Comments on: NJEF Provides Cover as DEP Runs Away From Christie Freeze on Drinking Water Standards

By: WolfeNotes.com » Delaware Follows NJ’s Lead on Drinking Water Standards

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:59:45 +0000

[...] NJ’s Safe Drinking Water Act establishes 3 science based factors upon which to base drinking water standards. Unlike the federal SDWA, NJ law does not include a requirement to consider costs. NJ’s law is stricter than the federal law in this important regard, which leads to NJ’s stricter standards, that are primarily health based. [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » “Immoral Failure To Act” To Protect Mothers and Infants

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:54:34 +0000

[...] not – which is a very good reason why the Christie federal consistency policy is so flawed. As we wrote on March 12: The [NJ Drinking Water Quality] Institute considers three factors when recommending MCLs: health [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » The Role of Economics At DEP

WolfeNotes.com » The Role of Economics At DEP — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:59:06 +0000

[...] For now, I want to emphasize two key issues brought out in quotes in Todd’s story, both of which I have written about in depth previously (e.g. see this and this): [...]

By: WolfeNotes.com » Environmental Rollback Legislation Advances

WolfeNotes.com » Environmental Rollback Legislation Advances — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:39:25 +0000

[...] weaken and result in an across the board rollback of NJ’s strict air and water pollution, drinking water, toxic waste cleanup, wetlands, pesticides, and at least 40 other public health and environmental [...]