Monthly Archives: March 2018

Settlements executed and approved by the Court months ago – what explains delay? Disclosure of methodology for calculating economic damage to natural resources is key The DEP just requested an unexplained delay in complaint with the Open Public Records Act … Continue reading →

Egregious political abuse of the permit process – gross “ex parte” communications What is Acting Commissioner McCabe – a former Judge – thinking? [Update below] Political appointees to the Murphy DEP have intervened in a permit process begun under the Christie Administration. … Continue reading →

I was just recalling that I read somewhere that Gov. Murphy’s first budget allocated $5 million to “rejoin RGGI”. I even wrote DEP an email asking where all that money was going and why it was necessary: Hank – I … Continue reading →

“no further public notice is anticipated regarding groundwater contamination.” This key point got buried in a long rambling post about the history of the DEP’s ACO with Dupont, so I thought I’d make it a stand alone post. Dupont’s own … Continue reading →

The Dog Ate the Public Hearing Transcript If DEP can’t get the little stuff right, how can they manage complexity? [Update below] Six months ago, the DEP held a public hearing on a draft permit to allow Dupont (Chemours) to … Continue reading →