Monthly Archives: August 2012

State Must Limit Future Land Development and Reduce Current Pollution Current DEP Standards Flawed and Gov. Plan “clearly not working”  DEP Must “Seriously Ramp Things Up” and Adopt TMDL Rutgers Professor Michael Kennish delivered devastating testimony today to Legislators on … Continue reading →

Serious Threats Remain Unaddressed On Monday (August 13) the NJ Senate and Assembly Environment Committees hold their annual summer joint hearing focused on the shore (at 10 am in the  Lavallette First Aid Building, 1207 Bay Boulevard, Lavallette, NJ.) The … Continue reading →

Millions in Public Compensation and Ecological Restoration In Jeopardy State Comptroller Asked To Investigate DEP Mismanagement  A Big Win for Dow Chemical [Update – here is a relevant law article on the legal aspects of DEP’s land valuation methodology.] We … Continue reading →

Trenton, New Jersey –  Community members from Pompton Lakes, New Jersey and several nonprofit environmental groups including Citizens for a Clean Pompton Lakes, Pompton Lakes Community Advisory Group, Edison Wetlands Association, and New Jersey Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility called … Continue reading →

I found the below “communique” from Oakland interesting, particulary with respect to expressing important ideas about the meaning of public space, or “the commons”, and the role of the arts in community – acting “above and beyond the call of … Continue reading →