Mass. Historical Commission signs off despite presence of Native American use and occupation of the land in the Late Woodland Period State MEPA office rubber-stamps, ignores sand and gravel mining […]
Plymouth continues to be devastated by earth removal operations even though the Town changed its Zoning Bylaws to prohibit operations over 50,000 cubic yards. One of the most glaring examples […]
Five years is all it took for AD Makepeace to obliterate 50 acres of pristine uplands Pine Barrens forest by strip mining under the ruse of agriculture and site preparation […]
BEFORE & AFTER AD MAKEPEACE & BORREGO SOLAR STRIP MINE: 50 acres of pristine forest now strip mined Video of AD Makepeace destruction at the Golden Pond Site in […]
In 2017, Environment Watch of Southeastern Massachusetts issued a report, “Loss of Open Space, Cultural Resources & Community Character Caused by Industrial Ground-Mounted Solar Energy Systems in Massachusetts: Case Studies […]
In 2021, groups challenged Makepeace’s environment review, saying the company misrepresented environmental impacts by refusing to disclose sand and gravel mining operation MEPA gave Makepeace a free pass, allowing the […]
Groups challenge Massachusetts SMART solar subsidies, strip mining and deforestation in Southeastern Massachusetts June 7, 2021: Our network filed a Notice of Project Change (NPC) request with MEPA asking […]
Exploiting Chapter 61A: agricultural tax classifications Southeastern Massachusetts is known for its iconic cranberry bogs. While often viewed as quaint, these operations are increasingly industrial scale agricultural operations exempt from […]
