APCC urges Healey to enforce Ocean Sanctuaries Act to block Holtec dumping (4/14/23)
APCC urges Healey to enforce Ocean Sanctuaries Act to block Holtec dumping Heather McCarron Cape Cod Times April 14, 2023 With Holtec International formally seeking approval to discharge radioactive wastewater from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station into Cape Cod Bay, the Association to Preserve Cape Cod is pressing for the Healey-Driscoll administration to invoke the Ocean Sanctuaries Act, effectively giving “no” as […]
Barnstable County offers programs, loans to protect Cape’s water supply (4/9/23)
Barnstable County offers programs, loans to protect Cape’s water supply Mark Forest, Ron Bergstrom, and Sheila Lyons Cape Cod Times April 9, 2023 Water is our most vital natural resource on Cape Cod. Protecting the quality of our water is essential to our public health, quality of life and economy. This month Barnstable County, the regional government of […]
Massachusetts Oyster Project 2022 Annual Report
Barnstable Clean Water Coalition has partnered with Massachusetts Oyster Project since 2018 with our Oyster Upweller in Hyannis Harbor. Massachusetts Oyster Project is proud to release their 2022 Annual Report, which you will learn about who they are, what they do, their projects and much more. Massachusetts Oyster Project 2022 Annual Report
Barnstable County is Protecting Cape Cod’s Water
Barnstable County is Protecting Cape Cod’s Water Click here for more information on what Barnstable County is doing to protect Cape Cod’s water. Protecting Cape Waters from Hazardous Waste from Lower Cape TV on Vimeo. Click here to learn more about Cape Cod AquiFund. Protecting Cape Cod’s Water Through Wastewater Management April 27, 2023 […]
Nationwide study to packaging bans: What the Cape can do about PFAS, the forever chemicals (3/28/23)
Nationwide study to packaging bans: What the Cape can do about PFAS, the forever chemicals Cape Cod Times Susan Vaughn March 28, 2023 HYANNIS — A program with panelists and two films Saturday afternoon provided much information on the toxic chemical substances called PFAS that are found almost everywhere in our homes, the environment and our bodies. […]
Want to know more about PFAS? Drop in for a community forum in Barnstable on Saturday (3/23/23)
Want to know more about PFAS? Drop in for a community forum in Barnstable on Saturday Cape Cod Times Heather McCarron March 23, 2023 Has the PFAS, PFOS, PFAS-6 alphabet soup got you scratching your head? No worries, you are not alone. There are groups and organizations out there working to bring more clarity to […]
EPA announces limits on some ‘forever chemicals,’ but just a fraction are covered (3/14/23)
EPA announces limits on some ‘forever chemicals,’ but just a fraction are covered PFAS chemicals have been linked to health issues at high levels. By Stephanie Ebbs March 14, 2023, 1:23 PM What are PFAS? The man-made chemicals that have been used in firefighting foam and waterproofing products like Teflon and Scotchgard. The Environmental Protection […]
For the first time, EPA moves to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water (3/14/23)
For the first time, EPA moves to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water CAI Eve Zuckoff March 14, 2023 Eve Zuckoff The Environmental Protection Agency today announced a plan to regulate and reduce harmful PFAS chemicals from drinking water. It’s the first time the federal government has moved to set a national drinking water standard for the […]
Mass Oyster Featured on WCVB Channel 5 Boston (3/13/23)
Mass Oyster Featured on WCVB Channel 5 Boston Cindy Fitzgibbon with WCVB Channel 5 Boston visited with Mass Oyster and Long Wharf Supply Co. founder and CEO Mike Lamagna at our Gloucester upweller. The segment highlighted the connection between our shell recycling efforts, our upwellers, and restoration. After visiting the upweller, board president Theresa Baybutt […]
Forecasting our future: Mass. company turns ocean waste into fashion choice (3/13/23)
Forecasting our future: Mass. company turns ocean waste into fashion choice Sweaters made out of oyster shells and plastic bottles help protect coastline Mar 13, 2023 WCVB Channel 5 Boston BOSTON —They were born from a local company’s desire to protect the shoreline they love. And the source for the sweaters they developed is definitely […]