Entergy operations threaten endangered whales, turtles, fish
At least 10 different endangered species may be impacted by Entergy’s once through cooling water intake and its heated discharges to Cape Cod Bay. These species include whales like the fin whale and...
View ArticleRiver Herring and other fish getting ‘nuked’
On March 8, 2012, JRWA filed a legal challenge against Entergy’s operations at Pilgrim Nuclear Plant. One of the significant issues at hand is the number of fish that get sucked into the plant’s...
View ArticleGroups ask state agency to suspend coastal zone approval for Entergy’s...
Two groups today asked the state to revoke a 2006 approval for Entergy’s Pilgrim nuclear reactor in Plymouth. Jones River Watershed Association and Pilgrim Watch are asking the Massachusetts Office of...
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What is Wart, the Right Whale, Telling Us?
Wart, an endangered North Atlantic right whale, was discovered in Plymouth Harbor in Cape Cod Bay on January 12, 2013, with her newborn calf. It has been 27 years since a right whale mother and calf...
View ArticleReassessing Pilgrim’s Impact on Right Whales
Local groups have recently asked the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to reinitiate consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA),...
View ArticleEarthrise to NRC: Fix Mistake in Pilgrim’s License and Help Protect...
In a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Nov. 11th, Earthrise Law Center asked the NRC fix an error in Pilgrim’s NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) license. Last year, the NRC assured...
View ArticleOcean Acidawhat?
Acidification is not your typical household word…yet. Despite not being on the mainstream radar, acidification of our oceans is a serious, and increasing, environmental and economic problem. Background...
View Article2nd Annual Race to Save a Species
SATURDAY MAY 3RD 10:00AM PLYMOUTH, MA With fewer than 500 left in the world, North Atlantic right whales still need our help to avoid extinction. Join locally-based Whale and Dolphin Conservation...
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What’s in it for Cape Cod Bay? New Draft Mass. Ocean Management Plan Released
In response to the Ocean Act of 2008, the Mass. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) issued the state’s Ocean Management Plan in Dec. 2009. Under the Oceans Act, EEA is required...
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