Monthly Archives: November 2022

The NJ Environmental Community Is Unified – And Weaker And More Ineffective Than Ever

The Spirit of Kumbaya Prevails – Over An Invisible Community The Regulatory Lion Has Lain Down With the Conservation Lamb When I came to Trenton in the fall of 1985 as a DEP policy planner fresh out of Cornell Graduate … Continue reading

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Gov. Murphy And DEP Are Illegally Manufacturing An “Imminent Peril” To Kill Black Bears

A Kafkaesque Nightmare Absent “an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare,” the APA requires public notice and an opportunity for comment before the adoption of any rule. See N.J.S.A.52:14B–4. (NJ Supreme Court) It is obvious that DEP … Continue reading

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Arrival

After an incredible fall journey down the Washington and Oregon pacific coast, east across Washington up the Columbia river valley, across Idaho into Montana, and south though Idaho and Nevada’s Great Basin – for which we’ll soon post awesome photos … Continue reading

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NJ Courts Will Block Gov. Murphy And DEP’s Bear Hunt Scheme

There Is No”Imminent Peril” & “Emergency” In Bear Safety Or Management The DEP – Not The Fish And Game Council – Is In Charge Of The Bear Hunt DEP To Issue Emergency Rule To Evade Public Comment, In Bad Faith Violation … Continue reading

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The Pinelands Commission Is Either Oblivious Or Vindictive (Or Both)

Conservation Leaders Are Cowardly And Corrupt (Caption: Source: Pinelands Commission, October Monthly Management Report – Maybe someone could photoshop the roadside clearcuts (see below) and put an ATV on the road?) This morning on NPR, I heard Joe Biden respond to a question … Continue reading

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