Scientists warn of ‘phosphogeddon’ as critical fertiliser shortages loom (3/12/23)
Scientists warn of ‘phosphogeddon’ as critical fertiliser shortages loom Robin McKie, Science editor Mar 12, 2023 The Guardian Excessive use of phosphorus is depleting reserves vital to global food production, while also adding to the climate crisis Our planet faces “phosphogeddon”, scientists have warned. They fear our misuse of phosphorus could lead to deadly shortages of fertilisers […]
Healey Tax Plan Includes Septic Credit (3/8/23)
Healey Tax Plan Includes Septic Credit March 8, 2023 CapeCod.com HYANNIS – A tax credit for septic system replacement could be doubled under Governor Maura Healey’s recently proposed tax relief plan. The increase would be from $6,000 to $12,000, as well as shorten the distribution time from four years to three, said Association to Preserve […]
Septic tax credit increase eyed to clean Cape waterways (3/7/23)
Septic tax credit increase eyed to clean Cape waterways March 7, 2023 By: Sam Drysdale WWLP-22News BOSTON (SHNS) – A single sentence in Gov. Maura Healey’s tax plan that went largely under the radar during the governor’s media tour last week could mean a significant investment in clean water on Cape Cod, according to lawmakers […]
Proposed septic tax credit would save Cape and Islands residents thousands. Here’s how. (3/7/23)
Proposed septic tax credit would save Cape and Islands residents thousands. Here’s how. Sam Drysdale State House News Service March 7, 2023 BOSTON — A single sentence in Gov. Maura Healey’s tax plan that went largely under the radar during the governor’s media tour last week could mean a significant investment in clean water on Cape Cod, […]
Barnstable Clean Water Coalition needs help counting fish. Why, and what you can do. (3/7/23)
Barnstable Clean Water Coalition needs help counting fish. Why, and what you can do. Cape Cod Times Heather McCarron March 7, 2023 Spring is just a few weeks away, and for the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition that means one thing in particular: It’s time to count fish. Not just any fish. River herring. The organization is putting together […]
Ban bill aims to slow spread of PFAS damage (3/4/23)
Ban bill aims to slow spread of PFAS damage Cape Cod Times Chris Lisinski State House News Service March 4, 2023 What’s the first step in dealing with an overflowing bathtub? That’s the question MASSPIRG legislative director Deirdre Cummings asks to make her pitch for a sweeping new bill aimed at wrangling the presence of PFAS chemicals in food […]
Barnstable County Launches Low-Interest Septic Loan Program (3/2/23)
Barnstable County Launches Low-Interest Septic Loan Program March 2, 2023 CapeCod.com HYANNIS – Barnstable County has launched its AquiFund expansion to its septic system loan program to help protect sensitive watershed areas. The initiative provides financial assistance to those who need to upgrade to new Innovative/Alternative wastewater systems or hook up to local sewer, according […]
PFAS are everywhere. Removing them from the Cape’s water supply will not be easy. (3/2/23)
PFAS are everywhere. Removing them from the Cape’s water supply will not be easy. Cape Cod Times Beth Treffeisen March 2, 2023 BOURNE — Rose Forbes, 56, a pollution cleanup manager for the U.S. Air Force on Joint Base Cape Cod, slowly drove her compact SUV toward the entrance of the Otis Rotary in Bourne […]
Phosphorus Saved Our Way of Life—and Now Threatens to End It (2/27/23)
Phosphorus Saved Our Way of Life—and Now Threatens to End It February 27, 2023 Elizabeth Kolbert The New Yorker Fertilizers filled with the nutrient boosted our ability to feed the planet. Today, they’re creating vast and growing dead zones in our lakes and seas. In the fall of 1802, the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt arrived in […]
Flushing toilets on Cape Cod: Report shows waters increasingly polluted (2/22/23)
Flushing toilets on Cape Cod: Report shows waters increasingly polluted Cape Cod Times By: Heather McCarron February 22, 2023 At one time, shellfishing was plentiful and diverse in Hen Cove Harbor on Buzzards Bay in Bourne. But that’s changed over time with an overall decline in water quality because of high concentrations of nutrients — mostly from septic systems […]