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Earth Day 2024 Message: Murphy Administration Illustrates The Deregulatory Ratchet

Republican Rollbacks Never Restored  Over Time, The Policy Of Continuity Goes In One Deregulatory Direction On this Earth Day, instead of issuing the standard warning to get the hip boots on because the bullshit will be deep, I thought I’d … Continue reading

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The Origin Of NJ DEP Science Advisory Board Was In Suppression OF Publication Of DEP Risk Assessment Science On PFOA In Drinking Water

Incredible History – Smoking Gun Memo Corzine DEP Commissioner Lisa Jackson Put That In Writing California’s adoption of a drinking water standard for toxic hexavalent chromium triggered thoughts of a series of NJ DEP scandals we exposed 15 years ago. In … Continue reading

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California Drinking Water Standard For Toxic Chromium Exposes NJ’s Lack Of A Protective Standard

NJ Has A Long Legacy Of Toxic Hexavalent Chromium Pollution But DEP Lacks A Drinking Water Standard For That Chemical Christie DEP Rejected Scientists Recommendations For A Standard Back in 2010 California just adopted the nation’s first drinking water standard … Continue reading

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Biden EPA Lets Corporate Polluters Off the Hook For Paying For Air Monitoring For Toxic Chemicals In Environmental Justice Communities

EPA Touts New Community Air Toxics Monitoring Program In Buffalo NY Community activists have long demanded better air pollution monitoring in their neighborhoods, particularly in environmental justice communities where homes and schools are located very close to massive toxic polluters. … Continue reading

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How NJ DEP Priorities Are Set

A Phone Call From The Front Office Overrides Science I just came across my 2008 testimony to the NJ Senate Environment Committee in opposition to the proposed privatization of NJ’s toxic site cleanup program and the creation of a privatized … Continue reading

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