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Preparing communities for climate change added to task of restoring and protecting the Mystic River by the Watershed Association

“We feel that going the $10 million route would be much more advantageous to the county, and save a lot of time and effort every year ... ."

Assistant House Speaker Katherine Clark toured the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority’s (MWRA) Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Tuesday afternoon to help promote the clean water infrastructure provisions in the recently signed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The bipartisan infrastructure law…Read more →

More than an acre of Malden River waterfront will be cleared of invasive phragmites and vegetation, and replanted with native plants and trees – while also clearing the site lines for those using the RiverGreen Park. The project is on about one acre of land just south of the new boat launch in RiverGreen park, and is principally sponsored by Mystic River Watershed Association (MyRWA). That area along the Malden River is experiencing a resurgence in all ways, but because of invasive phragmites...

During the final hours of the legislative session, the Massachusetts House and Senate enacted, An Act promoting awareness of sewage pollution in public waters. The bill now sits on Gov. Charles Baker’s desk, where he has 10 days after the bill’s enactment to sign it. This is an important step in protecting public health, our state’s water quality, and upgrading outdated water infrastructure. H.4921, sponsored by Rep. Linda Dean Campbell (D-Methuen), Sen. Pat Jehlen (D-Somerville), and Rep...

A MWRA wet weather sewage discharge outfall warning on the Charles River by the outlet of Bostons Muddy River (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) Among the many bills sitting on Gov. Baker’s desk is one requiring cities and towns to notify residents any time raw sewage ends up in a local river or water body. As gross — and alarming — as it sounds, sewage dumps actually happen hundreds of times every year in Massachusetts during heavy rain, because of antiquated sewer systems. They release hundreds of mi...