Comments on: New Front in War On Science – Lawsuit filed to Obtain Smoking Guns

By: WolfeNotes.com » DEP Science Board Agenda Reveals a Formula for Gridlock and Rollback

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:23:26 +0000

[...] and designed to avoid attempts by private interests to bring issues before the SAB in order to advance a private agenda (by way of obvious example, Dupont’s representative on the SAB may not ask the SAB to review [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » DEP “Science” – Behind Closed Doors

WolfeNotes.com » DEP “Science” – Behind Closed Doors — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:08:32 +0000

[...] Dupont, one of the world’s largest polluters with billions of dollars of toxic cleanup liability in NJ, is on the SAB. Obviously, Dupont is kenly interested in DEP science that backs cleanups standrds and risk assessments. [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Dupont’s Tentacles Extend into North Carolina Science

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:14:38 +0000

[...] is a member of NJ’s recently formed Science Advisory Board (SAB). If Dupont is allowed to buy its own science and use that to sway North Carolina’ SAB, you can be sure they will try the same manuever in [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Court Orders Release Of Documents on Industry Lobbying on Appointments to DEP Science Board

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:50:41 +0000

[...] denied our OPRA request in an effort to cover that lobbying up, so we sued them. (see: New Front in War on Science – Lawsuit Filed to Obtain Smoking Guns and This is Why We Need Transparency at [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » DEP Protecting Polluters, Not People

WolfeNotes.com » DEP Protecting Polluters, Not People — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:38:24 +0000

[...] DEP maintains Open Public Records Act (OPRA) policies that illegally withhold public information on sham grounds of “executive” and “deliberative privilege” loopholes; [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Today DEP Appoints New Science Board Stacked with NJ’s Largest Polluting Industry Representatives

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:10:44 +0000

[...] also: “New Front in War on Science – Lawsuit Filed to Obtain Smoking Guns” and “Hostile Takeover of DEP Science – Industry Seeks to Stack Board with [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » DEP Suppressing Study That Shows Breathing Air in Paterson is Hazardous to Your Health

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:13:54 +0000

[...] I do not believe we will have this problem again since the new [Science Advisory Board] SAB will need to review any scientific paper that is related to DEP work or data before it is published. (see this regardind Jackson’s controversial science advisory board) [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » DEP Denies Access To Former Corzine Aide Lobbying Records

WolfeNotes.com » DEP Denies Access To Former Corzine Aide Lobbying Records — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:59:50 +0000

[...] and accountability, yesterday DEP denied an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request. This follows a recent OPRA lawsuit filed to force DEP to disclose similar records. Former Corzine advisor and DEP Deputy [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Chemical Industry Lobbyists Met With DEP Commissioner Today

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:35:33 +0000

[...] we filed a lawsuit seeking access to exactly these kinds of records that show chemical industry political [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Dupont: Doubt (And Intimidation) Are Their Product

WolfeNotes.com » Dupont: Doubt (And Intimidation) Are Their Product — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:12:07 +0000

[...] We have been writing about behind the scenes efforts of politically powerful polluters to exert improper influence on DEP scientists. We have called this the War on Science. [...]