Monthly Archives: July 2022

DEP Denies Public Records Request For Enforcement Documents DEP Denial Makes A Mockery Of OPRA & Transparency On June 16, the Murphy DEP and Attorney General jointly issued a press release touting their lawsuit against Ford Motor Company. (I wrote … Continue reading →

Court Strikes Down EPA’s Interpretation Of  The “best system of emission reduction” NJ DEP Shares The Same Interpretation As The Supreme Court DEP Claims “beyond the scope of the NJDEP’s authority” The US Supreme Court, in what is widely condemned as … Continue reading →

Radical “Major Questions Doctrine” Requires Specific Congressional Authorization NJ Democrats Pushed A Bill That Would Have Imposed Same Requirement On DEP Rules I thought this little piece of history would be important as the conversation expands on the implications of … Continue reading →

DEP Wetlands, Coastal & Stream Encroachment Permits Are Vulnerable To Challenge DEP “Reliance” Policy Dooms All Permits Regulatory Implosion The DEP has published scientific findings on climate impacts that effectively legally destroy all prior DEP delineations of regulated wetlands and … Continue reading →

By now, everyone knows that the US Supreme Court issued a bad decision on EPA regulation of carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants (coal and natural gas fired – read the opinion “West Virginia v. EPA“). I will post … Continue reading →