by Andrew Gottlieb | What I'm Thinking
2025 was a tough year for the environment. Regulatory pullbacks were the norm. Some were explicit rollbacks that lowered clean air and water standards. Some were overt and obvious political statements, like the complete retreat from efforts to manage and mitigate...
by Andrew Gottlieb | What I'm Thinking
Welcome to 2026. We made it! So now what? For us at APCC, the plan is to work even harder at making a positive contribution to our community. What that looks like for us is: tireless environmental advocacy, especially around enhanced land conservation efforts;...
by Andrew Gottlieb | What I'm Thinking
Cape Cod gives an awful lot to each of us. The Cape provides us a place to live, a place to vacation, a place to yearn for when we are elsewhere and a place where family memories are forged through generations. What does it ask in return? If it could speak for itself,...
by Andrew Gottlieb | What I'm Thinking
Today’s release of the seventh annual State of the Waters report is an opportunity to focus on one of the highest priority issues for most Cape Codders. What is happening with our water reflects the land use and waste disposal choices made over the decades. As...
by Andrew Gottlieb | What I'm Thinking
“I have hope, because I believe in the truth of what the great American writer James Baldwin said. He said, ‘In this world, there isn’t as much humanity as one would like, but there’s enough.’” – Bruce Springsteen In this week of Thanksgiving,...
by Andrew Gottlieb | What I'm Thinking
Every so often events conspire to give people a chance to put their actions behind their words. The recently announced findings of the hearing officer recommending that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s denial of the application by Holtec to...
