Monthly Archives: April 2018

McCabe Capitulates To Sweeney Arm Twisting  A Down Payment On Confirmation? Or Will McCabe Uphold Staff Enforcement Action? Echoes of the “Torricelli Tour” When the Senate President can hold a DEP Commissioner hostage and extort a political deal to make … Continue reading →

Major mistakes – multiple warnings go unheeded – tragedy ensues Crime and No Punishment We arrived back in Jersey just in time for what my email inbox said was the quarterly meeting of the EPA Community Advisory Group (CAG) for … Continue reading →

“Keep It Green” initially opposed dedication of NRD funds, later opposed dedication of cost recovery and enforcement penalties Acting DEP Commissioner McCabe’s testimony to the Assembly Budget Committee this week revealed that $69 million in Volkswagen enforcement fines would be diverted … Continue reading →

Media & pipeline opponents miss the point on State Water Quality Certificate powers Gas industry clearly sees State 401 WQC power as its most serious threat On April 10, 2018, a group of the largest fracking gas companies and the … Continue reading →

Gov. Murphy Has Not Revoked Christie “Regulatory Relief” Policy In Executive Orders Policy Continuity at DEP – Sole Exception Is RGGI One of the governors’ more influential powers in reference to directing the policy agenda is in their usage of … Continue reading →