WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » harbor http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Fri, 24 May 2013 23:26:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 "Dirty Dozen" Report Lists New Bedford as Major Pollution Contributor http://wbsm.com/dirty-dozen-report-lists-new-bedford-as-major-pollution-contributor/ http://wbsm.com/dirty-dozen-report-lists-new-bedford-as-major-pollution-contributor/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:26:32 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=35879 The Toxics Action Center organization has once again recognized New England's twelve worst polluters through their annual "Dirty Dozen" report.

The report, released today, lists several local sites which public health and environmental non-profit officials say have failed to take appropriate action to address their pollution problems

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]]> http://wbsm.com/dirty-dozen-report-lists-new-bedford-as-major-pollution-contributor/feed/ 0 H.C. Williams/flickr Cape Cod Man Says Alternative Technologies Being Shut Out Of New Bedford Harbor Cleanup http://wbsm.com/cape-cod-man-says-alternative-technologies-being-shut-out-of-new-bedford-harbor-cleanup/ http://wbsm.com/cape-cod-man-says-alternative-technologies-being-shut-out-of-new-bedford-harbor-cleanup/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:59:06 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=33302 A Cape Cod man says he and other creators of technology used to remove contaminants from waterways are being shut out of the discussion over how to clean up New Bedford Harbor. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/cape-cod-man-says-alternative-technologies-being-shut-out-of-new-bedford-harbor-cleanup/feed/ 0 Mass. Dept. Environmental Protection, flickr Questions Still Exist about New Bedford Harbor Cleanup http://wbsm.com/questions-still-exist-about-new-bedford-harbor-cleanup/ http://wbsm.com/questions-still-exist-about-new-bedford-harbor-cleanup/#comments Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:59:56 +0000 Bryan Booker http://wbsm.com/?p=27599 Is $366 Million dollars enough to clean up New Bedford Harbor? Buzzards Bay Coalition president Mark Rasmussen doesn't think so.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/questions-still-exist-about-new-bedford-harbor-cleanup/feed/ 0 TSM Buzzards Bay Coalition Questions Cad-Cell Technology http://wbsm.com/buzzards-bay-coalition-questions-cad-cell-technology/ http://wbsm.com/buzzards-bay-coalition-questions-cad-cell-technology/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:35:30 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=26608 The EPA's plan to dredge pcb-contaminated sediment from New Bedford Harbor, and dispose of the material in so-called cad cells along the shoreline, is coming under fire from the Buzzards Bay Coalition. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/buzzards-bay-coalition-questions-cad-cell-technology/feed/ 0 United States Government Works,flickr AVX to Pay $366mil to Fund New Bedford Harbor Cleanup http://wbsm.com/avx-to-pay-366mil-to-fund-new-bedford-harbor-cleanup/ http://wbsm.com/avx-to-pay-366mil-to-fund-new-bedford-harbor-cleanup/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:23:11 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=21993 The parent company of Aerovox has reached a settlement with the EPA regarding the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/avx-to-pay-366mil-to-fund-new-bedford-harbor-cleanup/feed/ 0 TSM NOAA: New Bedford Again Top Dollar-Value Fishing Port In Nation http://wbsm.com/noaa-new-bedford-again-top-dollar-value-fishing-port-in-nation/ http://wbsm.com/noaa-new-bedford-again-top-dollar-value-fishing-port-in-nation/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:59:21 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=15932 For the 12th consecutive year New Bedford is the top commercial fishing port in the nation with a valued catch of $369 million.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/noaa-new-bedford-again-top-dollar-value-fishing-port-in-nation/feed/ 0 brixton, flickr New Harbor Development Director Named http://wbsm.com/new-harbor-development-director-named/ http://wbsm.com/new-harbor-development-director-named/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:02:16 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=13457 The New Bedford Harbor Development Commission approved the hiring of a new H-D-C Executive Director.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-harbor-development-director-named/feed/ 0 TSM Mayor Recommends Stieb For Port Director http://wbsm.com/mayor-recommends-stieb-for-port-director/ http://wbsm.com/mayor-recommends-stieb-for-port-director/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:58:33 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=11888 Mayor Jon Mitchell is recommending the appointment of Jeffrey Stieb as the new Director of the New Bedford Harbor Development Commission.

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