Category Archives: Policy watch

Where were the Urban Mayors?

Could you imagine a public hearing up in the Catskills to determine the fate of New York City’s water supply and no representative from NY City even showing up? The second of three final public hearings on the Highlands Regional … Continue reading

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The Many Faces of Jon Corzine

Yesterday, I attended the Mercer County public hearing on the Governor’s toll plan. In my view, press accounts have not portrayed the complexity of the issues, the process, or the people involved. Bowing to the yahoo “pigs fly” faction of … Continue reading

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DEP to Flood Victims: Protection “Cost Prohibitive”

$38 BILLION for tolls, $380 million for bond consultants, and NJ can’t find money to map where the flood risks are? Bill WolfeStatehouse. Trenton, NJ. This photo was shot from a place that was under 5 feet of Delaware River … Continue reading

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DEP Weakens Protections of Stream Buffers

DEP Commissioner Lisa P. Jackson has revoked her own order issued little more than a year ago protecting so called “Category 1” stream buffers. The effect of this sudden reversal makes it easier to cut stream buffers in half – … Continue reading

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Ken Lockwood Gorge – Jewel of the Highlands

[Apologies – NJ.com deleted all the lovely photos I initially posted on my Star Ledger “NJ Voices” column.] Ken Lockwood Gorge today. Located in Lebanon, NJ (Hunterdon County) just off Route 513 Information and Directions: http://www.nynjctbotany.org/njhigh/lockwood.html Topo map: http://liberty.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/wmamaps/ken_lockwood_gorge.pdf Bill Wolfe … Continue reading

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