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Garfield Chromium Case Another Vindication of DEP Whistleblower

Serious Flaws In DEP Science, Regulations, and Cleanup Approach Remain Uncorrected And then, when the nature of this corrupt game becomes absolutely clear, a moral and ethical crisis is born, forcing that DEP employee to decide whether to shut up … Continue reading

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Garfield Chromium Far Worse Than EPA Thought

Toxic Health Threats Not Limited To Garfield As we suspected from the outset, EPA now admits that the Garfield toxic chromium problems are far worse than state and federal officials thought and told the public. [Watch last night’s WPIX TV … Continue reading

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“Dirty Dirt” is Dangerous – and Ignored

DEP Ignores Waste Regulations – Falsely Claims “Buyers Beware” “It’s very much buyer beware,” said Larry Ragonese, a DEP spokesman. ~~~ Bergen Record (March 11, 2012) [Important Updates below] I’ve often written about loopholes in DEP regulations and the environmental … Continue reading

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Swallowing the Bullshit Wholesale

[Important updates below] [Update #2 – 11/24/11 – Providing praise for policymakers who have ignored the problem for years, Scott Fallon reports that Legislators call for health study of chromium in Garfield. I called for that over a year ago, … Continue reading

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DEP Toxic Mismanagement Finally Called Out By Press

DEP Breakdown – Yet Oversight Weakened and Incompetent Managers Promoted [Update: 11/22/11 – parts 2 and 3 of Fallon’s series ran yesterday and today. While I’ve said I am pleased to see some investigative journalism on this issue, I won’t … Continue reading

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