Category Archives: Policy watch

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

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

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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“You’re Doing a Heck of a Job, Brownie”

We recently established awards for comparing profiles in courage in environmental protection with lapses of cowardice (see: Testicular fortitude versus gonadal atrophy http://blog.nj.com/njv_bill_wolfe/ In a similar vein, today, we expand that approach to the quality of our environmental journalism – … Continue reading

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Testicular fortitude versus gonadal atrophy

It is often said that envrionmentalists are too quick to criticize the bad and too slow to praise the good. This tendency apparently violates some fundamental rules of politics and undermines the political effectiveness of the environmental camp. While not … Continue reading

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$500 Million Clean Water Fund subsidizes new development

ENCAP DEBACLE LOOMS OVER LATEST NEW JERSEY WATER FUND PLAN — Impending Legislative Approval Fails to Address Root Causes of Smoldering Scandal NJ has a $16 Billion Unmet Clean Water Infrastructure Need – So Why are Clean Water loans subsidizing … Continue reading

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