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Rochester, MA: Cranberry company sues Ryco Excavating for digging too deep into the aquifer, not paying for all sand and gravel extracted
In 2015, cranberry company Decas sued Ryco Excavating for digging too deep into the aquifer to create a cranberry pond and not paying Decas for all of the material extracted […]
Community Land & Water Coalition May Newsletter
Welcome to the May 15 edition of the Community Land and Water Coalition (CLWC) newsletter from Southeastern Massachusetts, where community members are coming together to protect our land and water […]
Carver: May 2023: Town Earth Removal Bylaw mysteriously altered to benefit AD Makepeace and sand and gravel mining operators
Was this an “honest mistake” as Makepeace and Town lawyers claim — or was the Bylaw doctored to mislead the Court in lawsuit to stop illegal mining? For the second […]
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Carver: North Weston Cranberry: commercial sand and gravel mining, $104,500 in state taxpayer subsidies for cranberry bog renovation, and industrial solar with battery on wetland bogs
The company is doing sand and gravel mining while collecting taxpayer subsidies for “bog renovation” Has collected at least $104,500 in state taxpayer subsidies while mining at least $1.2 million […]
Wareham: WIN! Town Meeting votes hold AD Makepeace Co. responsible for Parker Mills Dam
Makepeace can no longer evade accountability for deadbeat dam that impairs fish passage, threatens safety Article courtesy of Wareham Week Town Meeting voted on Tuesday, April 25 to urge the […]
Wareham: While Ten Residents’ Group heads to court over sand mining in Wareham Selectboard asks for $50,000 at Town Meeting on 4/24/23 to investigate AD Makepeace and others
Wareham voted on 4/24/2023 to hire an engineer to investigate the possibly illegal removal of earth around town by corporations. Ten Residents Group sends Notice of Intent to Sue Letter claiming illegal […]
Solar Gone Wrong in Massachusetts: Case Studies
Large ground-mounted industrial solar projects have already destroyed over 4,000 acres of Massachusetts forests and farmland according to a recent Mass Audubon and Clark University study. Under the state’s climate […]
ConEd 22-acre solar proposal on Fearing Hill strikes at heart of forest, wetlands and community
Fearing Hill is one of the highest points of land left in Wareham and has historic significance, high biodiversity, ancient ways and wetlands. The so-called Clean Energy Collective of Colorado […]