Sand and Gravel Mining
Sign Our Petition for a Moratorium on Sand and Gravel Mining! According to public records, Southeastern Massachusetts has lost over 61 million cubic yards of sand to sand and gravel […]
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Press Release: Jan. 18, 2023:
Court rules for protection of wetlands, water quality and against Borrego Solar and AD Makepeace in lawsuit challenging 65-acre ground mounted industrial solar project on rare Pine Barrens forest
Plymouth: ZBA ignores AD Makepeace mining operation under the false pretense of cranberry agriculture
On December 14, 2022, the Plymouth Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) sided with Makepeace claiming that a 214-acre sand and gravel mine is a “agricultural project” ZBA allowed Makepeace to […]
Take action with us! Grassroots activists in Southeastern MA have ongoing standouts to raise awareness about protecting our water & communities from illegal mining & industrial solar on forests
Coming up: Sunday Oct. 23, 2022 from 10 to 2 p.m. Meet at the public library (2 Meadowbrook Way, Carver).Standout will take place at Carver Town Hall (108 Main Street) […]
April 2022: Massachusetts solar and battery subsidies galvanize opposition to protect forests, water and heritage
Town meeting voters pass zoning changes on solar, battery storage, judge rejects solar developer’s challenge to lawsuit Citing protection of drinking water, forests and community character, a wide range of […]
Report: Killing forests, trees, soils for large ground mounted solar in Massachusetts
A 2021 report by Partnership for Policy Integrity to the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) office concludes that solar projects that clear-cut forests and remove soils and vegetation harm — […]
Borrego Solar & AD Makepeace: Partners in Destruction of the Pine Barrens: Golden Field Solar, Carver MA
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 […]
Challenge to Massachusetts SMART solar subsidies
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 […]