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Part way through town meeting season the message is clear: Voters want to increase environmental protections. From the large open space purchase approved in Harwich, to the increased wetlands setbacks approved in Mashpee, to the $200 million wastewater management plan...

Faced with the dual threat of declining water quality and the increasing lack of affordable housing, isn’t it rational to look for new answers to these long-standing problems? Both problems have similar origins: the way we manage the landscape and how we decide where...

Disbelief was our first reaction upon hearing that Holtec, the multi-national corporation using public funds to decommission the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station planned to use Cape Cod Bay as a dumping ground for radioactive waste. Disbelief quickly turned to outrage,...

Town meeting season kicks off next week and that means it’s time for those of us that care about the environment to show up and vote. Depending on where you live, your town warrant may include authorizations for funding for the acquisition of important open space, the...

Urban centers have experienced a renaissance in recent decades. Cities have enjoyed population growth, investment, and tax base expansion. Once seen as the answer to the needs of a population demanding more, cities have seen their fortunes change as suburbs and rural...

Spring, the season of renewal, is upon us. Maybe you are a spring cleaner, maybe not, but how about committing to make your yard a more environmentally friendly place? Here are just a few things to consider as you plan your spring yard activities: Kick the habit and...

Back in 2021, APCC proposed that the Barnstable County Commissioners move forward on two critical water quality initiatives. Fast forward to 2023 and those two proposals, the Freshwater Initiative and a sliding scale loan program (AquiFund) for septic upgrades and...

A fragmented landscape, poor water quality, and the loss of one third of salt marsh are some of the results of decades of development of Cape Cod. It is widely reported that the Cape faces a difficult housing market characterized by high prices, low occupancy rates...

Remember those nuclear bomb drills from the '50s and '60s where kids were instructed to hide under their desks to be protected from nuclear blast fallout? Absurd, right? Fast forward to 2022 and, faced with evidence that Holtec’s contract workers were exposed to...