Monthly Archives: February 2022

Big Corporate Polluters Quietly Veto Natural Resource Damage Compensation Standards

Senator Smith’s Legislative Task Force Failed To Reach Consensus Or Deliver Recommendations Smith Just Quietly Noted A Billion Dollar Failure  – Yet A Virtual News Blackout It’s Exxon All Over Again – On A Statewide Basis [Updated below] During the … Continue reading

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Conservation Groups Must Stiffen Their Spines And Raise The Bar PUBLICLY In Forestry Debate

Reliance On The Inside Game And Trenton Politics Are A Sure Losing Strategy Former DEP Commissioner McCabe’s “Pause” And “Policy Review” Is Precedent DEP Commissioner LaTourette Is On Thin Ice After Being Called Out For Wildfire Spin In yesterday’s post, I … Continue reading

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Renewed Logging On Sparta Mountain Sparks Demand That DEP Impose A Moratorium Until Legislative Forestry Task Force Recommendations Are Enacted

DEP Logging Undermines The Work of Senator Smith’s Legislative Task Force DEP Forestry Program Ignores Climate Science And Lacks Regulatory Protections Despite Senate Environment Committee Chairman Smith’s recent formation of a Forestry Task Force to craft recommendations to improve current … Continue reading

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Murphy DEP Caught Blowing Smoke On Wildfires

DEP Commissioner LaTourette’s Exaggerated Wildfire Risk Warning Belied By Data Average NJ “wildfire” is less than 2 acres in size – number declining by 33% DEP’s Pathetic Exaggeration and News Management Exposed I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going … Continue reading

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EPA Funds Murphy DEP To Study Salt Marsh Ponds – Not Man Made Pollution – As A Cause Of Harmful Algae Blooms

This one really requires no comment. EPA Region 2 press office just sent me this press announcement of grant funding for NJ DEP of $102,509 to study harmful algae blooms. Harmful algae blooms are caused and driven by excessive loads … Continue reading

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