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DEP Takes Polluters “At their Word” – EPA Audit Rips State Programs

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Bill Wolfe

  Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) broke the story that a recent EPA audit of NJ DEP environmental programs ripped DEP’s continuing poor performance and lack of effective oversight of polluters. We thank our friends in DEP for outing this … Continue reading →

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New national mercury research confirms NJ’s experience – another nail in coal’s coffin?

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Bill Wolfe

Think coal: Global warming. Mountaintop removal. Sludge impoundment blowouts. Poisoned waterways. Acid rain. Smog. Unsafe mines. Exploited workers. Devastated communities. The most recent nail in coal’s coffin? An important new study by the US Geological Survey was released this week. … Continue reading →

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