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: 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 […]
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: 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.
Carver: Support Battery Safety Bylaw at Town Meeting June 4, 2024
Town Meeting in Carver is April 11, 2023. Citizen Petitions aim to protect drinking water, forest, and control large ground mounted industrial solar and battery storage.
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 […]
Plymouth: Conservation Commission vote to throw out wetlands protection rules & regulations appears to violate Constitutional rights
On August 16, 2022, the Plymouth Conservation Commission held a public “discussion” via Zoom and voted 5-2 to throw out the “Rules and Regulations for Plymouth Wetlands Protection Bylaw” that […]
Plymouth: South Ponds Preserve: Legal challenge dropped when Town withdraws parking plan
Town of Plymouth drops plan to expand parking in Town Forest In mid-2023, amid rising concern about the threats to the South Ponds complex from misuse of the Town Forest, […]
Forum on Wetlands Laws in Plymouth, Aug. 2022
Tips on how the general public can use wetlands laws in Massachusetts Helpful to to all MA municipalities, residents wanting to enforce the law Click here for PowerPoint presentation Click […]