Monthly Archives: July 2020

NJ Democratic Legislators Refuse To Consider Even A Weak Environmental Justice Bill – A Clusterfuck In Advocacy, Lobbying, And Bill Drafting

Assembly Leader Fails To Post Bill For A Vote, Despite Prior Assembly Committee Amendments That Further Gutted An Already Weakened Bill Both Business And EJ Lobbyists Exaggerate The Impacts Of The Bill Yesterday, Gov. Murphy’s “environmental justice” bill – strongly backed by EJ … Continue reading

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Murphy DEP Commissioner McCabe Uses Industry Dominated Clean Air Council To Divert From Major DEP Failures to Regulate Air Pollution

A Sickening Tale of Capture, Cooptation, and Diversion WHEREAS, the cumulative impact of multiple sources of exposure to environmental hazards in low-income and people of color communities, and the roles of multiple agencies in addressing the causes and factors that … Continue reading

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NJ Environmental Justice Advocates Are Missing The Moment And Getting Played By Democrats – Again!

This post surely won’t make me any friends, but once something false and harmful comes to my attention, I feel a responsibility to respond and try to avoid the harm and focus on a better path. Last night, I got … Continue reading

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Trump, Into The Wild

From Bauhaus To Bird House NJ Audubon praised Trump’s “conservation ethic” I got a rise out of this description of Trump in today’s NY Times: Is there another American president whom it is harder to imagine in the wild? It … Continue reading

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Now Is the Time To Make Real Demands On Environmental Justice Legislation

Why are EJ activists settling for a very old and flawed compromise bill? Missing the moment, big time The visibility, broad public support, and political power of environmental justice activists have vastly increased recently as the result of street protests … Continue reading

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