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"At the heart of this it's an environmental issue," said Stark. "It's an issue of maintenance, it's an issue of warranty and it's an issue of making sure that you've replaced these tanks." Back in Clifton, Fitzgerald just heard that cleanup will cost $75,000 to remove 125 tons of contaminated dirt. However, she does say that she unwittingly made a mistake by converting to natural gas heat before she removed the oil tank and that voided her insurance policy. She says she doesn't think State Farm's going to help her pay for it? "I just don't think they will," she said. State Farm told NJTV News that they're actively working with Fitzgerald on her claim.

I'm not sure how the timing of switching to natural gas voided the policy. Can someone explain?

Though heating oil is less expensive this year, natural gas is the way to go. Of course New York's preventing natural gas drilling using fracking would make the supply even more plentiful and environmentally more friendly than using oil (both for leaky tanks and reduced emissions when burning). But libs never look at alternatives - they have been instructed that fracking is bad and that's that.