Save Deer Pond!
Below: Map showing wooded area around Deer Pond, 2015 Below: As of 2023, Redbrook development, cranberry bog and sand and gravel mining expansion around Deer Pond Below: […]
Press Release: July 22, 2023 Rally to Stop Sand Mining in Southeastern Massachusetts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2023 Contact: Meg Sheehan, environmentwatchsoutheasternma@gmail.com Community Land and Water Coalition Holds Rally in Wareham To Stop Sand Mining in Southeastern Massachusetts Groups and residents […]
Government investigation of fraud, corruption in Southeastern Massachusetts sand and gravel industry
Numerous sources confirm that the Massachusetts Office of Inspector General (OIG) is actively investigating the sand and gravel industry in Southeastern Massachusetts. The OIG made the investigation public on March 23, […]
Wareham: A.D. Makepeace strip mining and solar project at 140 Tihonet Road
At 140 Tihonet Road in Wareham, AD Makepeace Cranberry Co. of Wareham and New Leaf Solar propose one of three large ground mounted solar projects. The 65-acre 140 Tihonet Road […]
Industrial Solar Siting: Mass. Association of Conservation Commissions
On March 4, 2023 farmer Fred Beddall from Northampton MA and Meg Sheehan from Save the Pine Barrens in Plymouth MA presented a wdorkshop at the annual Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions conference. See the presentation here and find out why municipalities are on the front lines of solar siting.
Wareham: AD Makepeace 140 Tihonet Road strip mining and solar project: legal challenges
Legal challenges to A.D. Makepeace’s proposed mining & solar operation at 140 Tihonet Road dismissed, fight continues Update: December, 2023. Since 2021, the Community Land & Water Coalition (CLWC) […]
Cranberry giant AD Makepeace continues its massive destruction of forests, wildlife, biodiversity for sand mining operations
State, local officials refuse to enforce the law while sand mining destroys Southeastern Massachusetts, threatens aquifer Carver: New photos reveal AD Makepeace ongoing destruction of Pine Barrens on Federal Road […]