Yearly Archives: 2010

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 →

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 →

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 →

[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 →

[Update 7/21/10 – DEP Commisioner Martin approves hunt – click on to read story. Brian Murray of the Star Ledger seems to disregard the public as much as Bob Martin, when he casually writes: Martin’s approval was considered somewhat of a formality … Continue reading →