Author Archives: Bill Wolfe

Climate Emergency Does Not Meet Legal Test Of “Emergency” Under Administrative Law DEP Certain To Lose Lawsuit On Procedural Grounds This will set back regulations by several more years Absent “an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare,” … Continue reading →

Screening and Mapping Are Not Regulation And Will Not Reduce Risks Or Pollution DEP Playing A Sophisticated Game Of Bait and Switch I have long been a harsh critic of the NJ EJ law, but have not yet digested the … Continue reading →

Forestry Task Force Follies My NJ friends are having quiet private debates about a whole set of predicted problems they’ve been having with Senator Smith’s Forestry Task Force. I was highly skeptical from the outset of that initiative, but I gave … Continue reading →

While the […] clerks in mainstream media keep their heads down, and their mouths closed while cashing their checks, independent media take principled stands in favor of free expression, and people admire these stands. They are, after all admirable. ~~~ … Continue reading →

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 →