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 […]
This page documents some of the Earth Removal Bylaw and permit violations at the illegal Maki-Lopes mining site on Meadow Street in Carver, Massachusetts. The landowner claims is is an […]
In 2021, CLWC exposed Plymouth was allowing AD Makepeace to mine with an expired permit, 72 missing inspection reports CLWC brought zoning enforcement action, Makepeace suspends mining operation but watchdog […]
AD Makepeace Mining by Wankinko River and Frogfoot Brook: One of the Largest Sand Mining Projects Ever Permitted STPB Requests Enforcement of Town Wetland Bylaws and the State Wetlands Protection […]
At 140 Tihonet Road in Wareham, AD Makepeace and Borrego Solar propose one of three large ground mounted solar projects that will destroy 176 acres of pristine globally rare Pine […]
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) […]
Watch drone footage of this site on Route 44 here After Carver zoning board covers for another sand and gravel mining operation group sues Lawsuit aims to protect drinking water, […]
In 2015, Emily Clark, writing for the Old Colony Memorial, warned that America’s hometown, Plymouth, was leveled by sand and gravel removal. Today, the crisis is worse: Plymouth is at […]
Throughout 2022, there were noise, truck limit, earth removal and other violations at various sand mining sites in Southeastern Massachusetts. Photos and records from whistleblowers show that earth removal companies […]
Our grassroots network is monitoring and reporting violations. We are exposing the strip mine operators and others damaging our environment, water and communities and the local officials who cover up […]
