Yearly Archives: 2010

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 →

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 →

Why Roll Back NJ Environmental Standards To Federal Minimums? Why handcuff DEP enforcement? And why would Democrats join Governor Christie in doing so? [Update 2 : NJ Spotlight coverage: Assembly Committee Bans Guidance Documents – DEP is primary target of prohibition … Continue reading →

Perhaps the February snowstorms have made me yearn more than usual for spring this year, and thus made me more aware of the signs. About a week ago, I started hearing the birds at sunrise in the woods behind the … Continue reading →

[Update: See March 12, NJN TV broadcast – and as we predicted, the proposal did expire] The First Casualty of the Christie Moratorium is Your Drinking Water Perchlorate found in 1 in 6 DEP sampled NJ water systems and 1 … Continue reading →