Monthly Archives: May 2010

Cancer Risks in Garfield Homes More than 2,000 Times Allowable Risk

[Update 3: 10/2/10: more from Bergen Record: Feds Recommend Superfund for Garfield Chromium Contamination Update 2 : 10/1/10- we were unfortunately right about the risks from this site: Bergen Record Feds Issue Public Health Advisory in Garfield Update 1: media coverage – … Continue reading

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Environmental Standards Undergoing Internal DEP Review – Red Flag Rollback Threat

Martin must be asked about the purpose of involvement in standards review group According to a May 7 DEP briefing of the NJ Drinking Water Quality Institute, DEP Commissioner Bob Martin has taken an interest in an internal DEP Workgroup … Continue reading

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Dems Say Oversight Not the Purpose of Martin Kabuki

Following up on what I wrote on Wednesday, both the Senate and Assembly Environment Committees did in fact “invite” DEP Commissioner Bob Martin to testify on Thursday about “the state’s environmental priorities for 2010″, and he did testify. But I … Continue reading

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Dupont and Polluters’ Consultants Named to DEP Science Board

DEP Commissioner Bob Martin just announced members of the controversial new Science Advisory Board (SAB) created by former Commissioner Lisa Jackson. In a blatant attempt to manage the news coverage and prevent any public debate over industry influence on the … Continue reading

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DEP Commissioner Martin Called to Testify Tomorrow

[Update 5/13/10: here is my pre-hearing setup post on similar 2008 Lisa Jackson “priorities” check out the top 10 issues. And here is the post hearing coverage of Jackson’s performance] Both the Senate and Assembly Environment Committees have “invited” DEP … Continue reading

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