River 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 ArticleChallenge to USFWS Finding on Roseate Tern: ESA Violation
JRWA and Pilgrim Watch filed a legal appeal with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in May of 2012 claiming that the NRC, Entergy, and USFWS violated the Endangered Species Act by finding that...
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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 ArticleConsider a Gift to our Friends at Earthrise Law Center
During this holiday season, please consider giving a gift to our friends from Earthrise Law Center at Lewis and Clark Law School. In 2013, Cape Cod Bay Watch (CCBW) and Earthrise joined forces to work...
View ArticleEndangered Roseate Terns Impacted by Pilgrim
The roseate tern is listed as a federally endangered species, and is currently threatened by Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station because of the high fish mortalities that occur as a result of Pilgrim’s...
View ArticleNOAA’s Proposed Revision of Humpback Whale Status
NOAA’s has posted a proposed revision for the status of humpback whales – which could negatively affect “our” population of humpbacks off of New England. The public comment period ends tonight at...
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