A great guest column by Rep. Greg Vitali
"Shapiro must take a leadership role if DEP is to carry out its mission to protect public health and the environment. Proposing a budget on March 7 that significantly increases the department’s funding and staffing would be a good first step."
Lack of funding is no excuse for allowing massive landfill expansions. But it could help in the oversight of the public health.
Even DEP seems to agree when it stated: “… to effectively administer increased oversight … DEP will require additional resources … particularly more field inspectors and enforcement personnel…”