Confirmed bird sightings on the Outer Cape in the week preceding the Independent’s deadline on Tuesday, Feb. 21 included the following, based on a report prepared by Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet […]
Environment
LAND USE
Great White and GFM Get Their Contractor Yard
Town and excavators strike a deal, but neighbors feel betrayed
WELLFLEET — Lawyers for Great White Realty and the town have asked a state Land Court judge to sign off on an agreement that could put an end to three […]
TOXIC GOODS
Cyr Files Bill to Ban PFAS in Consumer Products
‘Forever chemicals’ would be forever banned by 2030
Cape and Islands state Sen. Julian Cyr and Rep. Kate Hogan of the 3rd Middlesex District have filed a bill to ban by 2030 a group of “forever chemicals” known […]
WILDLIFE
Avian Flu Found in Provincetown Gulls
‘Putative positive’ tests await USDA confirmation
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 […]
RARA AVIS
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 […]
RARA AVIS
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 […]
RARA AVIS
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 […]
