Free Pass to Pollute?
Submitted by Sue Phelan, GreenCAPE Do not lose heart. We were made for these times…Yes. For years, we have been learning, practicing, been in training for and just waiting to meet on this exact plain of engagement… … Read more
Eversource Update
Submitted by Sue Phelan, GreenCAPE In addition to the excessive 10 year tree cutting operation already announced by Eversource which will potentially push back their utility ROW (right of way) margins even deeper into private property, most Yearly Operational Plans (YOPs) for every MA town have already been submitted by the utilities, railroads, and other … Read more
March NSTAR/Eversource Update
Submitted by Sue Phelan, GreenCape.org As of today, the electric utility NSTAR/Eversource has yet to publish a 2016 Yearly Operational Plan for all parts of the State but it’s still a little too early to cheer…. Here’s the State regulator’s list of herbicides the utility is allowed to use on public and private property all over … Read more
NSTAR/Eversource and Other Utility Spraying: Your Voice Needed
Submitted by Sue Phelan, GreenCAPE In September, GreenCAPE was invited to provide informational materials and direct input relating to the Eversource spraying on electric utility rights-of-way (ROWs) by the Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Healey’s office following her public forum in Barnstable where we raised our objections to Eversource’s continued violation of our civil liberties and … Read more
Submit Complaints about NSTAR/Eversource Rights-of-Way Spraying Now
Submitted by Sue Phelan, info@GreenCAPE.org The Attorney General’s Office reports that there are few complaints/objections filed with MDAR related to the NSTAR/Eversource herbicide spraying this year. Complaints are necessary for the AG to investigate the spraying. They require documentation. Send your objections and report any questionable spraying activity you see. Ask the Attorney General’s Office to investigate MDAR (the … Read more