The Pinelands Preservation Alliance has been asking N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy to fill empty positions on the Pinelands Commission ever since he took office, but on Dec. 3, alliance members were knocked over by the governor’s decision to nominate three corporate lobbyists, replacing three seasoned environmental leaders with years of service to the Pinelands.

According to a PPA press release, all three of the new nominees appear to have fundamental conflicts of interest due to their employment as…