Category Archives: Hot topics

DEP confirms loopholes in flood prevention and stream buffer protections

Posted on June 17, 2008 by

DEP “Fact Sheet” reveals loopholes that DEP Commissioner and Press Office spun so hard to deny Bill WolfeSouth Branch Raritan River, at Ken Lockwood Gorge Sadly, it’s now official and no longer an alleged criticism. DEP quietly has admitted that … Continue reading →

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Meet me at the Hilton

Posted on June 17, 2008 by

There is mounting evidence and a raft of policy literature that find that rising corporate power is the driving force behind a range of economic and social problems. Increasingly insecure jobs, lack of health care, a declining middle class, environmental … Continue reading →

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Que sera, sera

Posted on June 16, 2008 by

After 2 years of a “Stakeholder process” and almost a dozen legislative oversight hearings in response to highly publicized botched cleanups, today DEP Assistant Commissioner Kropp presented the long awaited DEP toxic site cleanup reform bill, S1897 (link to bill: … Continue reading →

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Encap reforms? Relax, they’re working on it!

Posted on June 16, 2008 by

The Bergen Record reported Sunday that the Legislature – despite rubber stamping proposed legislation to renew the ability of the NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust to issue another $500 million in bonds – is diligently working on reforms to prevent a … Continue reading →

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Weiner: Schools won’t wastefully spend anymore

Posted on June 16, 2008 by

We recently called out Scott Weiner, head of the NJ School Development Authority – challenging Weiner to stop wasting taxpayer money and putting children needlessly at risk by building schools on toxic waste sites: (see:Calling Out Scott Weiner on school … Continue reading →

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