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.
A truck drives past a welcome sign to Joint Base Cape Cod, Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, in Sandwich, Mass.
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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