A Superior Court judge has rejected a bid by environmental groups to intervene and block New Jersey’s controversial $225 million settlement with Exxon Mobil Corp. over contamination claims.
Judge Michael Hogan, who has been hearing the case between the state Department of Environmental Protection and Exxon Mobil, denied a motion to intervene by five groups that object to the settlement. Hogan also denied a motion for reconsideration of his prior order denying state Sen. Raymond Lesniak, D-Union, leave to intervene.
