Yearly Archives: 2010

Bureaucracy Trumps Environmental Justice at EPA EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has pledged to make environmental justice a priority issue at EPA. But actual EPA policy documents and regulatory inaction belie those commitments (and I challenge you to hit the first … Continue reading →

Will Martin’s Panel Merely Become Cover for Privatization of State Parks? We have been working on the DEP lease program for years (see this and this and this). So we were pleased that yesterday DEP Commissioner Martin finally bit the bullet. Martin’s move comes after … Continue reading →

I was burned out from exhaustion, buried in the hail Poisoned in the bushes and blown out on the trail Hunted like a crocodile, ravaged in the corn “Come in” she said “I’ll give you shelter from the storm”.   … Continue reading →

I just came across this little historical gem, doing some research. It so perfectly illustrates the more than decade long collapse of leadership in NJ’s environmental community, I just had to share. Regular readers here know that I have been severely … Continue reading →

[Update: As I suspected, DEP has not submitted the required Action Plan or addressed FDA concerns. We’ll be looking to FDA to look out for shellfish food safety in NJ. See NJNewsroom story by Joe Tyrrell:  “New Jersey DEP feels … Continue reading →