Cape Cod Faces a Rising ‘Yellow Tide’ (2/12/24)
Cape Cod Faces a Rising ‘Yellow Tide’Tourism is big business on the cape, but a growing environmental issue could disrupt the lives of tourists and residents, alike.February 12, 2024Scientific AmericanBY DUY LINH TU, SEBASTIAN TUINDER, BARBARA MORAN, ANAISSA RUIZ TEJADA, JOSEPH POLIDORO & JEFFERY DELVISCIO This story was co-published with WBUR in Boston. Read its coverage on efforts to improve the Cape’s water pollution, […]
Cape Cod’s ‘power couple of pee-cycling’ wants you to save that liquid gold (2/12/24)
Cape Cod’s ‘power couple of pee-cycling’ wants you to save that liquid goldFebruary 12, 2024Barbara MoranWBUR This is the second of a two-part series on addressing Cape Cod’s worsening water pollution. Read the first part here. Earle Barnhart and Hilda Maingay take sustainable living seriously. They grow almost all their own food, raise chickens on kitchen scraps, capture rainwater […]
Why septic tanks have become such a big problem on Cape Cod compared to the rest of Mass. (2/12/24)
Why septic tanks have become such a big problem on Cape Cod compared to the rest of Mass.February 12, 2024Nik DeCosta-KlipaWBUR A super (toilet) bowl problem: Cape Cod’s water — its coastline, its freshwater ponds, its saltwater bays — is the linchpin of its tourism-centric economy, and it’s increasingly in bad shape. A recent report found […]
Cape Cod needs to clean up its water. The solutions could cost billions (2/12/24)
Cape Cod needs to clean up its water. The solutions could cost billionsFebruary 12, 2024Barbara MoranWBUR This is the first of a two-part series on addressing Cape Cod’s worsening water pollution. Read the second part here. Pat Uhlman lives across the street from Shubael Pond in Barnstable. The round pond is ringed by trees and — […]