Coastal Storm Underlines Concerns at Pilgrim
Starting early tomorrow morning (3/26), coastal Massachusetts will be thumped by a late season coastal storm. While most of the precipitation will remain offshore, the storm event is still expected to...
View ArticlePeople, Freshwater Mussels, and the Jones River Have Their Day in...
On March 4th, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) heard from lawyers for social justice and allied river groups in defense of a decision by the Energy Facilities Siting Board. A...
View ArticleCape Cod Bay: Right Place, Right Whale
Lindsay Hirt writes about right whales in Cape Cod Bay. Lindsay, a Plymouth native, is a conservation advocate specializing in risk management for whales and dolphins. She holds degrees in marine...
View ArticleMonitoring Fish Kills at Indian Point and Pilgrim
The Pilgrim nuclear plant and the Indian Point nuclear plant have a lot of similarities. Both plants are owned by Entergy and both are located on east coast water bodies (Cape Cod Bay for Pilgrim, and...
View ArticlePilgrim Springs a New Leak
As a regulatory requirement, Entergy periodically publishes a water pollution report for Pilgrim called a Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR). They must collect wastewater samples, conduct chemical tests...
View ArticleNew EPA Rule Does Not Adequately Protect Marine Life
A final rule issued on May 19th by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will specify a range of seven options that power plants (including nuclear facilities like Pilgrim) can use to reduce the...
View ArticleNDA Designation Celebration!
“No Discharge Area” Designation Celebration! Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially designated all Massachusetts coastal waters as a vessel “No Discharge Area” (NDA) – an...
View ArticleStudent Posters Highlight Impacts of Pilgrim
Environmental students at Weymouth High worked hard all year, learning about the various impacts of Pilgrim on Cape Cod Bay. As one of their final projects, groups of students created poster...
View ArticlePilgrim Dodges a Bullet: Hurricane Arthur
Hurricane Arthur moved north along the U.S. East Coast on the 4th of July, forcing tourists to reschedule holiday plans and many towns to reschedule parades and fireworks. Arthur brought high winds,...
View ArticleAnother Land Grab: Entergy Wants to Use our Public Shoreline for More...
The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station is so old and underdesigned that even its friendly regulator, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, says it has to upgrade. The NRC says Pilgrim isn’t equipped to...
View ArticlePainting Depicts Pilgrim’s Use of Public Shoreline
This fantastic painting of Pilgrim was recently donated to us (the text was added to the image by us – the original painting does not include any text). We’ve recently printed post cards and notecards...
View ArticleHow the Greenhouse Effect Contributes to Winter Woes
Jonathan Byrne writes about the greenhouse effect, a complex natural process that plays a major part in shaping the earth’s climate and ultimately our daily lives. Jonathan is an earth and space...
View ArticleIt’s Time for EPA to Terminate Entergy’s Permit to Pollute Cape Cod Bay
Despite a public outcry over the past year, U.S. EPA is still allowing Entergy operate the Pilgrim plant with a Clean Water Act permit that expired 18 years ago. Certainly, none of us would be allowed...
View ArticleFOLLOW UP: NRC Response to our Request for Action During “Hercules”
In early January, a storm named “Hercules” hit Plymouth County, bringing with it heavy snowfall, high winds, frigid temperatures, and coastal flooding. It was a moderate nor’easter by New England...
View ArticleCoastal Storm Underlines Concerns at Pilgrim
Starting early tomorrow morning (3/26), coastal Massachusetts will be thumped by a late season coastal storm. While most of the precipitation will remain offshore, the storm event is still expected to...
View Article2015 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan Released
On January 6, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) released the first update to the Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan, which was originally released in 2009 as a landmark...
View ArticleRight Whales off Plymouth Shore
North Atlantic right whales are one of the rarest whales on the planet with only about 500 individuals left. These amazing animals can be seen with consistency in Cape Cod Bay for part of the year...
View ArticlePilgrim Nuclear: How Would People on the Water be Protected in an Emergency?
If an emergency occurred at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, how would members of the public out on the water – for example, on Cape Cod Bay, Stellwagen Bank, the Cape Cod Canal, or in any nearby harbors...
View ArticleSummary of Pilgrim’s July 2015 Discharge Monitoring Report
As a regulatory requirement of Entergy’s Clean Water Act permit (NPDES permit), Entergy must publish monthly reports for pollutants discharged into Cape Cod Bay by Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station....
View ArticleCoastal Certification Denied At Indian Point
The State of New York has filed an objection to Entergy’s request to renew Indian Point’s license for another 20 years. Entergy needs a state ‘Coastal Consistency Determination’ in order to renew the...
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