The head of New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) says she is withdrawing proposed standards to protect ground water from chemical pollution dumped at toxic waste sites, or leaking from underground tanks, pipelines or abandoned industrial sites.
DEP Commissioner Lisa Jackson gave testimony to the state Senate Legislative Oversight Committee in May that the environmental community submitted comments on the DEP's proposal that asked for stricter standards for ground water remediation. At the same time, comments from builders complained that the agency's proposal was too strict, and asked for predictability, transparency and flexibility.
Commissioner ...