August 2012
WAIVERS FOR SALE! DEP’s Auction Starts Today
Coalition asks Legislature to stop Governor Christie's Pay-to-Play Policies A coalition of labor and environmental organizations held a mock auction of environmental waivers today in front of the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to [...]
May 2012
Dow Chemical Fire in PA Exposes Risks of Undermining Safeguards
How safe should we be from highly dangerous chemicals such as those released into New Jersey's air by the recent fire at Dow Chemical's plant in Bristol, Pa? Gov. Chris Christie and his corporate backers [...]
April 2012
Let’s Stop Waiver Rule Benefiting Favored Few
Let's say you or someone you know works in or owns a small or medium-size business. You know that if that business complies with public safeguards that protect employees, customers, the surrounding community and the [...]
March 2012
DEP Waiver Rule is a Threat
Most New Jersey residents take it for granted that "someone" is protecting our health from toxic chemicals in our drinking water or the air we breathe. Or from unsafe pesticides or radiation. Or from preventable [...]
Six Major Labor Organizations Join Lawsuit Against Governor Christie’s DEP; Says He Endangers Public Safeguards
The New Jersey Work Environment Council (WEC), which includes major labor unions, as well as community, and environmental allies, announced today at a Trenton press conference that it was joining a lawsuit against the New [...]
Environmental and Labor Groups Blast Gov. Christie for Waiver Rule
Responding to issuance of a final rule by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) encouraging DEP to grant waivers to corporations seeking to avoid health and environmental safeguards, environmental and labor organizations issued [...]