Author Archives: Bill Wolfe

DEP Did Not Provide EPA Appeal Procedures We Fire The First Shot Across The Bow To Get Trump EPA’s Attention This post goes deep in the regulatory weeds, so if that’s not your thing, just hit the delete button. But … Continue reading →

DEP Makes A Mockery Of NJ Environmental Justice And Climate Laws Trump EPA Likely To Kill DEP’s Flawed “Environmental Justice” And “Renewable Energy” Clean Air Act Permit On a late Friday afternoon before a long holiday weekend, the Murphy DEP … Continue reading →

Ignores Science On Forestry And Common Sense Limits On New Development Unfunded State Mandates Curiously Praised By Local Officials [Update: 2/21/25 – Wow. Check this out: More than 80% of new California properties are in high fire-risk areas [Update: Wow. … Continue reading →

An Open Letter Will The Murphy DEP Walk The Talk On “Forever Chemicals”? Dear Chairman Smith and Commissioner LaTourette: I am writing to suggest the need for and to start a public dialogue and formal process for developing a NJ … Continue reading →

As US Supreme Court And Trump Dismantling Proceeds, Will NJ Learn Lessons? The NJ Constitution mandates retirement of Supreme Court justices at age 70. Three of the current Justices are now 65 or older, which means that the next NJ … Continue reading →