Category Archives: Hot topics

Chemicals in Schools

*** Apologies – NJ.Com took down the photos, which were originally published on my “NJ Voices” column at NJ.Com. I was able to save the text, but not the photos. What assholes. Bill WolfeAssembly Environment Committee Chairman, John McKeon (D/Essex). … Continue reading

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Potemkin Plan – Highlands Plan an empty shell

Last day to submit comments on Highlands Regional Master Plan Bill WolfeLooking north from High Point In his classic on American government “The End of Liberalism” (1969), Cornell professor Ted Lowi presciently captured the essence of the monumental failure of … Continue reading

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DEP budget cuts are backdoor polluters agenda

DEP Commissioner Jackson: cuts “do not make programmatic or fiscal sense.” Bill WolfeDEP Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson testifies to Senate Environment Committee Governor Jon Corzine’s proposal to slash the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) budget by an additional 13% reflects … Continue reading

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Developer has friend on the inside at DEP

Will DEP allow shore treasure to be destroyed? [Update: see Star Ledger columnists’ belated take on the Tak – safely after the CAFRA permit was issued: Lifesaving station needs a rescue http://blog.nj.com/njv_mark_diionno/2008/04/lifesaving_station_needs_a_res.html The debate over a controversial beachfront development proposal … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Toxic Schools

What are we telling our kids when we put them in these environments? Take a look *** Apologies – NJ.Com took down the photos, which were originally published on my “NJ Voices” column at NJ.Com. I was able to save … Continue reading

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