Plymouth Beach Sand Project: A Folly?
Plymouth’s $2.9 million beach nourishment project uses sand mined through the destruction of Carver’s forests and leveling of hills Above: Site of the 120-acre A.D. Makepeace sand mine in […]
Plymouth: Stop the Airport Expansion!
The Plymouth Municipal Airport is located on South Meadow Road in West Plymouth and extends into Carver. The Airport is run by the Airport Commission. The Airport Commissioners propose an […]
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: […]
Plymouth: Wastewater Treatment Plant Proposal To Discharge to Aquifer
Town of Plymouth Proposes 300% Increase In Wastewater Discharge to Sole Source Aquifer Google Earth Image showing proximity of Plymouth Wastewater Treatment Facility to the Eel River System Good […]
Carver-Plympton: SLT Construction Mining Site: Archeologically Significant
Archeological report states SLT’s Mining Site is “felt to have high potential for containing archeological resources” according to a preliminary study. Excerpt: This site was identified as having high […]
Community Land & Water Coalition hosts Indigenous Resources Collaborative at Plymouth’s Herring Festival!
We had a great time on April 22, 2023 at the annual Herring Festival in Plymouth! We collaborated with Indigenous Resources Collaborative and others to present interactive and family friendly […]
Wareham: 0 Route 25 Proposed Solar Site Threatens Pine Barrens Forest, Drinking Water and Way of Life
Wareham Planning Board asks tough questions of solar developer looking to clear cut 21 acres of forest and cover over a strip mine for a large ground mounted solar project. This has all the components of Solar Gone Wrong.
Carver: Town, State Allow Commercial Mining in Sole Source Aquifer on Meadow Street
Town of Carver allows mining company and landowner to claim 12 year operation is “cranberry agriculture” G. Lopes Construction of Taunton excavating at least $6 million in sand and gravel […]
Walpole: Solar threatens iconic farmland
30 acres of farmland at two locations threatened by industrial solar Suburban town with precious little forest and farmland left targeted by industrial solar One lawsuit pending – why should […]
Forests for life, forests for climate!
Taking action to save forests is a critical tool for addressing for fighting climate change October 2022 study from Harvard Forest research center calls for doing more to prevent deforestation […]