Category Archives: Policy watch

This is illegal shoddy work – where is DEP enforcement?

Posted on June 21, 2008 by

Contaminated soils poison community and the Hackensack River Bill Wolfe What are tarps for? THis is what happens when there is little DEP oversight and no enforcement. Yet instead of increasing oversight and strenghening enforcement of our toxic site cleanup … Continue reading →

Posted in Law & order, Policy watch, Politics, The working life | 231 Comments

These are Environmental Jobs

Posted on June 21, 2008 by

Lots of Jobs cleaning up the environment, not building new sprawl *** 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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Family & kids, Hot topics, Policy watch, Politics, Race & immigration, The working life | 2 Comments

Obama Caves to Bush on Domestic Spying

Posted on June 20, 2008 by

This is not the change we were promised Bill WolfeObama speaks at Harrisburg Pa. primary campaign rally. Today the House voted to approve a FISA bill that would provide retroactive immunity for criminal domestic spying violations by Telecom companies and … Continue reading →

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Trial Balloon on Iran War

Posted on June 20, 2008 by

Today’s NY Times report that Israel rehearsed bombing Iran amounts to a trial balloon – if there is no outraged response, it will happen. So, don’t say you weren’t warned about the onset of WW 3. Pick up the phone … Continue reading →

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School funds must be linked to reforms

Posted on June 20, 2008 by

Apparently, building schools for urban, disadvantaged, and mostly black kids on toxics sites without the knowledge or consent of parents is not considered fraud or mismanagement or a scandal or immoral. Could there be a larger environmental justice issue? What’s … Continue reading →

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