The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, led by Lisa Jackson, has released an audit report critical of the site remediation program at a the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection during the term of its former commissioner, Lisa Jackson. Yes, the same Lisa Jackson.
Honest to a fault.
Honest to a fault.
What's the matter with the Obama Administration? Didn't they learn anything from eight years under George Bush? Surely they must know how to squash, delay or simply lose anything so embarrassing.
Shouldn't they have sent it to the President's office first? Then his lawyers could refuse to release it, claiming executive privilege.
Shouldn't they have sent it to the President's office first? Then his lawyers could refuse to release it, claiming executive privilege.
Or simply send the only copy to the Vice President's secret location. Oh, that's right, it's no longer a secret. Biden took care of that.
These new folks have a lot to learn. No problem, they can play catch-up by reading Chaney's book when it comes out.
In the meanwhile, here's the Bergen Record story on the EPA report.
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Frank - here is link to press release that broke this story. It provides links to EPA audit and prior EPA IG Report (ps - the audit NOT limited to DEP site remediation program - there are lots of other problems):
ReplyDeleteEPA Audit Rips New Jersey DEP Performance - Corrective Actions Never Implemented for Toxics, Wetlands, and Other Programs
http://www.peer.org/news/news_id.php?row_id=1234