Wetlands aren’t mines!
Mining companies claim they are exempt from wetlands laws as “agriculture” These “cranberry bog” and “farm projects” are a ruse to evade wetland and water pollution laws Groups go to […]
Conway MA: NextAmp solar destroys forest, residential area
NextAmp Solar has clear-cut 30 acres of forest in Conway, Massachusetts for an industrial solar array. This clear-cutting took place near a residential area upsetting residents and harming ecosystems.
Carver: Lawsuit over drinking water contamination from leaking No. Carver Landfill
Residents sue Carver officials, consultants for covering up pollution entering Plymouth Carver Sole Source Aquifer A lawsuit by North Carver residents outlines detailed events stemming from the Town’s operation of […]
Carver: PineGate’s “dual use” arsenic solar panel poles
Rochester Road: 44 acres, thousands of arsenic treated poles for 6,291 solar panels, lithium ion batteries in cranberry bog; earth removal nearby Tremont Street: 57 acres, thousands of arsenic treated poles for […]
Carver: AD Makepeace/REDP “dual use” solar project using toxic CCA poles
As of October 2022, its been a year since local residents exposed Makepeace’s plan to use cancer-causing copper chromated arsenic poles to mount “dual use” solar panels on a Swan […]
Solar Siting: Background on Legislative Efforts
As of 2023, Senate Bill 1319/House Bill 2082 is before the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Read more here: Take action! Ask your legislators to co-sponsor these bills: send […]
Sand mining: information & resources
Articles: Our ravenous appetite turns humble sand into an endangered natural treasure Videos:
Sand mining destroying Southeastern Massachusetts
Valuable sand and gravel deposits are being extracted with no state or federal oversight and with no environmental impact reports under state or federal law. Sand mining is a global […]
Toxic arsenic CCA solar poles in Massachusetts: Pull the Poles campaign
Arsenic solar poles contaminating soil, groundwater, and chromium and copper found in cranberries according to PineGate consultants; no written plan to replace poles, residents cut out of the process Pull […]
Plymouth Carver Sole Source Aquifer: the only drinking water source for public and private wells for about 200,000 people and growing!
In 1990, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated the Plymouth Carver Sole Source Aquifer as “sole source” giving it special protection under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. […]