“My gut feeling is that, unfortunately, we brought some things to their attention that they need to address and it’s made life difficult for them.” — Dartmouth Health Director Chris Michaud on not being invited to sit on Title 5 advisory committee.
Category: Environment
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The Light’s new Report For America writer to focus on climate, environmental issues
Adam Goldstein, a graduate student at the University of Missouri with a passion for the environment, will join the staff beginning in July
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Department of Environmental Protection targeted for ‘egregious’ open meeting violation
The complaint is the latest development in an intense, monthslong dispute over controversial septic regulations. The agency has proposed rules that would force homeowners to spend tens of thousands of dollars on nitrogen-filtering systems — unless their town puts together a plan to reduce nitrogen pollution in other ways.
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State lawmakers push back against costly new septic rules
A bill from state Sen. Mark Montigny and state Rep. Chris Markey would stop the state DEP from requiring nitrogen-reducing septic upgrades. The legislation would also make it illegal to require watershed permits without any funding attached.
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Dartmouth officials assail state’s ‘corrupted’ septic regulation process
“This is the most rotten … process of government I have ever seen in Massachusetts. This is absolutely disgusting to the core, and it needs to be purified.” — Dartmouth Health Director Chris Michaud
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New septic regs could cost towns, taxpayers and homeowners a bundle
“No one has said we want a dirtier environment … Where the disagreement is is how we get there, and we were left out — municipalities were left out of the discussion.” — Dartmouth Board of Health Director Chris Michaud
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Report for America chooses The Light for environmental reporting post
Report for America is a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues and communities. It is structured to harness the skills and idealism of an emerging group of journalists plus the creative spirit of local news organizations — like ours.
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New Bedford city councilors look for solution to shellfish bed pollution
Committee on Fisheries wants state to move contaminated quahogs to areas with cleaner waters.
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Shellfish areas remain closed in New Bedford as city works to fix old sewage system
“It’s just devastating honestly … I’m a little dumbfounded and lost for words with it … This is my livelihood. This is what I do, what I’ve done all my life. It’s just crushing.” — Eddie Foster, a third-generation fisherman