JOINT BASE CAPE COD The federal National Guard Bureau issued a finding last week that the multipurpose machine-gun range planned for Camp Edwards would not have a significant impact on the surrounding environment.
The April 30 finding in support of the Massachusetts Army National Guard s environmental assessment allows the Guard to move forward in the process of planning for the range.
The decision comes amid public outcry over the project.
Over the past year, community members, environmental activists and state and federal legislators have spoken out against the proposed project. Concerns have been raised about how the proposed range would affect the surrounding wildlife habitat and the region s sole source aquifer, which accounts for 100% of the Cape s drinking water, as well as traffic and noise brought about by the range.
Asked if there are any types of activities, like energy development, that wouldn t be allowed on land that’s considered protected, Mallory said, “you’ll see when we issue this that there are different categories of lands.”
“There are lands that are more working lands and what occurs on those lands may vary,” she said.
What else is the council handling?: The council also deals with how a bedrock environmental law called the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which requires environmental analyses ahead of projects such as pipelines, highways and drilling on public lands, is implemented.
She also said that the administration is aiming to go “as quickly as possible” on its review of the Trump administration’s changes to NEPA.
First Quarter Highlights:
Consolidated net income increased to $9.0 million, up 45.3% from Q1 2020
Consolidated EBITDA increased to $14.5 million, up 36.1% from Q1 2020
Diluted earnings per share increased to $1.25/share from $0.88/share in Q1 2020
NACCO Industries, Inc.
® (NYSE: NC) today announced consolidated operating profit of $8.3 million and net income of $9.0 million, or $1.25 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2021 compared with consolidated operating profit of $7.6 million and net income of $6.2 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2020. The improvements in consolidated operating profit, Consolidated EBITDA and Segment EBITDA were primarily the result of substantially improved earnings in the Coal Mining segment, partially offset by lower earnings at the North American Mining segment and an increase in unallocated employee-related expenses. In addition to the operating profit improvement, net income significantly increased mainly due
Director of Community Development
$157,248.00 - $200,904.00 Annually
Under the direction of the City Manager, this classification directs, plans, organizes, budgets and oversees the activities and programs related to the efficient operations of the Community Development Department. The Community Development Department encompasses the following divisions: Planning, Building and Safety, Code Enforcement and Permits and Licensing.
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The following duties are typical of the various types of work that may be performed by this position. The duties included on this list are examples and the omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the class.
The Sierra Club and other environmental organizations filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the District of Montana against the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) challenging its reissued Clean Water Act Nationwide Permit (“NWP”) 12.
NWP 12 is a general permit issued pursuant to Section 404(e) of the Clean Water Act relevant to oil and gas pipeline construction.
The NWP 12 reissued in 2021 replaces a 2017 version of the permit.
The United States District Court for the District of Montana previously determined that the Corps violated the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) by failing to undertake a programmatic ESA Section 7 consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to consider the cumulative adverse environmental effects of discharges on protected species and their critical habitat in issuing the 2017 NWP 12. See Northern Plains Resource Council et al. v. U.S. Army C