S u p e r s t o r m Sand y
Helping After
Superstorm Sandy
Fuel dealers and trade groups in the Northeast and from afar have helped in the recovery effort
B y S t e p h e n B e nn e t t
Greg Lucky, driver for
Atlas Oil Co., helping to
fuel vehicles in New Jersey
after Hurricane Sandy.
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Sandy has come and gone, but the recovery
effort is ongoing, with fuel oil dealers, energy companies and trade groups helping out.
Sandy made landfall on Oct. 29, knocking out power to millions, and destroying or damaging houses and other buildings
with flooding and high winds in multiple states, including New
Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
Three weeks after the storm, New York state and New Jersey
said that they needed at least $71.3 billion to recover from the
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devastation and to prevent similar damage from future storms,
Reuters reported.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said that the state needed
the money to repair and restore damaged housing, parks and
infrastructure and to recover lost revenue and other expenses,
Reuters reported. New Jersey needs to repair massive damage to
its transit system and coastline.
Fuel oil dealers and energy companies are among both the
victims trying to recover and the volunteers helping with the
