Healey signs $1 billion tax package into law. Here’s what it means for your wallet. (10/4/23)
Healey signs $1 billion tax package into law. Here’s what it means for your wallet. Boston Globe Samantha Gross October 4, 2023 Governor Maura Healey on Wednesday signed a $1 billion tax package into law, putting ink to her campaign promise to boost Massachusetts’ affordability and competitiveness. The bill, regarded as the most significant piece of legislation […]
‘Powerful resources.’ Marstons Mills cranberry bogs to return to wetlands with $1.6M grant (9/21/23)
‘Powerful resources.’ Marstons Mills cranberry bogs to return to wetlands with $1.6M grant Heather McCarron Cape Cod Times September 21, 2023 For now, cranberries are growing in the shallow, as-yet still dry, basins of antique bogs spreading out on both sides of Bog Road in Marstons Mills. Soon, the harvest will begin. It will be among the […]
Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $1.7 Million to Acquire Retired Cranberry Bogs for Wetlands Restoration (9/19/23)
Press Release: Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Over $1.7 Million to Acquire Retired Cranberry Bogs for Wetlands Restoration September 19, 2023 The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced over $1.7 million in grant awards to acquire retired cranberry bogs for restoration to functional wetlands. Through the Cranberry Bog Acquisition for Restoration Grant Program, the Executive Office of Energy and […]
A Viable Alternative to Conventional Lawn? Cornell May Have Found One. (9/13/23)
A Viable Alternative to Conventional Lawn? Cornell May Have Found One. Cornell Botanic Gardens is testing sustainable options for replacing your backyard grass. The bonus: They don’t need to be cut more than twice a year. The New York Times Margaret Roach September 13, 2023 (In September 24, 2023 Print Edition) It’s a grail of […]
A Summary of Title 5 Regulation Changes (8/31/23)
A Summary of Title 5 Regulation Changes Published on: August 31, 2023 The Problem: Nutrient Pollution from Septic Tanks on Cape Cod The majority of homes on Cape Cod–more than 85%–use septic systems for wastewater treatment. While septic systems do a good job of keeping wastewater out of sight and out of mind, they allow […]
‘A Perfect Storm Of Circumstances’: Mashpee Scientist Researches Seaweed, Jellyfish Surges (8/31/23)
‘A Perfect Storm Of Circumstances’: Mashpee Scientist Researches Seaweed, Jellyfish Surges Mashpee Enterprise Alex Megerle August 31, 2023 It was a picture-perfect August day on Cape Cod when the boat anchor came up caked with black sludge. From the depths of Popponesset Creek came the alien-looking goo, an unpleasant-smelling substance that Nicole Corbett said was […]
No PFAS: What environmentally friendly fire training looks like on Cape Cod (8/22/23)
No PFAS: What environmentally friendly fire training looks like on Cape Cod Cape Cod Times Barbara Clark August 22, 2023 WEST YARMOUTH — A grid of metal rebar sticks up from the concrete foundations of a new structure emerging on Buck Island Road. A new regional fire training building — a unique option in Cape Cod’s evolving […]
Is Beekeeping Wrong? (8/21/23)
The Control of Nature Is Beekeeping Wrong? Parasites and pesticides have brought chaos to bee colonies throughout the world. Natural beekeepers want to transform our relationship to the hive. The New Yorker By Sam Knight August 21, 2023 On a hot, pollen-dazed morning this summer, I stopped by the house of Gareth John, a retired […]
Pollution is threatening Cape Cod’s famous waters. Its towns are spending hundreds of millions to head off an environmental disaster. (8/18/23)
Pollution is threatening Cape Cod’s famous waters. Its towns are spending hundreds of millions to head off an environmental disaster. Boston Globe Beth Treffeisen August 18, 2023 BARNSTABLE — The beauty of its placid bays, estuaries, and ponds draws millions of visitors to Cape Cod each year. But deteriorating water quality is threatening the environmental […]
Falmouth Is Losing Eelgrass. An Expert Explains Why That Matters (8/17/23)
Falmouth Is Losing Eelgrass. An Expert Explains Why That Matters Falmouth Enterprise Gilda Geist August 17, 2023 Eelgrass has many ecological virtues. Its tall, slender blades and strong roots sequester carbon, shelter young fish, make oxygen and clean the water column. But nitrogen pollution has been killing eelgrass in Falmouth’s estuaries for decades, so long […]