Monthly Archives: May 2012

Dupont Pompton Lakes – Still Dirty After All These Years

[Update 5/14/12: Watch Fox News coverage: “NJ community devastated by contaminated water”. It is shocking that the spokesman for Dupont, one of the largest chemical companies in the world, can’t get his chemical names right “PEC and TEC”  and can’t … Continue reading

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Senate Dem Grills DEP Commissioner Martin

Martin Admits to Outsourcing Drinking Water Standards  Says He’s “Parked” the Long Overdue Water Supply Master Plan Reveals Failure to Upgrade C1 Waters – Signals Pending Rollbacks Perhaps invoking “The Jersey Comeback” – another slogan – multiple times in his testimony … Continue reading

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EPA to Hold Public Meeting On Crown Vantage and Curtis Paper Superfund Sites

  EPA will hold a public meeting to discuss progress on the cleanups of the Crown Vantage (Alexandria Township) and Curtis Paper (Milford) Superfund sites, located on the Delaware River. The meeting will be held on Monday May 14, 2012 … Continue reading

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May Day – NYC Cops Are Out of Control

[Update: 5/15/12 – just came across this right on story from the gothamist – consistent with my experience, it includes some scary videos of NYC cops chanting “move, move, move”: Police and Protesters Clash by Wall Street After Euphoric May Day – … Continue reading

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Tree #163

“A Death Sentence for Killer Trees”  This is Tree #163. The DEP Bull’s Island consultant’s report describes it as an “amazing tree” – a Sycamore “over mature” but in “good health”. Over 145 feet tall. Based on the health of … Continue reading

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