Monthly Archives: July 2020

Murphy DEP Sends Troubling Signals In Rollout of Climate Report

The “Regulatory Prelude” Continues – For Over 15 Years Little Transparency Or Scrutiny Of Critical DEP Climate Regulations All signs point to a massive DEP failure to regulate greenhouse gas emissions I want to make a few important points on … Continue reading

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A Bold Stealth Camping Move

We’re heading east across Michigan’s upper peninsula. It’s been extremely hot and humid, the last 3 days around 95 and humid. Local fishermen and birders I spoke with tell me this is highly unusual, that July days are typically in … Continue reading

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Billionaire State Park Privatization Scheme Sheds Light On Prior Diversion of Hundreds of Millions Of Dollars Of Constitutionally Dedicated Park Maintenance Funds To Open Space

The Theft Of State Parks Funding Has Become The Pretext For Privatization  [Important Update below] There has been swift public and press outrage over a stealth provision in the emergency COVID budget that mandates that DEP “shall” solicit privatization proposals … Continue reading

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NJ Gov. Murphy Approves Stealth State Parks Privatization Provision In Emergency COVID Budget

Liberty State Park Highly Vulnerable to Private Development NJ Gov. Murphy signed an emergency COVID budget that includes a provision that could lead to private development and commercialization of State Parks, including the controversial proposed development of Liberty State Park. … Continue reading

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Murphy DEP Updates Air Pollution Cancer Risk Levels, Ignores Cumulative Impacts And Environmental Justice Considerations

Once again, Murphy Spin In Conflict With Science EJ Communities Had No Knowledge Of Or Role In DEP Revision Process [Update below] While Gov. Murphy and his environmental cheerleaders are congratulating themselves over their proposed environmental justice legislation (which relies … Continue reading

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