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THURSDAY 09.29.16

SPECIAL REPORT

BAD AIR
Asbury Park
Press study finds
Monmouth and
Ocean counties
heavily affected
by environmental
pollutants

Many 9/11
families happy
terror lawsuit
bill is now law
ANDREW FORD @ANDREWFORDNEWS

MIDDLETOWN In the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Janice

Tietjen lost her son. His death left an emotional wound
still fresh after 15 years.
Its something you live with daily, she said. The
shock of it wears away, but the hurt never leaves.
Wednesday, a door was opened for lawsuits against
foreign sponsors of terrorism and, Tietjen hopes, the
chance for her to learn more about those behind the 9/11
attacks that took her sons life. Kenneth Tietjen was a
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police officer.
Congress rejected President Barack Obamas veto
of a law that will allow those lawsuits; as a result of the
override, the bill now becomes law.
I think it says a lot to our country, and Im very happy it was done that way, she said.
The president had vetoed the legislation Friday because he said the bill known as the Justice Against
Sponsors of Terrorism Act, or JASTA would infringe
on the presidents ability to conduct foreign policy. It
was the 12th veto of his presidency.
The congressional override came as a result of efSee FAMILIES, Page 12A
Obamas first veto defeat comes on bill that will let Americans file suit against Saudi Arabia for alleged terror role. 1B

RUSS ZIMMER @RUSSZIMMER

reenhouse gas emissions at the Monmouth

County landfill nearly quadrupled from 2010
through 2014, according to an Asbury Park
Press analysis of air polluters in Monmouth

and Ocean counties. The top air polluter at the Jersey

Shore, the Monmouth County Reclamation Center as it
is officially known, was responsible for 430,610 metric
tons of carbon dioxide equivalents into the atmosphere
in 2014, the latest year that data were available for both
the U.S. EPAs Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program and
the Toxic Release Inventory. However, the landfills operators argue that the data present a dirtier image of
the site than reality. See POLLUTANTS, Page 2A

26.4 million
In 2014, New Jersey facilities
emitted 26.4 million metric
tons of greenhouse gases
(34th nationally) and 2.1
million pounds of toxic
chemicals (37th).

3 billion
There were more than 3
billion tons of greenhouse
gases and 259 million
pounds of toxic chemicals
released into Americas air
in 2014, meaning that N.J.
facilities accounted for less
than 1% of air pollutants
created in the nation.

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rundown of the worst air
polluters in Monmouth
and Ocean counties.

N.J. in familiar
territory on its
taxes: dead last
MICHAEL L. DIAMOND @MDIAMONDAPP

New Jersey has the nations worst business climate,

according to a study released Wednesday, giving the
Garden State a dubious distinction for the third consecutive year.
The Tax Foundation report renewed calls for tax relief from business groups that long have said New Jersey has trouble competing with other states for employers and talent.
Thats one of the issues we face, said Thomas
Bracken, president and chief executive officer of the
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce. Were one of the
most taxed states in the country, and thats one of the
issues that make the state less affordable and competitive.
The Tax Foundation is a Washington, D.C.-based
group that advocates for low taxes.
Its report comes as Trenton is locked in a stalemate
over proposals to increase the states gasoline tax and
cut either the states estate tax or sales tax. Meanwhile,
New Jerseys economy, stung by casino competition,
See TAXES, Page 2A

Industrial air pollution in the U.S. is concentrated among a small number of

facilities whose emissions are far-ranging. REPORT BEGINS ON 1B

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Truck hits deer; deer hits right back

ALEX N. GECAN @GEEKSTERTWEETS
AND THOMAS P. COSTELLO ASBURY PARK PRESS

HOWELL - Even Ellen Sager admits that if there

wasnt video, no one would believe her.
After the GMC Envoy she was driving clipped a
deer on Oak Glen Road on Sept. 17, the deer struck
back and tried to force its way into the car with her.
I pulled over to make sure it wasnt flailing in the
road, Sager recalls. Before I could even get my
door open the whole way, it was basically on top of me.
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I grabbed hold of its antlers and put my foot in its

chest, just trying to keep hm from coming in further.
I got him out of the way enough for me to close the
door.
Patrolman Nicholas Austin happened to be driving
behind Sager, responding to another call, when he
saw her pull over after hitting the deer, police said.
Austin pulled in behind her to help.
The deer that she hit went to get in the car and
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VOLUME 137
NUMBER 234
SINCE 1879

States with the best

business tax climate:

States with the worst

business tax climate:

1....................................Wyoming
2............................South Dakota
3 .........................................Alaska
4.........................................Florida
5........................................Nevada

50 ...........................New Jersey
49 .................................New York
48 .................................California
47 ...................................Vermont
46 ...............................Minnesota
SOURCE: THE TAX FOUNDATION