Author Archives: Bill Wolfe

Lack of DEP Water Reports Allows Media And Faux Green Groups To Spin Available DEP Data Ignored DEP Scientists’ Recommendations For Stricter Regulations Ignored I added the below information as an update to my recent post criticizing NJ Spotlight’s coverage … Continue reading →

LaTourette Represented Essex Chemical In Legal Victory On Natural Resource Damages Appellate Court Dismissal Of $8 Million DEP NRD Claim Set Harmful Precedent Prior to joining DEP, Murphy DEP Commissioner LaTourette was a corporate lawyer who represented major corporate polluters … Continue reading →

Corporate Foundation Money And Faux Green Spin Does Not Shape His Tough Reporting I have been a harsh critic of NJ Spotlight’s Wm. Penn Foundation funded series on the Delaware watershed. I rarely praise journalists, but today’s NJ Spotlight story … Continue reading →

Murphy Climate Policy Relies On “Market Mechanisms” – Subsidies And Incentives Another Round Of Aspirational Goals “No one is going to be forced to do anything, in any way.” ~~~ NJ Gov. Murphy on his climate goals and policies (Philadelphia Inquirer, 2/15/23) … Continue reading →

False Claims About “Loopholes” Let Murphy DEP Off the Hook False Claims About Local Control Of Development Divert From State Regulatory Powers Reliance On Cherry Picked Data From Chemical Industry Funded Groups Misleads Readers It looks like this is going … Continue reading →