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Comment on Democrats in Legislature Join Christie “Red Tape” Environmental Rollback Juggernaut by WolfeNotes.com » Safe Drinking Water Jeopardized by Christie Moratorium

WolfeNotes.com » Safe Drinking Water Jeopardized by Christie Moratorium — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:45:14 +0000

[...] 90 day moratorium, a new cost benefit analysis test and federal consistency policy, and the “Red Tape Review” process, explicitly provides exemptions for rules that impact public health and/or delegated [...]

Comment on Christie Rule Freeze Kills Drinking Water Standard for Chemical Found in Rocket Fuel & Military Explosives by WolfeNotes.com » Safe Drinking Water Jeopardized by Christie Moratorium

WolfeNotes.com » Safe Drinking Water Jeopardized by Christie Moratorium — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:44:11 +0000

[...] We previously wrote about 1 of these rules, the drinking water standard (Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL)) for the chemical perchlorate (see: “Christie Rule Freeze Kills Drinking Water Standard for Chemcialc Found in Rocket Fuel & Explosiv… [...]

Comment on Christie Regulatory Czar Given The Power and Tools To Rollback Environmental and Public Health Protections by WolfeNotes.com » Safe Drinking Water Jeopardized by Christie Moratorium

WolfeNotes.com » Safe Drinking Water Jeopardized by Christie Moratorium — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:42:33 +0000

[...] Acting Commissioner Bob Martin failed to do so or the Lt. Governor over-rode his recommendation. But it is impossible to know what went on, as a result of the opaque process created by the [...]

Comment on DEP Creates Sham Process To Cover Legal Defects in Christie Orders by WolfeNotes.com » Safe Drinking Water Jeopardized by Christie Moratorium

WolfeNotes.com » Safe Drinking Water Jeopardized by Christie Moratorium — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:42:17 +0000

[...] Either possibility is bad news, because the perchlorate standard is likely to be killed, because it expires on March 16, just 24 hours after the close of the “re-opened” public comment period under the Executive Orders. But even if DEP were able to recommend adoption of the perchlorate MCL in less than 1 day to avoid the expiration, that still would exposes the public comment period as a sham, because it is virtually impossible to read, evaluate and respond in writing to public comment in just one day (see: “DEP Creates Sham Process to Cover Defects in Christie Executive Orders“) [...]

Comment on Christie Regulatory Moratorium Blocks Major Environmental Protections by WolfeNotes.com » Safe Drinking Water Jeopardized by Christie Moratorium

WolfeNotes.com » Safe Drinking Water Jeopardized by Christie Moratorium — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:42:00 +0000

[...] The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) held a “informal stakeholders meeting” today to discuss three Safe Drinking Water program regulations frozen by Governor Christie’s Executive Orders. [...]

Comment on Democrats in Legislature Join Christie “Red Tape” Environmental Rollback Juggernaut by WolfeNotes.com » Will Christie “Red Tape Review Group” Be A Death Panel?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:15:41 +0000

[...] are sharply drawn with virtually no room to maneuver. This is a test of whether the Christie “Red Tape Review Group” process will devolve into a true “Death [...]

Comment on Clean Water Held Hostage by Christie Moratorium by WolfeNotes.com » Will Christie “Red Tape Review Group” Be A Death Panel?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:01:47 +0000

[...] wrote about the DEP perchlorate drinking water standard that was killed outright, and the phosphorus water quality standard that was held [...]

Comment on Christie Rule Freeze Kills Drinking Water Standard for Chemical Found in Rocket Fuel & Military Explosives by WolfeNotes.com » Will Christie “Red Tape Review Group” Be A Death Panel?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:00:12 +0000

[...] wrote about the DEP perchlorate drinking water standard that was killed outright, and the phosphorus water quality standard that was held [...]

Comment on Christie Regulatory Czar Given The Power and Tools To Rollback Environmental and Public Health Protections by WolfeNotes.com » Will Christie “Red Tape Review Group” Be A Death Panel?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:55:47 +0000

[...] member on the Red Tape Review Group). Pursuant to Executive Order #1, #2 and #3, Guadagno has the power to veto these DEP regulations for virtually any reason, and her final decisions are not subject to public scrutiny or judicial [...]

Comment on Christie Regulatory Moratorium Blocks Major Environmental Protections by WolfeNotes.com » Will Christie “Red Tape Review Group” Be A Death Panel?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:55:23 +0000

[...] Governor Christie’s Executive Order #1 moratorium targeted and blocked 12 DEP rule proposals. [...]

Comment on Clean Water Held Hostage by Christie Moratorium by Peggy S

Peggy S — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:42:28 +0000

Excellent article, Bill. Thank you for being so thorough on this issue…I miss you on the Highlands list.

Comment on More Clean Water Rollbacks on the Horizon at DEP by WolfeNotes.com » Clean Water Held Hostage by Christie Moratorium

WolfeNotes.com » Clean Water Held Hostage by Christie Moratorium — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:42:54 +0000

[...] more than 5 years of this fight, under a new Governor and Commissioner, DEP caved in to the pressure from local sewer [...]

Comment on Christie’s Message on Environment: “Do Less With Less” by WolfeNotes.com » Clean Water Held Hostage by Christie Moratorium

WolfeNotes.com » Clean Water Held Hostage by Christie Moratorium — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:41:44 +0000

[...] the rules. Scores of DEP Guidance documents have come under systematic attack by: 1) a targeted recommendation in the Christie’s DEP Transition Report; 2) A2464, an Assembly bill just released from Committee; and 3) a plan by DEP Acting [...]

Comment on Democrats in Legislature Join Christie “Red Tape” Environmental Rollback Juggernaut by WolfeNotes.com » Clean Water Held Hostage by Christie Moratorium

WolfeNotes.com » Clean Water Held Hostage by Christie Moratorium — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:36:43 +0000

[...] attack by: 1) a targeted recommendation in the Christie’s DEP Transition Report; 2) A2464, an Assembly bill just released from Committee; and 3) a plan by DEP Acting Commissioner Bob Martin to issue a Administrative Order that would gut [...]

Comment on Hal Bozarth and Dave Pringle – perfect together! by WolfeNotes.com » Clean Water Held Hostage by Christie Moratorium

WolfeNotes.com » Clean Water Held Hostage by Christie Moratorium — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:31:20 +0000

[...] also wrote to explain why the “in the weeds” fine print of DEP regulations are so important and predicted that they would be the target of a stealth industry and Christie [...]