Welcome to Faces of Ocean Planning, where we’ll take you behind the scenes to feature people and organizations who use the ocean in a variety of ways and are engaged in the Northeast Regional Ocean Plan process. Rich Delaney knows that in order to protect coastal environments, marine mammals, and ecosystems, you must first understand them:…
Oct 27
2015
2015
Sep 17
2015
2015
Cape Cod’s Bays Reach Clean Water Milestone, But the Real Work has Just Begun
This week, EPA approved an update to the Areawide Waste Management Plan for Cape Cod, in an effort to address the nutrient pollution crisis that is killing the bays of the Cape. This approval marks a watershed moment in CLF’s advocacy on behalf of clean water on Cape Cod, but there is much work left…
Sep 3
2015
2015
President Obama: Declare a Marine National Monument for Cashes Ledge and the Canyons and Seamounts
Today, Conservation Law Foundation and a diverse coalition of partners are calling on the White House to declare the Cashes Ledge Closed Area in the Gulf of Maine and the New England Coral Canyons and Seamounts off the coast of Cape Cod as the first Marine National Monument in the Atlantic. CLF has fought for…
Sep 10
2013
2013
Hidden in Judge’s Ruling on Cape Cod Water Pollution: A Slap to EPA’s Hand on the Clean Water Funding Spigot
A recent federal court decision in Conservation Law Foundation’s and Buzzards Bay Coalition’s lawsuit against EPA addressing nitrogen pollution in Cape Cod bays has major implications for the way local water pollution control projects are funded in the Commonwealth. The impact of nutrient pollution on the streams and bays of Cape Cod was identified as…
Jan 25
2012
2012
State of the Union: Our Messy Federalism
At a time when our governors and our President were preparing to address their constituents, CLF was (and is) making news – news that raises a series of enduring questions: In our country, where is the line between federal and state authority? How clear is it? Who gets to draw it? Why would you draw it in one place instead of another?
Nov 30
2011
2011
CLF Cleaning up the Cape’s Algae Problem
CLF’s work to clean up Cape Cod’s waterways was covered in The Boston Globe. We tell you about those efforts, and the story, in this post.
Sep 19
2011
2011
CLF and Buzzards Bay Coalition Press EPA for Action in Cape Clean-Up
Just over a year ago, CLF and the Buzzards Bay Coalition sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in order to expedite the clean up of a nitrogen pollution scourge on Cape Cod that was threatening the Cape’s bays and the local economy that depends on them. Today, CLF and the Bay Coalition filed a second…
Jul 25
2011
2011
Clean Water: It’s your call (or click)!
Last night, I sought refuge from the oppressive heat by taking a long swim in the cool, clean water of our local lake.
May 19
2011
2011
Federal Court Gets Off the Bench to Protect New England Coastal Waters
May 17th was a good day for fish and Massachusetts fishermen.
Jul 23
2009
2009
1,000 Dead Fish on Cape Cod: When Will the Killer be Brought to Justice?
I was disheartened, but not surprised, to read news accounts of a massive fish kill earlier this week on Cape Cod. Over 1,000 fish turned belly-up in a river that feeds into a bay along the south shore of Cape Cod. The mystery here is not so much about what caused this devastation, but how…