MA: Water
MA Conservationists: Protect Riverfront Forests to Improve Water Quality
LAWRENCE, Mass. -- The U.S. Forest Service is partnering with a group of agencies and nonprofits to conserve water quality and forest health in the …
MA Company Analyzes Wastewater for Early COVID Detection
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - As novel coronavirus cases climb, Cambridge-based tech startup Biobot is looking at an early clue lurking underground - sewage…
Offshore Wind Farm has MA Analyzing Impact on Fisheries
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – A proposed offshore wind farm south of Martha's Vineyard could be the first industrial-sized facility of its kind in the U.…
Government Watchdog Groups: Pruitt's EPA Exit "Long Overdue"
WASHINGTON – After allegedly overspending on everything from pens to lavish trips and accepting questionable deals from lobbyists, government …
Bay State Joins Suit to End Clean Water Rule Delay
BOSTON – Environmental groups have joined with Massachusetts and nine other states in a lawsuit to end delays in implementing the Clean Water Ru…
Advocates to Legislators: Get the Lead Out
LENOX, Mass. – Massachusetts needs to get the lead out of drinking water in schools and day-care centers. That's the message public-health …
New Englanders Organize Against Dakota Access Pipeline
BOSTON – While the Dakota Access Pipeline is being built thousands of miles away, tribal and social justice activists in New England have been …
New Health, Safety Guidelines for Fish Lovers
BOSTON – Good news for Bay Staters who love fresh fish. Two U.S. agencies have released new advice on how much and which types of fish are …
Fracking Opponents in Massachusetts Plan March
BOSTON – Opponents of building new fracking gas pipelines in Massachusetts plan to march more than 40 miles today to call attention to their cau…
Harmful Algae On the Rise in New England, Nation
WOODS HOLE, Mass. - Algal blooms in bodies of water in New England and across the nation are increasing. It's a combined result of climate change…
CDC Advice: Most Folks Need to Drink More Water
BOSTON - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has followed up on a study done about a decade ago that looks at whether Americans are drinki…
Lifeline for Endangered Right Whales: Along Bay State and More
BOSTON - Wildlife protection advocates are calling it a lifeline that will protect the most endangered whales on earth, off the coast of New England …