Author Archives: Bill Wolfe

Murphy DEP Delays Disclosure Of Documents Related To Lucrative Contracts With Private Law Firms That Represent DEP In Billion Dollar Lawsuit Against Ford At Ringwood Mines Superfund Site

How Much Are Private Law Firms Paid? What Is Their Take Of Recovered Money? Why Privatize DEP Litigation? Don’t We Have An Attorney General? DEP just sued Ford Motor Company for compensation for what will likely amount to billions of … Continue reading

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After Gov. Murphy Repeatedly Touted The Importance Of NJ Rejoining RGGI, DEP Has Spent Less Than 1% Of Over $250 Million Collected

DEP Weak CO2 Emissions Proposal, No Adaptation Rules, And Not Even Spending Money Fulfilling a campaign promise, less than 2 weeks after his election, NJ Gov. Murphy issued Executive Order #7, which authorized NJ to rejoin the northeastern states Regional Greenhouse … Continue reading

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Murphy DEP Commissioner LaTourette Warned: Do NOT Propose Climate PACT Regulations As “Emergency Rules”

Courts Struck Down DEP “Interim” Rules On PFNA Longtime Legal Precedent Dooms Any DEP “Emergency Rule” Proposal Activists don’t know the difference between the science supporting a “climate emergency” and legal requirements to justify “emergency rules” Murphy DEP Commissioner Latourette … Continue reading

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Murphy DEP Commissioner LaTourette Urged To Provide Public Records On DEP Enforcement Actions At Ringwood Mines Superfund Site

DEP Ford Lawsuit Seeks $100,000 Per Day In Civil Penalties For Violations  Of NJ Environmental Laws Over a 45 Year Period The Murphy DEP and Attorney General issued a joint press release last week, touting their lawsuit against Ford Motor … Continue reading

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Senate Leaders Urged To Amend Solar Incentive Legislation To Prohibit Siting On Farms and Forests

Subsidies To Lower Cost Siting On Farms and Forests Is Undermining More Appropriate Solar on Old Landfills and Brownfields NJ Spotlight ran an Op-Ed today by the solar industry, warning of impending economic problems for solar projects, see: We’ll see no more solar … Continue reading

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