Carver: SLT Construction Operating Illegally in Plympton Says CLWC
SLT Construction Co. is illegally mining in the Town of Plympton MA says CLWC Town asked to enforce the Earth Removal Bylaw to stop the illegal operation […]
Plymouth: Spencer-G.Lopes Construction Industrial Park Mining
Photo history shows mining in the Sole Source Aquifer from 2021 to 2024 Spencer-G.Lopes Industrial Park Mining Exposes Groundwater to Contamination Photos taken from Drone Footage on You Tube. Use […]
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 […]
Plymouth: AD Makepece Co. proposes industrial solar in global biodiversity hotspot
2 miles of industrial solar proposed near Frogfoot Brook With other proposed solar and sand mining in the area will destroy what’s left of last wildlife and biodiversity corridor between […]
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 […]
Plymouth: ZBA, Conservation Commission challenged for approving 348-unit apartment complex on 16 acres in Colony Place
The Plymouth Selectboard made a deal with Claremont Developers behind closed doors in late 2022. In exchange for a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals Claremont will gift up to $3 million to the town for a water booster pump. This is a short term, 5-year solution to the town's water crisis, according to the Town Manager. Selectman Bletzer lobbied the ZBA for the permit, publicly. Claremont is deep in a web of questionable dealings. In addition, a lawsuit has been filed challenging the ZBA permit issued as part of the deal.
Kingston: Sand & Gravel Mining company sued for negligence, nuisance, trespass
Operation emits particulate dust, noise, vibration damaging and harming abutting private property After conducting a mining operation for decades, company dumps “urban debris” in pit, threatening drinking water aquifer On […]
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 […]
Carver: May 10, 2023: State EFSB votes unanimously to reject petitions of two proposed battery storage facilities
BREAKING NEWS April 30, 2023 State says it plans to reject Cranberry Point application! ANNOUNCEMENT ON CRANBERRY POINT BATTERY STORAGE In a major win for opponents of the 150 megawatt Battery Energy Storage Facility (“BESS”) proposed for Carver, the state Energy Facility Siting Board (“EFSB”) plans to vote on May 10, 2023 to reject the petition of Power Plus of Texas to build the project.
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