Monthly Archives: December 2008

According to John Pajak, President of the New Jersey Work Environment Council, "While we have differences with some of Governor Corzine's environmental policies, Lisa Jackson has proven an able DEP Commissioner and has helped make New Jersey safer and more secure by adopting new and precedent-setting policies pushing chemical plants to adopt safer processing methods and by engaging workers and their unions during environmental inspections. See the Press Release here

Kuehne Chemical, in South Kearny, New Jersey, has been cited and fined by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for 33 worker safety and health violations, including lapses that could lead to a toxic chlorine release into surrounding communities. See the Press Release here