Chris Christie presidential campaign, 2016/Natural resources

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Former presidential candidate
Chris Christie
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(2002-2008)
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Cap and trade
  • In 2011, Chris Christie removed New Jersey from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGII), a cap-and-trade program designed to limit carbon emissions in the state. Christie said that the initiative did "nothing more than tax electricity, tax our citizens, tax our businesses, with no discernible or measurable impact upon our environment.[1] At the same time, Christie banned new coal-fired power plants and committed New Jersey to using renewable energy sources for at least 22.5 percent of its electricity by 2021.[1]
Energy production
  • In August 2010, Christie signed legislation that authorized the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to "provide up to $100 million in tax credits for wind energy facilities."[2]
  • In 2011, Christie expressed "strong opposition to off-shore drilling in New Jersey, as well as drilling off the coast of other nearby states that could negatively impact the state’s 130 miles of coastline and multi-billion dollar tourism industry."[3]
Fracking
  • In 2011, Christie vetoed a ban on hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," in New Jersey. In September 2012, he vetoed a bill that would have prohibited the "treatment, discharge, disposal or storage of hydraulic fracturing waste" in the state.[4]
Keystone XL Pipeline
  • During his trip to Mexico in 2014, Christie expressed his support for approving the Keystone XL Pipeline, promoting and increasing the capacity of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and easing the regulations on gas and oil.[5]
Clean air and water
  • In 2011, Christie supported a petition with the EPA to force a Pennsylvania power plant to reduce its sulfur dioxide emissions, which could have crossed the Delaware River and negatively impacted the air quality in parts of New Jersey.[6]
  • In 2013, the Christie administration participated in a lawsuit with other states against an Ohio-based power company for coal-fired emissions. American Electric Power (AEP) was accused of polluting the air in New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island and Vermont. According to the settlement, AEP had to reduce air pollution and pay $6.5 million to the affected states, including $714,000 to New Jersey.[7]
  • In January 2014, Chris Christie signed legislation that allowed the state's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to postpone the enforcement of water-quality management planning rules for two years.[8]
Environmental protection
  • Christie conditionally vetoed the "New Jersey Healthy Forests Act," which would have allowed the state DEP to establish forestry stewardship programs throughout the state. Some environmentalist groups, such as the Sierra Club, were also against the bill. Christie was concerned that the bill would have delegated authority from the state to a third-party organization called the Forest Stewardship Council.[9]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Environmental Leader, “New Jersey Quits RGGI, Bans Coal Plants," May 27, 2011
  2. ↑ NJ.com, “Gov. Chris Christie at Paulsboro Marine Terminal to sign wind energy bill into law," August 19, 2010
  3. ↑ NJ.gov, “Governor Christie Promotes Shore Protection Initiatives as Key to Sustaining New Jersey’s Distinctive Shore Resources and Communities," August 11, 2011
  4. ↑ Pew Trusts, “In New Jersey, Christie Vetoes Anti-Fracking Bill," September 24, 2012
  5. ↑ New Jersey, “Governor Chris Christie's Remarks At The American Chamber Of Commerce Of Mexico," September 3, 2014
  6. ↑ New Jersey, “Governor Christie Calls EPA’s Approval of New Jersey Clean Air Act Petition a Major Step Towards Significantly Reducing Polluting Emissions from Pennsylvania Power Plant," October 31, 2011
  7. ↑ New Jersey, “New Jersey to Receive $714,000 for Anti-Pollution Programs as Result of Participation in Multi-State Legal Settlement with Midwest Utility," February 25, 2013
  8. ↑ Law 360, “Christie's Clean Water Plan Extension Signed Into Law," January 16, 2014
  9. ↑ Law 360, “NJ Gov. Christie Conditionally Vetoes Forestry Bill," August 19, 2013
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