Conservationists say New England's drought is another wakeup call about climate change
The drought is worsening in most parts of New England, and advocates say it’s a good time to be talking to the public about climate change.
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The drought is worsening in most parts of New England, and advocates say it’s a good time to be talking to the public about climate change.
As high temperatures and low rainfall continue, the drought in Massachusetts is not improving.
By Julia Blatt As Massachusetts observes World Water Day this year, our state’s communities have particular reason to celebrate. The Massachusetts legislature recently enacted (and Governor Baker signed into law) a state sewage notification bill. This important new law has been a long time coming. World Water Day falls on March 22nd of each year. Since it first became a United Nations Observance Day in 1993, World Water Day has served as a time to think about, and take action to address, the water crisis. In 2021, World Water Day focuses on the environmental, social and cultural v...
By Julia Blatt, Executive Director, Massachusetts Rivers Alliance As Massachusetts observes World Water Day this year, our state’s communities have particular reason to celebrate. The Massachusetts legislature recently enacted (and Governor Baker signed into law) a state sewage notification bill. This important new law has been a long time coming. World Water Day falls on March 22nd of each year. Since it first became a United Nations Observance Day in 1993, World Water Day has served as a time to think about, and take action to address, the water crisis. In 2021, World Water Day ...
By WHAV Staff | Congresswoman Lori Trahan during an earlier appearance on 97.9 WHAV. (WHAV News file photograph.) Local demands for federal help eliminating sewage discharges into the Merrimack River are being heard as Congresswoman Lori Trahan introduced bipartisan legislation requiring communities receive help paying for upgrades. Trahan and Illinois Republican Darin LaHood reintroduced the Stop Sewage Overflow Act, designed to ensure the federal government does its part to support the cleanup and prevention of combined sewage overflows contamination in rivers across the nation. “Combine...