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The Massachusetts Army National Guard’s ad, which ran in the Cape Cod Times on Friday, July 19, calls for a contractor that can build a three-lane shooting range — despite earlier plans to build an eight-lane range.
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Speaking to CAI, Senator Elizabeth Warren said she “guarantees” the Environmental Protection Agency will be able to finish its efforts to study the effects of a proposed machine gun range on Joint Base Cape Cod before any money is allotted for its construction.
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"My position has always been that we need to follow the science. The EPA [Environmental Protection Agency] is currently working to determine the environmental impact of a proposed machine gun range project at Camp Edwards — a review that I requested to safeguard Cape Cod's sole-source aquifer,” Warren said in a statement. “I oppose any effort to move forward with the gun range until the EPA reaches its final determination, including extending authorities in the annual defense policy bill."
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The Massachusetts Army National Guard had until September 30 to spend $9.7 million on construction, but the project has yet to receive final approval from state officials. The Guard sought to extend the funding by one year, until September 30th, 2025. But now, if the Senate follows the House’s lead, the funds will expire in just over four months.
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A new front has opened in the Massachusetts National Guard’s years-long effort to build a controversial machine gun range on Joint Base Cape Cod. Newly disclosed emails reveal the Guard is leveling accusations against the Environmental Protection Agency, and trying to cut the EPA out of the process.
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The Massachusetts Army National Guard submitted a new plan to the Environmental Protection Agency after officials from the federal agency found the range’s initial design could contaminate the aquifer that runs beneath the base. That aquifer provides drinking water to hundreds of thousands of Cape residents and visitors.
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The Massachusetts Army National Guard's proposal comes as a response to a critical Environmental Protection Agency draft report released a year ago, which found the range could contaminate drinking water and create a significant threat to public health for hundreds of thousands of year-round residents on Cape Cod.
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Activists and environmentalists say they’re eager for an update 11 months after the Environmental Protection Agency released a draft report that found a proposed machine gun range on Joint Base Cape Cod could create a “significant public health hazard” by contaminating drinking water.
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Opponents of a proposed machine gun range on Joint Base Cape Cod are celebrating today, after seeing the annual defense authorization bill because it contains no additional funds for the controversial project.
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During their monthly meeting, the commissioners unanimously voted in favor of sending a letter urging U.S. Senators Warren, Markey, and Congressman Keating to block any further federal Defense or Military Construction appropriations.