What I’m Thinking

Our fifth annual State of the Waters: Cape Cod report went live this morning. Check it out at CapeCodWaters.org and see what the latest data tells us about water quality. Cape Cod continues to experience a significant number of coastal embayments and freshwater ponds...

It is inarguable that the funding made available to towns from the Cape and Islands Water Protection Fund (the Fund) has sparked long overdue investment in water quality restoration projects. The evidence is clear. Over $120 million has been awarded to eight Cape...

Each new year brings with it a combined sense of excitement and anxiety about what the future may hold. These competing forces are very much at the top of my mind as the calendar flipped to 2024. On the plus side, among other things, there is a great chance that 2024...

Most of the work we do daily is profoundly local. APCC works with members, local officials and partnering organizations to bring about change and to improve our environment, essentially making our communities better places to live. It is not unusual that our efforts...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...