank accounts
  and global travel have raised questions about an energy conservation initiative Gannett
   

• Trashing our rivers River advocates in NJ spend much of their time pleading for the
  big fixes, like the cleanup of toxic chemicals and the restoration of plants and animal life
  that died off long ago. But, plain old everyday trash remains one of the biggest threats to
  urban rivers, advocates say Bergen Record  

PA Politics 

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PA Environment

• Lone Sligo mine survivor files lawsuit The lone survivor of the Sago Mine disaster and
  the families of two victims sued the mine owner and five other companies, alleging negligence
  that put the miners at grave risk Associated Press

• DEP to brief residents on TCE probe Department representatives will meet with
  Punxsutawney residents next week to discuss an investigation of TCE, cyanide, and
  various metals in neighborhood soils and groundwater PA-DEP

New York/Nation/World  

• Rowdy meeting on proposed Nets arena Newsday

•  Bluegills to help monitor NYC’s water supply AP

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