Sunday Journal – The Future of Title 5 Septic in Barnstable County (7/14/23)
Sunday Journal – The Future of Title 5 Septic in Barnstable County CapeCod.com July 14, 2023 State environmental officials are tightening restrictions on Title 5 septic systems as water bodies across the Cape continue to struggle due to nitrogen pollution. Barnstable County Wastewater Director Brian Baumgaertel joins Sunday Journal this week to discuss the new […]
Clock to start ticking for Cape towns to reduce nitrogen pollution. Which town is exempt? (7/5/23)
Clock to start ticking for Cape towns to reduce nitrogen pollution. Which town is exempt? Cape Cod Times Heather McCarron July 5, 2023 On Friday, the state Department of Environmental Protection will turn the proverbial hourglass and begin to measure out the time that most of the Cape has to respond to new regulations calling for enhanced […]
Healey administration unveils new permit system to address Cape water pollution (6/21/23)
Healey administration unveils new permit system to address Cape water pollution Michael P. Norton and Sam Drysdale State House News, Boston Globe June 21, 2023 Cape Cod communities will have two years to opt into a new watershed permitting process intended to reverse nitrogen pollution and restore the region’s estuaries to their natural state, according […]
New state rules mean thousands of Cape Cod homeowners may need to replace septic systems (6/21/23)
New state rules mean thousands of Cape Cod homeowners may need to replace septic systems wbur Barbara Moran June 21, 2023 New state regulations finalized today will require thousands of Cape Cod residents to replace or upgrade their septic systems, unless local water districts come up with plans to mitigate nitrogen pollution. Decades of nitrogen pollution […]
New state regs finalized: Cape Cod towns must reduce nitrogen pollution or homeowners will pay (6/21/23)
New state regs finalized: Cape Cod towns must reduce nitrogen pollution or homeowners will pay CAI Eve Zuckoff June 21, 2023 The state is pushing Cape Cod towns to seriously speed up plans to reduce nitrogen pollution, using the threat of sticking homeowners with major bills to spur action. Officials with the Massachusetts Department of […]
Mass. Releases New Rules to Clean Up Cape Cod Pollution (6/21/23)
Mass. Releases New Rules to Clean Up Cape Cod Pollution Wastewater causing toxic algae blooms Conservation Law Foundation Press Release June 21, 2023 June 23, 2023 (BOSTON, MA) – After a lawsuit was filed by Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has announced new rules designed to clean up wastewater pollution […]
Cyanobacteria closes Mashpee-Wakeby Pond, raising concerns of ‘toxic summer’ (6/13/23)
Cyanobacteria closes Mashpee-Wakeby Pond, raising concerns of ‘toxic summer’ CAI Eve Zuckoff June 13, 2023 Local officials are warning people and their pets to stay out of one of the largest ponds on Cape Cod after a blue-green bloom was found to be producing toxins. Conservation experts are concerned that a high number of local […]
Mashpee residents push town leaders to act on water quality (6/7/23)
Mashpee residents push town leaders to act on water quality CAI | By Brian Engles Published June 7, 2023 at 5:05 AM EDT Susan Dangel with the citizens group Save Mashpee Wakeby Pond Alliance screened recent aerial footage of Mashpee River and Shoestring Bay at this week’s Mashpee select board meeting. The video shows large […]
State tests: At least 5 radioactive materials, plus PFAS, in water at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (5/23/23)
State tests: At least 5 radioactive materials, plus PFAS, in water at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station CAI | By Jennette Barnes May 23, 2023 at 5:58 PM EDT State water testing shows at least five radioactive materials in the water at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, plus PFAS chemicals and other non-radiological contaminants. The Department […]
‘This is in the next five to 10 years.’ Cape waters are heating up. Here’s why it matters. (5/18/23)
‘This is in the next five to 10 years.’ Cape waters are heating up. Here’s why it matters. Heather McCarron Cape Cod Times May 18, 2023 Ocean temperatures are rising — that’s no surprise. It’s also no secret that the Gulf of Maine is among the fastest warming water bodies on the planet. But that […]