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Environmental & Political News February 5, 2008

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New Jersey Politics

• Corzine pledges to slash spending Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine faced another skeptical crowd of more than 1,000 people last night as he went into a predominantly Republican county to make the eighth town hall pitch for his plan to revamp state
  finances through higher tolls Star-Ledger

New Jersey Environment 

• 
  Franklin Parker, Pinelands conservationist,  The prominent Morris
  County conservationist who led the state Pinelands Commission during its turbulent first decade, died Friday at age 82 after a long illness AP Press
  Pinelands Commission
  
   

• Public advocate challenges eminent domain timetable The state public
  advocate argues before a state appeals court y over whether a provision of the state redevelopment law that gives property owners little time to react to a condemnation
  is unconstitutional Star-Ledger  Jersey Journal

Pennsylvania Environment

• Building owner admits to storing chemical waste A Brooklyn, N.Y., man
  pleaded guilty Monday to storing chemical waste at his former textile mill in Allentown. His son pleaded guilty last month to lying about who owned the building Morning Call
   

• Dredge use settlement reached An agreement was reached Monday among a
  state agency, an Edwardsville company, and an environmental group over the use of
  river dredge in a controversial Hazleton mineland reclamation project Times Leader

Pennsylvania Politics    

• LaGrotta gets 6 months' house arrest After ex-state Rep. Frank LaGrotta pleaded
  guilty yesterday to hiring his sister and niece as ghost employees on his legislative staff,
  he was sentenced to six months of house arrest followed by 30 months of probation
  Post-Gazette

New York/Nation/World 

• Go to work, see a parade and don’t forget to vote Except for religion, few things arouse as much emotion as politics and sports. Today, New Yorkers will be able to indulge in both NYT
   
• NRC rejects call for Indian Point hearing NY Journal News
   
• Utilities turn from coal to gas, risking price hikes NYT  

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