Monthly Archives: November 2015

Pipe Dreams

A Moratorium On Fossil Infrastructure Is Necessary Local Resolutions, NEPA, & FERC Won’t Block Pipelines “I’m not afraid to listen to Bill Wolfe when he has a good idea,”[Senate Environment  Committee Chairman] Smith said. Wolfe says he would like the Legislature … Continue reading

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Calling Out The NJ Farm Bureau For Lies In Support of Christie DEP’s Repeal of Stream Buffer Protections

Tom Johnson at NJ Spotlight has a good story covering yesterday’s Assembly Environment Committee hearing, read the whole thing: ASSEMBLY PANEL SEEKS TO PULL PLUG ON STATE DEP’S WATER REGULATIONS After having exposed the DEP lies, now I need to … Continue reading

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The Legislature Must Not Allow Gov. Christie to Undo a Legacy of 40 Years of Progress on Clean Water Laws

Call Assembly Speaker Prieto Today and Ask Him to Post ACR 249 Via abuse of his executive regulatory power, the Christie DEP is proposing to rollback laws that the Gov. can not weaken via the Legislative or Judicial branches. The … Continue reading

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Builders Blather Bullshit on Buffers

Today, the Assembly Environment Committee heard the Assembly version (ACR 249 (Spencer/McKeon) – identical to the Senate SCR 180 – to begin the process of legislatively vetoing the DEP’s proposed 900+ page major overhaul of the Flood Hazard Act’s “stream … Continue reading

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NJ DEP Relied on C1 Stream Buffers To Comply With EPA Approved TMDLs

Christie DEP’s Proposed Repeal of C1 Buffers Would Violate Clean Water Act The US EPA has already weighed in – twice – to oppose the Christie DEP’s proposed repeal of “Category One” (C1) stream buffers as violations of the Clean … Continue reading

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