Monthly Archives: September 2022

Homage To Jim Florio: A Farewell To NJ’s Last New Deal Democrat Who Used Government In Pursuit Of The Public Interest And On Behalf Of Workers, Communities, And The Environment

Florio’s Legacy Abandoned By Neoliberal Corporate Democrats And Erased By Right Wing Republicans NJ As A Laboratory Of Fascism – Florio One Of The First Victims Of Faux Populism [Update below] I was saddened by learning of the death of … Continue reading

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Murphy DEP Doubles Down: Defends And Approves Of The Revolving Door

Assistant Commissioner Cecil Consulted For A “Corporate Stewardship Council” Cecil Wrote DEP Funded And Approved Logging Plans Before Joining DEP And Managing The Same Public Lands Cecil’s Direct Involvement Triggers Mandatory Recusal Under State Ethics Law, But DEP Did Not … Continue reading

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Murphy DEP Failed To Update NJ Water Quality Standards To Include US EPA’s Criteria For Toxic Aluminum

Petition For Rulemaking Demands DEP, Highlands Council And Pinelands Commission Protect Fish And Water Quality From Known Toxic Effects Of Aluminum USGS Study Found That Logging Forests In NY’s Catskills Caused “100% Trout Mortality” This is a complex science and … Continue reading

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Murphy DEP Issues Another Climate Science Report – And Does Nothing

No “Climate Emergency” Declaration By Gov. Murphy No Moratorium On New Fossil Infrastructure No DEP Regulations To Mandate Consideration Of This Science Or Mitigate Impacts (Source: Figure 1. Maps and model estimates for 2051 levels of ozone across New Jersey) The … Continue reading

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Is NJ Losing Or Gaining Farmland?

Rutgers Land Use/Land Cover Data Show Significant Continued Loss Of Farmland NJ Dept. Of Agriculture Claims NJ Has 40% More Land In Agriculture Than Rutgers NJ Spotlight Claims NJ Is Gaining Farmland What Explains This Gross Conflict In Data And … Continue reading

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