PROVINCETOWN — Preliminary test results on the great black-backed gull carcasses found on the harbor beach are consistent with avian influenza, confirming suspicions reported in the Independent last week. MassWildlife […]
Environment
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This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Feb. 14 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
WILDLIFE
Dead Gulls Portend Avian Flu Outbreak on the Cape
MassWildlife expects results of testing this week
PROVINCETOWN — On his daily walks along the harbor beach, Marc Guerrette occasionally sees a bird or two that has washed ashore, the result of natural animal mortality brought in […]
INUNDATION
Maps Foretold Two Coastal Flooding Events in Provincetown
Detailed data show where seawater might flow
PROVINCETOWN — The historic district here has been underwater twice in just the last five years. The first flood came when the nor’easter of Jan. 4, 2018 caused seawater to […]
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This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Feb. 7 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
RADIOACTIVITY
Bill Would Remove Cape Cod From Nuclear Oversight Panel
Legislators say Plymouth needs more representation as they eye hundreds of developable acres
PLYMOUTH — A pair of state legislators who represent Plymouth have proposed a bill that would reduce the size of the Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (NDCAP) from 21 people […]
PILGRIM UPDATE
Pilgrim Water Must Go to Colorado for Testing
PLYMOUTH — The state has still not tested samples of untreated water from the spent fuel pool and other areas of the former Pilgrim nuclear plant, members of the Nuclear […]
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This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 31 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
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This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 24 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
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This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 17 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
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This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 10 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
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This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Jan. 3 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
A YEAR IN RADIOACTIVITY
No Decision on Release of Wastewater Into Cape Cod Bay
A yearlong debate ends with state agencies testing Pilgrim’s water
PLYMOUTH — Watchdogs who had tracked the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station’s faltering performance in its final years were relieved when the reactor was permanently shut down in 2019. But that […]
ON THE ROPES
Rope Reduction Seen as Best Hope to Save Whales
Each disentanglement matters, but rescues are no match for the problem
PROVINCETOWN — In late May, the Marine Animal Entanglement Response Team at the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) got a call on their emergency hotline, which runs all day, all […]
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This Week’s Bird Sightings
Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Dec. 20 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
