The Cape Has 1,000 Freshwater Ponds. How Many Are Toxic? (6/28/19)
CapeandIslands.org By EVE ZUCKOFF JUN 28, 2019 The Cape Has 1,000 Freshwater Ponds. How Many Are Toxic? Ted Kingsley fishes at Santuit Pond in Mashpee. The pond is experiencing significant impacts from a blue-green algae bloom that can pose serious public health risks. CREDIT EVE ZUCKOFF On a typical June evening at Santuit Pond in […]
Barnstable Board of Health says no to amended regulations (6/26/19)
Cape Cod Times By Geoff Spillane Posted Jun 26, 2019 at 6:38 PM Updated at 6:32 AM Barnstable Board of Health says no to amended regulations More work needed on wastewater plan. HYANNIS — Barnstable is making progress on developing and funding a comprehensive wastewater management plan, but not enough to convince its Board of […]
Toxic blooms prompt Cape pond advisories (6/24/19)
Cape Cod Times By Doug Fraser Posted Jun 24, 2019 at 6:19 PM Updated Jun 25, 2019 at 6:02 AM Toxic blooms prompt Cape pond advisories Heavy rains lead to warnings at 5 freshwater spots. BARNSTABLE — People and their pets are being advised to avoid all contact with the water in three Cape Cod ponds after an unusually wet spring helped cause toxic bacterial blooms. […]
Santuit Pond Sounds Alarm On Freshwater (6/20/19)
Mashpee Enterprise By SAM HOUGHTON Jun 20, 2019 Santuit Pond Sounds Alarm On Freshwater In the summer, the blue-green algae bloom in Santuit Pond has seemingly become commonplace. For the third year in a row, the water in the pond looks green rather than clear. A mat of greenish algae recently became evident, too. The […]
Cape scientists, inmates explore life in the dead zones (5/4/19)
Cape Cod Times By Doug Fraser Posted May 4, 2019 at 8:30 PM Updated May 5, 2019 at 6:46 AM Cape scientists, inmates explore life in the dead zones EAST FALMOUTH — If you were looking out the window from one of the homes along the Eel River last Sunday, you saw a very different […]
Watershed Action Alliance event addresses water issues (4/22/19)
Wicked Local By: David Kindy Posted: Apr 22, 2019 @ 6:00 AM Watershed Action Alliance event addresses water issues It might not be too long before there are serious issues. You walk to the sink, turn on the faucet and the water flows freely. That simple action is one of the reasons why this most […]
Are scalloping’s days numbered on Nantucket? (4/7/19)
Cape Cod Times By Brian Bushard I&M Staff Writer Posted Apr 7, 2019 at 10:25 PM Updated Apr 8, 2019 at 6:13 AM Are scalloping’s days numbered on Nantucket? “Guys that scallop to the end are your veterans, your die-hards, guys who are out there. That’s their business.” NANTUCKET — Nantucket bay scalloping is a […]
Board of Health Resume Discussion (1/22/19)
Cape Media News January 22 at 6:18 AM · Tonight (Tuesday, January 22, 2019) the Barnstable Board of Health will resume discussion and hold a hearing regarding a proposed modification to the Interim Saltwater Estuary Protection Regulation to limit its applicability to the Craigville Beach Zoning District. Today’s hearing begins at 3:00 PM in the Town […]
Fla. red tide episode kills record number of sea turtles (1/17/19)
Cape Cod Times By Carlos R. Munoz carlos.munoz@heraldtribune.com Posted Jan 17, 2019 at 2:05 PM Updated Jan 17, 2019 at 2:05 PM Fla. red tide episode kills record number of sea turtles A Florida red tide outbreak close to 16 months old has killed more sea turtles than any previous single red tide event on […]
Barnstable: Wastewater plan in the works (1/4/19)
Cape Cod Times By Geoff Spillane Posted Jan 4, 2019 at 7:36 PM Updated Jan 5, 2019 at 7:31 AM Barnstable: Wastewater plan in the works Town responds to critics with overview of efforts, timeline for final draft. HYANNIS — The town of Barnstable has a message for critics who recently faulted it for not having a comprehensive wastewater management plan: We have been working on […]