With Eye on 2016, Christie Resists Climate-Change Plan for New Jersey

Christie: Screw The Environment, I Want To Be President
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As Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey explores a 2016 presidential campaign, he is under growing pressure from his State Legislature to rejoin a regional cap-and-trade program that would limit New Jersey’s carbon emissions — and likely hurt his chances for the Republican nomination.

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