Monthly Archives: July 2010

It was an unusually bad day today for DEP on at least three fronts. They admitted they made a mistake in calling landfill leachate “natural”; they admitted that their State Land lease appraisal methodology was seriously flawed; and they engaged in unprecedented … Continue reading →

Christie Budget Fails To Fund FDA Requirements – Public Health & $1 Billion Industry at Risk [Updates below] The latest federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) evaluation of NJ’s Shellfish food safety program has found several significant deficiencies. These significant … Continue reading →

[Update 3 – 7/15/10 – more news you won’t read in NJ papers –  following up on the LA Times story, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson hammered by Senate on EPA policy on Gulf dispersants, see NY Times story – NJ Senator … Continue reading →

[Update 3 – 7/18/20 – Philly Inquirer editorial gets it: This road looks familiar] Update 2 – 7/12/10 Surprise, surprise! The beat goes on! Today’s Star Ledger reports: Gov. Christie seeks scaling back pensions, health benefits for N.J. employees Update … Continue reading →

[Update: 7/7/10: today’s Star Ledger story fails to tell readers about DEP drought monitoring indicators or the phased and progressively more aggressive 4 step process getting to mandatory restrictions (i.e. Normal, Watch, Warning, Emergency). That process was ignored and the Ledger … Continue reading →