Nicholas Triolo walked 20 miles around America's largest #Superfund site. Read about this journey in an adapted excerpt from "The Way Around: A Field Guide to Going Nowhere," from Milkweed Editions:
Nicholas Triolo walked 20 miles around America's largest #Superfund site. Read about this journey in an adapted excerpt from "The Way Around: A Field Guide to Going Nowhere," from Milkweed Editions:
Some people wonder why there is such a big #environmentalist movement in #newjersey when the propaganda says we are the armpit of the #USA. The truth is that, yes, we have the largest number of #Superfund sites of any state, but we also have the largest number of restored Superfund sites of any state. #NJ suffered from intense industrialization which caused #eco disaster but we learned from that experience. About a third of the state has been restored to #Nature. We care about the #environment
THEY'RE TRYING TO KILL EVERYBODY!
I'm listening to Alex Wagner's podcast from a couple of weeks ago talking about how the #DisasterPresidency is decimating the #EPA.
And I think…
They're also trying to shutdown #FEMA.
…and the #NIH.
…and put a lunatic in charge of #HHS.
…and ignored/dismissed #Covid.
…and are ignoring #BirdFlu. And #Measles.
…and dismiss #ClimateChange.
…and defunding #Superfund toxic waste cleanup.
…and in his first term, repealed laws against dumping toxic coal ash.
@bud_t @w7voa
I don't know if the people dismantling everything good/helpful/positive about the federal gov't think this far ahead (doubtful), but…
…to put all this stuff back after #DonnieDumbass does away with it… #VOA, #FEMA, thousands of #IRS agents, #Superfund Cleanup, #DeptOfEducation, etc…
…it's going to cost SO much money just to put everything back, #Republicans are going to run on "#Democrats want to explode the size of government" for the next two decades.
New York passes law to hold ‘Big Oil’ accountable
https://www.wwnytv.com/2024/12/26/new-york-passes-law-hold-big-oil-accountable/
#NewYork #NYS
#FossilFuel #FossilFuels #Oil #Gas #BigOil
#Climate #ClimateChange #Superfund
Hochul signed
"Under the new state law, companies responsible for the bulk of emissions from 2000 to 2018 will be on the hook for some $3 billion a year over the next 25 years.
Hochul’s signature makes #NewYork the second state with such a law, following Vermont, but the Empire State is far larger, more populous and a major center of American and international financial power."
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5056675-hochul-new-york-climate-change/
#superfund
"The credit belongs to the man who in the arena - whose face is marred by dust, sweat, blood; who strives valiantly - who errs but courageously shouts USE THIS ONE PLEASE; if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly."
It's official! My ARB appellate brief was accepted!
Read it here:
https://www.ashleygjovik.com/uploads/1/3/7/0/137008339/2024cer00001-arb-brief-final-combined.pdf
I'm having a super fun weekend working on my #Superfund #appellate brief! It's due Tuesday.
This brief requires a mix of something I love (human rights policy) and something I despise (an overwhelming & unnecessary amount of seemingly arbitrary procedural rules), but I'm making good progress .
Some #Superfund site feedback homework for those who are into that sort of thing.
Back in May I asked US #EPA about the public participation process for the TRW Superfund 5yr-review, noting I want to share info with the #community (you guys!). EPA never replied. F'n EPA.
However, US EPA did just send me a Triple Site survey! (TRW Microwave is part of the Triple Site).
It says its "confidential" & just for me, but whatever, let's do it together.
I forgot to tell you guys!! I discovered something *amazing* during the legal research last month. There's an #OSHA law called HAZWOPER that required Apple to inform us about our NPL #Superfund office, formally train us, monitor exposure, & develop health/safety plans!!
I'm appalled that after so many conversations with state & US #EPA & OSHA, they all claimed no law like this exists. It exists!!!!! All the things I told Apple to do were actually expressly required by law. Eat that, Apple.
