Cape Cod

Cape Wind Spin

One filmmaker chronicles the ten-year battle over a massive windfarm in Nantucket Sound, off Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

Whale Alert: A New Smart App to Save Endangered Whales

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Cape Wind Spin

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Estuary Series Part 2: Upstream Development and its Effects

Mass Dolphin Strandings

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Cape Cod Cranberries: A Bitter Harvest

The Pilgrims settled near Cape Cod in Massachusetts more than three and a half centuries ago, and at the first Thanksgiving feast, they ate cranberries plucked from local bogs. The cranberry harvest remains a New England tradition. Each Fall, tourists flock to watch the vibrant red berries bob atop fields of bright blue water. But, […]

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MASSACHUSETTS Guard

In a move that could set a national precedent, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Northeast Administrator has ordered the National Guard to halt training exercises at Camp Edwards on Cape Cod, Massachusestts. The Guard’s artillery range sits on top of the Cape’s sole drinking water supply, and contaminants from spent shells are showing up in the […]

Energy Park A Go-Go

A proposed theme park for Cape Cod would offer special features such as the nuclear Meltdown Mall, a Climate Change Casino & Sweat Lodge, and the world’s first Turbine Wheel Ride.

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Mutant Fish

A harbor off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts is so polluted with PCBs, it’s been declared a Superfund site. That’s not unusual in this day and age. But what is extraordinary is the fact that one type of fish in the harbor has mutated in response to the pollution.

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Seniors and the Environment

A pilot AmeriCorps program is tapping into the skills of senior citizens for a variety of environmental projects. WBUR’s Monica Brady visited the Senior Environmental Corps of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.