County Connections – Featured Program: Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (1/16/20)
CapeCod Today By Sonja Sheasley Jan 16, 2020 County Connections – Featured Program: Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center Supporting local health departments with testing and research… Editor’s note – “County Connections” is a monthly column illustrating how Barnstable County supports our region through its numerous and multifaceted programs and initiatives. MASSTC, a division of the Barnstable County […]
Falmouth Water Quality Group Examines Alternative Septic Systems (12/24/19)
The Falmouth Enterprise By STEVEN WITHROW Dec 24, 2019 Falmouth Water Quality Group Examines Alternative Septic Systems The Falmouth Water Quality Management Committee earlier this month brought in three guest speakers to give an update on the state of innovative/alternative, or I/A, nitrogen-reducing septic systems. Chairman Eric T. Turkington said sewering the entire town to […]
95 Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump (12/21/19)
New York Times By NADJA POPOVICH, LIVIA ALBECK-RIPKA and KENDRA PIERRE-LOUIS Dec 21, 2019 95 Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump President Trump has made eliminating federal regulations a priority. His administration, with help from Republicans in Congress, has often targeted environmental rules it sees as burdensome to the fossil fuel industry and other big businesses. A New York […]
APCC: Herring counts show mixed results (12/5/19)
Wicked Local Brewster Posted Dec 5, 2019 at 6:57 PM APCC: Herring counts show mixed results An analysis by the Association to Preserve Cape Cod of the 2019 volunteer spring herring counts show the results to be a mixed bag containing both good and bad news. They indicate that river herring populations on Cape Cod […]
What you need to know about PFAS or ‘forever’ chemicals (11/26/19)
What you need to know about PFAS or ‘forever’ chemicals The EPA is set to announce new steps to regulate the chemicals. By Stephanie Ebbs November 26, 2019, 4:04 PM EPA chief Andrew Wheeler sits down with ABC News The EPA has launched its first national action plan to continue cleaning up toxic chemicals around […]
The State Wants To Turn Cranberry Bogs Into Wetlands. It’s Gritty Work
The State Wants To Turn Cranberry Bogs Into Wetlands. It’s Gritty WorkNovember 26, 2019Barbara MoranWBUR This article is more than 4 years old. Alex Hackman picks up a shovel and digs in to what used to be a cranberry bog. Down through an inch or two of tough green cranberry vines, down into the sandy soil beneath. Down, […]
What are PFAS chemicals, and should I be freaking out about them? (11/8/19)
What are PFAS chemicals, and should I be freaking out about them?November 08, 2019 Updated March 15, 2023Barbara MoranWBUR The chemicals called “PFAS” have been in the news a lot lately. So, what are these chemicals, anyway? And should we be worried about them? Here’s what you need to know: What are PFAS? There are thousands […]
Cape Cod must move faster to clean its ground water and coastal embayments (10/9/19)
Cape Cod Times By Chris Kilian Posted Oct 9, 2019 at 3:00 AM Updated Oct 9, 2019 at 11:14 AM Cape Cod must move faster to clean its ground water and coastal embayments For generations, Cape Cod’s bays, beaches and ponds have been an essential summer destination for thousands of residents and tourists alike. Days spent boating, kayaking, bird watching, […]
At the Edge of a warming world (9/26/19)
The Boston Globe Story by Nestor Ramos SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 These bridges span much more than a canal. To traverse the Sagamore, from the north, or the Bourne, from the west, is to cross the boundary between work and play. As the last girder shrinks in the rearview mirror, the road opens onto the pine-fringed […]
Sewer system could add value to a neighborhood (9/26/19)
Cape Cod Times By Jack Edmonston Posted Sep 26, 2019 at 3:00 AM Updated Sep 26, 2019 at 7:14 AM NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) may have graduated to BANANA (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anybody) in Centerville. According to the Cape Cod Times, the town of Barnstable is trying to build a pumping station on a third of an acre on Main Street, […]