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Off-shore wind developer Avangrid received tentative state approval to land power transmission cables for its Park City Wind project under Craigville Beach, in a Thanksgiving eve decision that has angered some Barnstable residents. "I find it almost unbelievable that the EFSB (Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board) issued this Thanksgiving eve," said Bob Schulte, first vice president of the Centerville Civic Association. "However, I suppose what better way to avoid publicit...

Officials with Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School have been taken to task by the Bourne Planning Board for an abundance of ground clearing done by the school without first

In partnership with the conservation commission, The 300 Committee Land Trust is in the process of acquiring a 57-acre wooded parcel for its latest conservation project. If the organization can

Supporters of public beach access on Norton Point urge the state to rescind the 150-foot buffer zone.

Efforts to remove certain restrictions from the state’s updated shorebird protection plan are continuing to garner support from proponents of responsible beach access on Chappaquiddick. This past week, County Commissioners and a state representative contributed to the recent protest against the new protection measures, believed by some to be thwarting public access on Norton Point […]

Queensland’s green shoe inadvertently gave the game away when they came up with the name of the Moah Creek wind farm 30 km west of Rockhampton.

Michigan added two invasive species to the official state list -- and removed another. Here’s what you need to know.

A development project in Methuen, Massachusetts, has ruffled the feathers of neighbors who are looking to protect a pair of bald eagles nesting in the area. The...

METHUEN — The potential impact of a development project on a pair of nesting bald eagles will be discussed at a hearing in the Searles Building at 7 p.m. on

The Martha’s Vineyard Boys and Girls Club is looking to expedite the expansion of its campus and hopes to break ground in the spring. The club has been having to turn people away from program participation, as increased interest in the club’s afterschool and recreational programs makes it a struggle to keep up with the […]