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Doing What is Necessary
The Association to Preserve Cape Cod has a long history of influencing public policy through advocacy and education. We have found that bringing people along generally yields the best outcomes and creates bonds and partnerships that yield long term benefits for Cape...
The Provincetown Independent: State Will Test Pilgrim Water for Contaminants
PLYMOUTH — The Mass. Dept of Public Health (DPH) and the state’s Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) will in the weeks ahead be analyzing untreated water taken from new samples at the former Pilgrim nuclear power plant where decommissioning is underway. Full...
Cape Cod Times: Climate change prep: Restoration project eyed for Weir Creek salt marsh in Dennis
DENNIS — A West Dennis saltmarsh that has been nearly cut off from the ebb and flow of the tides, its marine heartbeat fading as it has steadily choked on invasive reeds and freshwater plants, may have a chance at rebirth thanks to a grant from the Southeast New...
A Message of Thanks
With Thanksgiving almost here, this isn’t the week to bang the drum too loudly. We will jump back in with both feet next week. There are many opportunities to capitalize on before the end of the year and even more challenges to rise to for 2023. Among the many things...
APCC’s Andrew Gottlieb on Cyanobacteria, Election and Climate Change
Association to Preserve Cape Cod Executive Director Andrew Gottlieb joins CapeCod.com's Grady Culhane to discuss the Cyanobacteria bloom monitoring project as it winds down for the winter season. They also discuss the recent election, and what trends need to be seen...
Back from the Edge
Okay, I’ll admit it, I feel better this week than I did on the eve of the mid-term election. Not great, but better. Better because the message for me is that just enough of my fellow Americans stared into the abyss of emerging extremism and said, “no thanks.” There...
Troubling Times
By the time you read this, the votes will be in and mostly counted. I fear, however, that little will be resolved, and not because of the inevitable claims of election fraud we have already been told will be asserted. Nothing will be resolved because the issues that...
The Enterprise, Sandwich: APCC to Redesign Boat Ramps to Reduce Runoff
In an effort to manage the stormwater runoff that has been impacting bodies of water on Cape Cod, the Association to Preserve Cape Cod (APCC) has selected and identified improvements to be made at 20 potential sites across the region—including at Peters Pond in...
Big Step Forward
Most outgoing governors try to wrap up loose ends and go on one form or another of a victory lap celebrating achievements of their administrations. Very few, in my experience anyway, launch major rulemaking initiatives taking on complex and expensive issues that could...
More of the Same Isn’t a Solution
Educate yourself about the Cape’s housing situation. Educate yourself even if you have a house and housing security is not a today concern for you. If you care about the Cape’s environment, the preservation of critical habitats, the fate of remaining unprotected open...