The National Guard’s proposal, which the public has not had the opportunity to review or comment on, fails to eliminate or meaningfully reduce the core threats to the water supply that were identified in the EPA’s review.
Andrew Gottlieb
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Let’s rethink the use of Joint Base Cape Cod
THE AIR FORCE’S suspension of intelligence activity performed at Joint Base Cape Cod eliminates the primary service mission of the base. The leak of sensitive intelligence from a service member is a national security disaster that has raised many questions that can only be answered within and by the Department of Defense. It does, however, […]
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Septic system commentary was misleading, wrong
AN OPINION PIECE in CommonWealth that argued against adoption of the Department of Environmental Protection’s updated regulations governing septic systems was misleading and just plain wrong. Let’s review the facts. According to multiple authoritative DEP- and EPA-approved reports, over 50 detailed watershed studies by UMass Dartmouth, dozens of state-prepared and EPA-approved assessments, and the state- […]
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Cape Cod is cleaning up its act
WHAT HAS LONG LOOMED as an existential threat to the economy and vibrancy of Cape Cod—septic-system pollution and runoff that ruins our bays, rivers, and lakes—is a challenge Cape communities can meet and are meeting with affordable, sustainable new cleanup initiatives. That’s the inspiring lesson Cape Codders can and should take from several pieces of […]