October 31, 2019: The following is an analysis of the October 11, 2019 decision of the Massachusetts Land Court about Nagog Pond water rights, courtesy of Green Acton Water Committee member Carolyn Kiely, Esq.
How to Read Your Eversource Bill
Green Acton prepared this flyer to help Acton residents figure out whether or not they are enrolled in Acton Power Choice, and in what program option (GREEN, Standard, or Basic). If you click on the image, you can see the full-size PDF version and download or print it.
Summary of Fifth WR Grace Five-Year Review
Overview: The Environmental Protection Agency has released a new Five-Year Review (FYR) Report on the WR Grace (WRG) Superfund site, a former industrial site that straddles the town line between Acton and Concord. The purpose of a five-year review is to evaluate how well a clean up plan (“remedy”) is working to be protective of… Continue reading →
Green Acton Testimony Opposing MA Draft Plastic Bag Bill (H.3945)
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The 2019 Climate Strike
On September 20th, 2019 Green Acton participated in the 2019 Climate Strike. Actions included a standout at Kelly’s Corner in Acton, and participation in the Boston Climate Strike.
Climate Strike Friday Sep 20
Imagine if everyone around the world who cared about making systemic changes to reduce climate change came together for a day to show those in power that the time to make changes is NOW! That day is this Friday, September 20. Actions include a 7am–9am standout at Kelley’s Corner in Acton, and a Boston rally… Continue reading →
Housing Production Plan Reform
In April 2020, the Green Acton Land Use Committee generated, and the GA Board of directors approved and submitted, suggested principles by which they encourage Acton’s Housing Production Plan (HPP) to abide. Many of Green Acton’s principles helped reform the HPP to support more-sustainable policies.
Green Acton Public Statement re: Proposed Piper Lane Building Project, 7/9/2019
[Sent on 7/15/19 to the Board of Selectmen and the Zoning Board of Appeals, from Debra Simes (President) and Jim Snyder-Grant (Co-President), along with a request that this be taken into account in any future deliberations on this project.] This statement asserts Green Acton’s opposition to the proposed application currently under review for the Piper… Continue reading →
Acton’s Health Department and Water Quality
Water is essential to life, and thus to health. Here in Acton, the Town Health Department oversees many water-related activities and entities. It attends to public and private wells, swimming pools, and the NARA Pond swimming beach, potential sources of groundwater contamination (including septic systems, underground storage tanks, and two Superfund sites), and potential sources… Continue reading →
Lack of Progress on Remediation of 1,4-Dioxane at WR Grace Superfund Site
The previous post described the recent progress that has been made in reducing the levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at the WR Grace Superfund Site by extracting and treating the groundwater, as called for in the 2005 Record of Decision (ROD). Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for 1,4-Dioxane.