Comments on: Dupont & DEP Hammered Again in Pompton Lakes – EPA Takes Charge

By: WolfeNotes.com » Occupy Dupont Pompton Lakes – January 5 – Free The Toxic Hostages

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:16:41 +0000

[...] For 30 years, that have used raw political power and corrupt influence on government to avoid, delay, and minimize cleanup of the mess they created. [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Documents Show Dupont, EPA, and DEP Knew Of Pompton Lakes Vapor Problem for Seven Years Before Warning Exposed Residents

Tue, 10 May 2011 16:17:12 +0000

[...] I heard the same valid litany of criticism of Dupont, EPA, DEP and the CAG last night. We’ve written about that several times here (see this and this). [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Dupont and the “Compact Majorty” in Pompton lakes – Where Life Imitates Art

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:40:03 +0000

[...] a program that required Dupont to compensate homeowners for reduced property values (for which he received death threats). The other exceptions are outspoken former Council members Ed Meakem and Lisa Riggiola – [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Faking It At DEP

WolfeNotes.com » Faking It At DEP — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 17:22:57 +0000

[...] constant frozen fake smile off her face becaue it was insulting the People of Pompton Lakes! (we wrote about that episode here: In closing, we note that several residents spoke that they were appalled by the behavior of the [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Dupont Fined for Coverup of Chemical Health Risks

WolfeNotes.com » Dupont Fined for Coverup of Chemical Health Risks — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:33:32 +0000

[...] Zippo – - Instead of enforcement crackdown, residents get just EPA press stunts and manipulation of the citizens and chronic failure to mandate cleanup and promotion of real estate [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Dupont Caught Exploiting DEP Loophole on Toxic Cleanup Oversight

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 01:31:25 +0000

[...] This story is complicated and needs a little background and context. But I don’t want to get into the weeds and rehash the whole story – those interested can read prior posts (see this and this and this). [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Be Mindful – A Perverse Form of Caveat Emptor

WolfeNotes.com » Be Mindful – A Perverse Form of Caveat Emptor — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:09:11 +0000

[...] poster child for this outrage is in Pompton Lakes, where about 450 homes located on top of a toxic chemical plume were poisoned by [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Orwell Lives – Stenographic Praise Displaces Journalism

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:49:39 +0000

[...] outset in Pompton Lakes (see this) and have written extensively about the situation (see this and this). Jim O’Neill of the Bergen Record has written several outstanding killer storries, most [...]

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

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:22:38 +0000

[...] has tremendous legal power and financial and technical resources under Superfund, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and the Clean Water Act. The fact of the matter is that Jackson’s visit did nothing to [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Democrats in Legislature Join Christie “Red Tape” Environmental Rollback Juggernaut

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:59:22 +0000

[...] illustrations of the importance of enforceable DEP guidance documents and Technical Manuals are: 1) chemical vapor intrusion into 450 homes in Pompton Lakes from the Dupont site; 2) chemical vapor intrusion into Atlantic Highlands Elementary school from a [...]

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

WolfeNotes.com » DEP Protecting Polluters, Not People — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:19:49 +0000

[...] The Pompton Lakes Vapor Intrusion and Cancer Cluster story (for details, see this) standing room only in Pompton Lakes hearing on cancer cluster associated with the Dupont [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » EPA and Newark Mayor Booker Promote Recovery Act Funded Brownfields Redevelopment

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:28:49 +0000

[...] at DEP mismanaged sites. EPA has pledged to assure protection of public health with more aggressive enforcement and control of the Dupont Pompto Lakes site. Given privatization, a broken State cleanup program, and what we’ve seen recently with the [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Questions for EPA Tweets

WolfeNotes.com » Questions for EPA Tweets — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:46:30 +0000

[...] The Bergen Record reports today that EPA is using twitter and facebook to interact with residents of Pompton Lakes on the Dupont site. (and see this). [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Despite Pompton Lakes Tragedy, DEP Weakened and Now Christie Considering Nixing “Vapor Intrusion” Requirements

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:31:58 +0000

[...] Lakes NJ were poisoned by toxic chemical vapors from groundwater pollution from the Dupont site (see this and this on cancer cluster). The problem is known as “vapor intrusion” (VI) and it a [...]

By: Bill Wolfe

Bill Wolfe — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:26:03 +0000

Jack – thanks – but I did report accurately what you said at the meeting, yes?

I will delete that from the post.

Sorry for any confusion I created.

Wolfe