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Advocacy Works!
Sometimes the system, even the U.S. Congress, functions as it was designed to. By now you probably know that an amendment sponsored by Congressman Keating resulted in the full House Armed Services Committee extending the funding for the multipurpose machine gun range...
WCAI: House strikes down one-year extension on funds for proposed Cape Cod machine gun range
The House Armed Services Committee struck language out of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act that would extended funding authorization for a proposed machine gun range on Joint Base Cape Cod. Full Article
Fresh Water Focus
This week marks the beginning of APCC’s cyano bacteria sampling season. APCC will again be sampling ponds in all 15 towns and posting results on our website map and notifying people who have signed up for our email alerts about blooms of concern. The cyano program is...
Take Note
Spring is a funny time here on Cape Cod. In many respects, it is a long tease. The days get longer, the peepers begin to sound, migratory birds are on the wing, the sun becomes more intense, but the cool ocean winds keep the season from taking full effect until much...
APCC comments on “Atlantic Herring Amendment 10 Scoping Comments”
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC) submits the following comments for the New England Fishery Management Council’s scoping for Amendment 10 of the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan. Full Statement
The Fear is Real
There is a very real possibility that the multipurpose machine gun range (MPMGR) will proceed, regardless of the EPA finding that it will contaminate the Upper Cape Water Supply Reserve. That is the inescapable conclusion that we have come to after reviewing documents...
APCC Comments on Proposed State Wetland Regulation Amendments
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC) submits the following comments regarding MassDEP's draft changes to the Wetlands Protection Act regulations. Full Statement
Just Say It
Last week, APCC broke the news that the National Guard has modified its proposed multipurpose machine gun range (MPMGR). I heard from a lot of people asking what they can do to help protect the Upper Cape Water Supply Reserve. It is our practice to only ask our...
Here We Go Again
A recent EPA letter sent to Senator’s Markey and Warren and Representative Keating included an appendix that revealed that the Massachusetts National Guard has made changes to the proposed multipurpose machine gun range (MPMGR). The modifications are characterized as...
Indiscriminate Killing
Over the course of the last few days, I have had the pleasure of seeing two pairs of bald eagles, one set mature and the other juveniles patrolling a nearby pond. The beauty and majesty of these birds, along with the other raptors who grace our skies, serve as a...