Monthly Archives: January 2022

NJ Gov. Murphy’s Portrayal Of DEP Commissioner LaTourette As A Public Interest Lawyer Is A Fraud

DEP’s Failure To Adopt Natural Resource Damage Regulations Means NJ Loses Billions Of Dollars LaTourette Gaslights The Public About Holding Corporate Polluters Accountable On Tuesday night (Jan. 25), NJ Spotlight news provided a platform for Murphy DEP Commissioner LaTourette – … Continue reading

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It Is Unconscionable To Cover Up Contaminated Drinking Water In Schools

Murphy DEP and NJ Spotlight Have Known For Months That At Least 18 Schools Have Unsafe Water Allow me to preface this post with a relevant and brief personal anecdote. Over 30 years ago, I was a member of the … Continue reading

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Murphy DEP Commissioner Was Victorious Lawyer For Essex Chemical Company In Precedent Setting Case That Gutted DEP Natural Resource Damage Program

Precedent Led to Huge $8.9 Billion Exxon Sellout By Christie Administration LaTourette’s Victory For Chemical Corporations Shifted Costs Of Cleanup To The Public Despite Legal Losses, DEP Still has Not Adopted NRD Regulations To Repair Legal Flaws Gov. Murphy’s Portrait … Continue reading

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Pinelands Commission Lawyer Obstructing Public Ethics Review Of Murphy’s Corporate Commissioners

No Ethics Disclosure, Review, And Recusal Conducted Prior To Swearing In Ceremony Unclear Whether the Commission Will Require Ethics Disclosures and Mandate Recusal Issues involving actual, potential, or the appearance of conflicts of interest by Gov. Murphy’s corporate nominees to the Pinelands … Continue reading

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The Future of NJ’s Forests – At Risk From Climate, Logging, Development, & DEP MisManagement

Murphy DEP Promoting Logging Under Various “Active Management” & “Stewardship” Schemes Has NJ Senator Smith Abandoned His Flawed Legislative Package? Promoter Of “Young Forests” Logging Scheme Now Heads DEP Parks and Forestry For over a decade, NJ Senate Environment Committee … Continue reading

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