{"id":1979351,"date":"2023-07-21T10:32:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T14:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-sues-over-new-york-city-congestion-pricing-plan\/"},"modified":"2023-07-21T10:34:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T14:34:44","slug":"new-jersey-sues-over-new-york-city-congestion-pricing-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-sues-over-new-york-city-congestion-pricing-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ sues NYC over congestion pricing plan."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-jersey-sues-over-new-york-city-congestion-pricing-plan%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1979351&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Battle Over New York&#8217;s Congestion Pricing Plan<\/h2>\n<p>The \u2063state of \u200cNew Jersey has taken a \u2062bold step by\u2062 filing a court challenge against \u200cNew York&#8217;s \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jersey-sues-over-new-york-city-congestion-pricing-plan\/\" title=\"NJ sues NYC over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congestion-pricing-to-toll-drivers-moves-closer-to-reality-in-new-york\/\" title=\"NY's 'Congestion Pricing' to Toll Drivers Nears Implementation.\">congestion pricing plan<\/a>.&#8221;>highly controversial congestion pricing plan<\/a>.\u2063 This plan aims to charge drivers up to $23\u2063 to enter central Manhattan during peak\u2064 hours, sparking a heated debate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The lawsuit specifically challenges \u200dthe U.S. Department of \u200bTransportation and the Federal \u2062Highway Administration&#8217;s decision to approve the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-goodwin-new-york-times-strikes-while-the-irony-is-hot\/\" title=\"Michael Goodwin: New York Times Strikes While the Irony Is Hot\">congestion toll<\/a> using \u2062an \u2064environmental assessment review process \u2062instead of\u2062 a more comprehensive environmental\u2062 impact statement (EIS).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>A \u2062Call \u200cfor a Thorough \u200dEnvironmental Review<\/h3>\n<p>Governor Phil Murphy, a vocal critic of the plan, has expressed\u200d his concerns about the \u200black of\u2063 a\u200c thorough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/environmental-groups-cheer-keystone-shutdown-now-demand-biden-shut-down-all-pipelines\/\" title=\"Environmental Groups Cheer Keystone Shutdown, Now Demand Biden Shut Down All Pipelines\">environmental impact statement<\/a>. He argues that the Biden administration ignored his requests for\u200d an \u200cEIS, despite\u200c the National Environmental\u2063 Policy Act calling \u200dfor one when a project is deemed to have significant environmental effects.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We believe\u200d the normal review\u2063 process \u200bwas bypassed \u200cby the federal government,&#8221; Governor Murphy stated in an interview on Good\u200c Day New York.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of an EIS, a shorter environmental assessment was conducted for the \u2064New York City congestion pricing \u2064plan. Although nearly 1,000 pages long, this assessment concluded that there\u2062 would be \u2064no significant impact.<\/p>\n<p>This battle over New York&#8217;s congestion pricing plan is\u2063 far from over. Stay tuned for more updates \u200don this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitemarsh-train-derailment-hazmat-crews-called-in-and-homes-evacuated-after-rail-accident\/\" title=\"Hazmat teams summoned and homes evacuated following Whitemarsh train mishap.\">breaking \u200dnews story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to\u2063 read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Jersey has filed a court challenge against New York&#8217;s congestion pricing plan. The lawsuit questions the approval of the toll by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration. 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