Monthly Archives: June 2014

DEP Claims Study, Completed in 2010, is Still “Deliberative” The DEP denied Open Public Records Act (OPRA) requests for a 2010 DEP water quality Report that shows adverse impacts of the Fenimore landfill on nearby Drakes’ Brook. DEP claimed the … Continue reading →

Oyster Creek Fails to Clear PJM Capacity Auction The Oyster Creek nuclear power plant has failed to clear the most recent power capacity auction conducted by the PJM grid. According to plant owner Exelon: Exelon says nuclear units located in … Continue reading →

DEP Failed To Meet Buy American, Prevailing Wage, and Pollution Cleanup Commitments This audit, conducted by the US EPA Inspector General’s Office, is deeply troubling. It illustrates a pattern of across the board failure on Buy American, Prevailing wage, and … Continue reading →

Amid Billion Dollar Ripoffs by Corporate Energy Giants, Christie Admin. Prosecutes Alternative Energy Implications of “Social Costs of Carbon” Ignored Again Some of the core justifications of the Obama EPA greenhouse gas rule – i.e. “market failure” and “the social … Continue reading →

NJ Has Huge Climate Vulnerability, Crumbling Infrastructure, and Poorly Managed Assets “The vague and unenforceable allusions in the legislation to an undefined goal of improving “resilience” is a total abdication of legislative policymaking powers.” [Updates below] A package of bills … Continue reading →