Monthly Archives: March 2010

Water Pollution Enforcement Put Under the Gun of Christie Moratorium

Today DEP held the last informal “stakeholders meeting” on water pollution control enforcement regulations, one of 12 major environmental rules targeted and blocked by Governor Christie’s moratorium and “Red Tape Review” process. In another disturbing scene, DEP  regulators were brought … Continue reading

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Safe Drinking Water Jeopardized by Christie Moratorium

Stalled Drinking Water Protections Opposed by Superfund Toxic Polluter and NJ Realtors The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) held a “informal stakeholders meeting” today to discuss three Safe Drinking Water program regulations frozen by Governor Christie’s Executive Orders. We previously … Continue reading

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Bears Are Not Terrorists

Check out the caption under this Star ledger photo today above a story on an upcoming bear hunt: Terrorizing the neighborhood? The fears and smears of the terrorism label have gone too far (see NY Times editorial: “Are you or … Continue reading

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Oil Industry Seeks Clean Air Rollback Under Christie Moratorium

Others welcomed the proposal, including Hal Bozarth, executive director of the Chemistry Council of New Jersey. The manufacturing industry in New Jersey is being “strangled to death by regulations,” he said.[Note: Amazingly, Bozarth’s brazen comment attacked DEP rules that regulate … Continue reading

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Clean Water Held Hostage by Christie Moratorium

This is a story about a DEP clean water standard that is frozen and held hostage by the Christie moratorium at the behest and sole benefit of polluters. Enforcement of this standard is needed to protect drinking water supplies and … Continue reading

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