by Andrew Gottlieb | Aug 9, 2023 | What I'm Thinking
Let’s start by stating the obvious: We all agree that the Cape needs and benefits from a year-round population with access to stable and affordable housing. Not only does the well-being of our economy rely on the availability of local workers, but a year-round...
by Andrew Gottlieb | Jul 26, 2023 | What I'm Thinking
Young hockey players are taught to play through the whistle. In other words, even if you think a play is over, keep going until the referee’s whistle definitively stops play. That lesson applies today to DEP’s tentative determination to deny the application of Holtec...
by Andrew Gottlieb | Jul 19, 2023 | What I'm Thinking
We introduce a lot in the environment that society then spends bucket loads of money to remove. The Cape has a $4 billion bill to pay to remove nitrogen from the wastewater to restore estuarine water quality. The U.S. taxpayers have spent $1.4 billion, with more to...
by Andrew Gottlieb | Jun 28, 2023 | What I'm Thinking
Short and to the point with this one. The June 23, 2023 finalization of DEP’s regulations governing septic systems and watershed permits was a milestone in the effort to both stop the decline of our marine waters and lay out the path for their restoration. The details...
by Andrew Gottlieb | Jun 14, 2023 | What I'm Thinking
Last week we were told to minimize time outside because the air was unhealthy. This week, at least for my neighbors and me on Mashpee Wakeby Pond, we are told to avoid the water because of a potentially toxic cyanobacteria bloom. This one-two punch has released a...
by Andrew Gottlieb | Jun 7, 2023 | What I'm Thinking
This following quote came from a WCAI report on May 25, 2023, the evening of the EPA hearing on the draft determination that the proposed multipurpose machine gun range represented a significant threat to the Upper Cape Water Supply Reserve. Colonel Matthew Porter,...
