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New name, same great work.
The APCC program formerly known as the Restoration Coordination Center (RCC) will now be known as the Ecosystem Restoration Program. This rebrand, unlike that of Twitter to X, conveys what we are all about. The land and water of Cape Cod are really a series of small,...
APCC’s Comments to EFSB in Support of Park City Wind
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC) submits the following comments in strong support of the Energy Facilities Siting Board’s Tentative Decision regarding the Park City Wind project. APCC urges the EFSB to formally approve its Tentative Decision at the board’s...
WCAI: Pilgrim’s 1M gallons of radioactive water could evaporate in seven years
Decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station could take eight years longer than expected six months ago. Owner Holtec International has announced its second four-year delay since May, and the delay could have big implications for the disposal of radioactive...
Community Engagement is a Must
While APCC is not a housing advocacy organization, we recognize that the utilization of the already disturbed, underdeveloped, and underutilized portions of Joint Base Cape Cod (JBCC) provide an opportunity for redevelopment that would go a long way toward infusing...
This Takes My Breath Away
The relative calm and enjoyment of the beginning of the holiday season ended abruptly for me Monday night. The cause was not all the Cyber Monday emails, it was the jaw dropping revelations by Holtec about the ongoing decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power...
An Appeal
It is the time of year when you can expect to receive a letter from me asking you for the money needed to sustain our operations for the year ahead. The collective generosity of our membership represents roughly 40 percent of our operating budget and provides the...
WCAI: Guard gets bids to build machine gun range despite challenges
Despite pending state and federal reviews and community pushback, the Massachusetts Army National Guard is apparently pressing ahead with plans to build a machine gun range on Joint Base Cape Cod — raising concerns for at least one local environmental group. Full...
The Enterprise: National Guard Receives Two Bids For Gun Range Over Estimated Cost
Documents from the US Environmental Protection Agency show that the Massachusetts National Guard has received two contractor bids for its proposed multipurpose machine gun range on Joint Base Cape Cod, both of which were well above the Guard’s estimated cost of the...
Keep Trying
An interesting piece in the New York Times (sorry, paywall) explored the feelings of scientists who have dedicated their careers to researching certain species (think polar bears and coral as examples) being decimated by the impact of climate change. Their reactions,...
Keep Going
Last week was a good one for the Cape’s environment. Town meetings in Mashpee and Orleans decisively approved important articles that support improved environmental quality. In Mashpee the town voted to fund the next round of wastewater management and Orleans acted to...