DNSI Weekly Reports – 2023
4/28/2023 5/3/2023 5/10/2023 5/16/2023 5/23/2023 6/7/2023 Dead Neck Sampson’s Island Report As of 8/2/2022 Monitors: Clare SantaColoma, Sophia Valiulis and Cecilia Twining PIPL Activity There have been 19 pairs of Piping Plovers on the island. There are no active unfledged broods on the island. There are no active nests on the island. The last two […]
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 […]
Recycling urine to solve our wastewater problem (8/23/23)
Recycling urine to solve our wastewater problem Cape and Islands Mindy Todd August 23, 2023 LISTEN • 49:09 The state and EPA have mandated that the Cape manage wastewater to prevent nutrient overload in our ponds, estuaries and embayments. Alternative septic systems and sewering are both expensive options. On The Point, we discuss another choice: urine diversion, […]
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 […]
EPA Awards State $275,000 To Support Water Quality Monitoring (8/14/23)
EPA Awards State $275,000 To Support Water Quality Monitoring CapeCod.com NewsCenter By: Matthew Tomlinson August 14, 2023 ORLEANS – The Environmental Protection Agency recently awarded a $275,000 grant to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to support water quality monitoring at public beaches as part of a nationwide program to protect public health. $10.6 million […]
‘A big PFAS issue in this area.’ How Hyannis airport walls PFAS from Cape drinking water (8/9/23)
‘A big PFAS issue in this area.’ How Hyannis airport walls PFAS from Cape drinking water Cape Cod Times Walker Armstrong August 9, 2023 Representatives of Cape Cod Gateway Airport told local residents that they are doing all they can to halt the spread of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, coming from its property and threatening a source […]