H2O:The Molecule That Made Us (April 2020)
H2O: The Molecule that Made Us PREMIERED APRIL/MAY, 2020 (Check Local Listings). H2O:The Molecule That Made Us is a 3-hour series from WGBH Boston, airing three consecutive Wednesdays. The film dramatically reveals how water underpins every aspect of our existence. In the emptiness of outer space, Earth is alive because of water. Humanity’s relationship with this […]
Eastham, Orleans Shellfishing Areas Closed due to Red Tide Toxin (3/20/20)
CapeCod.com 3/20/2020 Eastham, Orleans Shellfishing Areas Closed due to Red Tide Toxin EASTHAM – The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries has announced that they have closed the Nauset Marsh System in Eastham and Orleans to shellfishing due to the Paralytic Shellfish Poison toxic, commonly known as “Red Tide.” The system includes Nauset Harbor, Mill Pond, […]
Relocate Cape Cod Hospital, halt risky expansion (3/9/20)
Cape Cod Times By Zenas Crocker Posted Mar 9, 2020 at 2:01 AM Relocate Cape Cod Hospital, halt risky expansion Cape Cod Healthcare (CCHC) is in the final stages of planning a hospital campus expansion that brings important community assets closer to Hyannis Harbor and our rising seas. The sensible and vital, longer-term vision should […]
Coalition Quarterly – Issue 10 (Winter 2020)
Coalition Quarterly – Winter 2020 Newsletter Click on image to read more >> Click here to view the version without separated pages.
Striking a balance (2/7/20)
The Barnstable Patriot By Marina Davalos Feb 7, 2020 Striking a balance This is the second of a two-part series. Part 1 covered the problem: excess nitrogen and phosphorus from the Cape’s existing septic systems are creating toxic environments in our bodies of water. Period. Now for the solutions. We talked with Linda Cronin, professional […]
Troubled waters: Scientists test for links between lower herring counts & cyanobacteria (1/31/20)
The Barnstable Patriot By Marina Davalos Jan 31, 2020 Troubled waters: Scientists test for links between lower herring counts & cyanobacteria This is the first in a two-part series. Low herring counts and increasing cyanobacteria blooms mean that more needs to be done to curb human activity when it comes to the Cape’s most precious […]
Cape seen as protected from weakening of Clean Water Act (1/24/20)
Cape Cod Times By Doug Fraser Posted Jan 24, 2020 at 9:14 PM Cape seen as protected from weakening of Clean Water Act The Trump administration and the Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a new Clean Water Act rule this week that removed many Obama administration protections of streams, wetlands and other water bodies that don’t […]
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 […]