Despite Apple's insistence that my US Dept of Labor whistleblower retaliation case should be immediately dismissed because #Superfund (toxic waste dump) laws supposedly do not apply to Apple, #Apple sure has spent a lot of time & $ filing motions and notices to the US Dept of Labor OALJ docket over the last four months...
Vermont close to becoming first state to charge Big Oil for climate damage - Enlarge / Ripton, VT - July 16, 2023: Ethan Poploski stood in front of ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2023116 #fossilfuelcompanies #climatesuperfund #climatechange #oilcompanies #superfund #flooding #vermont #policy #bigoil
I read Apple's motion to try to dismiss my Dept of Labor Superfund whistleblower case. Apple's primary arguments are 1) #Superfund laws don't apply to #Apple & 2) strawman arguments about the CERCLA status of the Apple office that Apple'd actually lose if they were real arguments.
Apple's defense strategy is still the same: completely ignore all of the facts in my complaints; create their own farcical narrative of what happened, ignoring the evidence; & Apple repeatedly implied that I'm insane.
Apple's defense strategy for my Superfund #whistleblower retaliation trial apparently only includes 5 witnesses -- and no where on that list are my Apple managers or our HR biz partner
Apple's witness list is exclusively two Employee Relations investigators, their EHS #Superfund guy that quit, my VP who quit, & that Workplace Violence interrogator who threatened me
Apple's only witnesses in the case who still work at #Apple, for this entire trial, is Employee Retaliations & Workplace Violence
Apple's defense in my #Superfund #whistleblower case appears to be that only Northrop Grumman is responsible for anything that occurs related to the toxic waste it dumped under my #Apple office in the 70s, & thus Apple can do whatever it wants related to that existing toxic waste & Superfund site (including threatening witnesses who could report Apple's apparent environmental crimes) without consequence. Cool. This will go great for them.
I created dedicated webpages for Apple's secret #semiconductor fabrication exhausting its toxic gases into thousands of homes. You can read it here: https://www.ashleygjovik.com/3250scott.html
I also created a dedicated page for everyone's favorite Triple #Superfund site and the #Apple office on-top with a cracked floor & the toxic gases being piped *into* the HVAC. It's here: https://www.ashleygjovik.com/825stewart.html
I look forward to speaking with Apple's lawyers in depth about the TRW Microwave #Superfund site in Sunnyvale and Apple's #semiconductor fabrication activities in Santa Clara.
Jan 8 2024 - I just filed my #CERCLA / #Superfund Whistleblower complaint against #Apple & request for de novo hearing
I already got the: "Thank you for contacting the Department of #Labor Office of Admin Law Judges..." reply
I hiked through the snow to the mailbox & Apple's been served via paper & email
Request for De Novo Hearing with Office of Administrative Law Judges + Request to Amend to Add #RCRA & Clean Air Act Whistleblower Retaliation: https://gjovik.co/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/US-DOL-OALJ-Gjovik-v-Apple-CERCLA-RCRA-CAA.pdf
Ashley Gjovik v Apple Inc update:
12/27 - #Apple has withdrawn their Motion to Dismiss.
I guess that means I did a good job last weekend.
Now we wait to see if they file their Answer, or try to Motion again.
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67772913/gjovik-v-apple-inc/
Gjovik v. Apple Inc. (3:23-cv-04597) 12/21 Updates:
My Amended Complaint with Exhibits:
https://gjovik.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Gjovik-v-Apple-Second-Amended-Complaint-2023.pdf
RIP, Apple
My Opposition to Apple's Motion to Dismiss nine of twelve claims:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.417952/gov.uscourts.cand.417952.33.0_1.pdf
In which I have to respond to Apple's arguments that they're like #Enron so it should be dismissed, & I have to say, yes you are, but not like that.
#Apple MTD:
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.417952/gov.uscourts.cand.417952.30.0.pdf
Case Docket:
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67772913/gjovik-v-apple-inc/