Comments on: New Obama EPA Regional Administrator Plants a Flag in NJ

By: WolfeNotes.com » Christie Vetoes a Picture of Executive Over-reach

WolfeNotes.com » Christie Vetoes a Picture of Executive Over-reach — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:21:35 +0000

[...] This vast over-reach needs to be resisted by the public and the legislature in 2012 – and backed up by the Obama EPA. [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Christie Clean Air Cave Reveals Ideology

WolfeNotes.com » Christie Clean Air Cave Reveals Ideology — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:35:16 +0000

[...] I wrote about and predicted this conflict over 2 years ago – see: New Obama EPA Administrator plants flag in NJ [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Kennedy, Obama, EPA and Mountaintop Mining – the NJ Way

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 02:48:08 +0000

[...] I respect Enck, who is the real deal and emerged the old fashioned way: from the NY environmental activist community. She later served with Eliot Spitzer when he was NY Attorney General and NY Governor. [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Browner Departure Just Another Sign That Obama Is In Full Retreat

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:30:21 +0000

[...] That skepticism initially was based on selection of Lisa Jackson as EPA Administrator, a nice person, but long on rhetoric and short on delivery (and we never had high regard for recycled Clintonite, Carol Browner. But we have high regard for EPA Region 2 Administrator Judy Enck). [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Year of Rollback, Retreat, and Appeasement – Christie Worse Than Whitman 1994

Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:21:18 +0000

[...] New Obama EPA Regional Administrator Plants a Flag in NJ (12/11/09) [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Jackson’s Back in Jersey – for a Pony in Pompton Lakes

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:11:43 +0000

[...] While one might think that NJ would benefit by having a former NJ DEP Commissioner head up EPA, actually, the opposite is the case. There were subtle yet profound benefits for NJ as a result of Jackson’s recusal, which tended to empower EPA Regional Administrator Judy Enck. Enck is not tainted by and has no loyalties or obligations to any NJ politics. Enck comes out of the NY environmental advocacy community and has roots in Governor Eliot Spitzer’s progressive approach to public policy, particularity with respect to the important role of regulation and vigorous enforcement. Jackson simply does not share that progressive philosophy or environmental advocacy experience and commitment and she is tainted by NJ political ties. As I wrote on December 11, 2009: Enck’s boss, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson was previously NJDEP Commissioner and Chief of Staff to Governor John Corzine. Jackson is recused and can not participate in EPA decisions in NJ. This provides Enck more autonomy and control in NJ within the EPA chain of command, yet it also requires that she avoid any appearance of favoritism in NJ. (See: New Obama EPA Regional Administrator Plants a Flag in NJ) [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Christie Regulatory Moratorium Blocks Major Environmental Protections

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:18:27 +0000

[...] We believe that the Christie Orders are not only very bad policy for NJ, but violate state and federal administrative and environmental laws. [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Dupont & DEP Hammered Again in Pompton Lakes – EPA Takes Charge

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:19:07 +0000

[...] As a result, EPA has taken over control of cleanups at several NJ’s sites due to multiple massive failures by NJ DEP’s. Residents are demanding that EPA take similar control over the Dupont site (see: New Obama EPA Regional Administrator Plants a Flag in NJ). [...]