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A federal finding of no significant impact brings proposed machine gun rage one step closer to construction

JOINT BASE CAPE COD The federal National Guard Bureau issued a finding last week that the multipurpose machine-gun range planned for Camp Edwards would not have a significant impact on the surrounding environment.
The April 30 finding in support of the Massachusetts Army National Guard s environmental assessment allows the Guard to move forward in the process of planning for the range.
The decision comes amid public outcry over the project.
Over the past year, community members, environmental activists and state and federal legislators have spoken out against the proposed project. Concerns have been raised about how the proposed range would affect the surrounding wildlife habitat and the region s sole source aquifer, which accounts for 100% of the Cape s drinking water, as well as traffic and noise brought about by the range. ....

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Cape Cod Machine Gun Range Gets Key Federal Approval

The National Guard Bureau has determined that the range at Camp Edwards on Joint Base Cape Cod would not significantly affect the region's environment. But neighbors, environmental activists and state and federal lawmakers have raised concerns about how the range would affect wildlife habitat and the region’s sole source aquifer.
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Cape Cod Machine Gun Range at Joint Base Cape Cod Gets Federal Approval – NECN

There are concerns about cutting down thousands of trees and what that would mean for the carbon footprint. And, Gottlieb says, there’s the water.
“This site sits on the primary source of drinking water for the four upper Cape towns is contamination of the drinking water and that the activities here are going to be managed in a way that assures long term protection of the drinking water on which we all rely.”
Most of the people NBC10 Boston spoke to Wednesday are against the range.
“I don’t think it’s necessary, Mashpee resident Karen Titus said. It just doesn’t seem environmentally safe or safe in general.” ....

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National Guard training range at Cape Code gets key federal approval

National Guard training range at Cape Code gets key federal approval
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Soldiers from the 1058th Transportation Company, Massachusetts National Guard, conduct a night base defense live-fire exercise under the illumination of a green flare during the Combined Arms Exercise: Patriot Crucible at Joint Base Cape Cod on Aug. 1, 2019. (Staff Sgt. Steven C. Eaton/Massachusetts National Guard)
BOURNE, Mass. A proposed machine gun training range at a National Guard base in Massachusetts has received approval from a federal agency.
The National Guard Bureau has determined that the range at Camp Edwards on Joint Base Cape Cod would not significantly affect the region’s environment. ....

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Cape Cod firing range moving forward after National Guard finds no environmental impact

By BETH TREFFEISEN | Cape Cod Times | Published: May 5, 2021
JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. (Tribune News Service) The federal National Guard Bureau issued a finding last week that the multipurpose machine-gun range planned for Camp Edwards would not have a significant impact on the surrounding environment.
The April 30 finding in support of the Massachusetts Army National Guard s environmental assessment allows the Guard to move forward in planning for the range.
The decision comes amid a public outcry over the project.
Over the past year, community members, environmental activists and state and federal legislators have spoken out against the proposed project. Concerns have been raised about how the proposed range would affect the surrounding wildlife habitat and the region s sole source aquifer, which accounts for 100% of the Cape s drinking water, as well as traffic and noise brought about by the range. ....

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