Tonight @ 7pm! MyRWA Watershed Scientist Andy_Mystic_River and Town of Arlington, MA Town Engineer Wayne Chouinard will be discussing how the region is preparing for more intense and frequent rain 🌧️. Tune in to the Robbins Library Zoom Event here: robbinslibrary.org/event/preparin…

We are surrounded by #plastic – a material we know threatens our health & environment. Yet, manufacturers continue to make more each year – even though how plastic is made fuels a toxic cycle of production, consumption, and disposal. clf.org/blog/how-plast…

Former MyRWA fellow Nina Mascarenhas's Master's thesis on "Collaborative governance in regional climate resilience planning : a case study of the Resilient Mystic Collaborative" is now available online! Read about her study on Resilient Mystic Collaborative here >>> dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/…

It's always exciting to see the first signs of wildlife coming back to a restoration site. After restoration work— which can often look a lot like destruction— the site comes back to life as restored habitat, benefiting wildlife and us! #EcologicalRestoration

1/🐟 When Ben Storrow and I set out to write a story about offshore wind and fishing, we wanted to show where wind energy areas and important fisheries overlap The amazing Marta Ribera & @claudinetweets made us some really informative maps (see thread) wbur.org/news/2021/10/1…

Help Sought to Eliminate Abandoned Fishing Line at #ArlingtonMA Parks&Waterbodies. Parks & Recreation Commission is looking for community members to serve on a working group to investigate possible solutions. If interested email Recreation Director [email protected]

Check out this great new resource here >>> massecan.org/resources-mass… #climateresilience #ResilientMysticCollaborative @JulieWormser

"Flooding could shut down Logan airport, hospitals, and other critical infrastructure in Mass., and the risk is only growing, report says" bostonglobe.com/2021/10/17/met… via The Boston Globe "

Significant pollution event at Rumney Marsh, Saugus River. Oil spilled in a road goes straight to water bodies through storm pipe network. MysticRiverWatershed bostonglobe.com/2021/10/13/met… via The Boston Globe

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: 🚨 According to New England Aquarium, the North Atlantic #RightWhale population has dropped from 366 to 336 animals in 2020 – an 8% decrease from 2019. 📉 ow.ly/C8uu50GxQay

Huge new report today: Divestment commitments have now hit $39.42 trillion, or more than the combined GDP of US and China. Such thanks to the millions of people who made this happen nytimes.com/2021/10/26/opi…

This bridge is HUGE news for #MysticGreenways! We are a big step closer to our vision of 25 miles of connected paths🎉 Streetsblog MASS

Whales helped control the planet's thermostat, and now, given their decline, some are proposing to seed oceans with the missing iron in their poop. That would give rise to more phytoplankton, which absorb CO2 and give rise to so much marine life. theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

“State officials accused of inserting loophole into new law that seeks to protect public from sewage” bostonglobe.com/2021/11/06/sci… via The Boston Globe

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How Americans’ Appetite for Leather in Luxury SUVs Worsens Amazon Deforestation nytimes.com/2021/11/17/cli…

Great news! We far exceeded our goal, raising $20,649.64 for our Baseline Water Quality Monitoring Program on #GivingTuesday! Enough to fund 11 sites for the entire year! TY for being part of the clean water movement, this global day of giving & our Mystic community. 👐🌎🌊

BREAKING: This is what environmental racism looks like. Mass. Transportation & MassDEP are stockpiling asbestos debris in the EJ community of Chelsea, near a public housing development. EJ communities are not sacrifice zones! Read the full statement by our ED Roseann Bongiovanni ⬇️

This afternoon, I joined with Baker Administration officials and local leaders to advocate for an economic development package that includes $44 million for strengthening the Amelia Earhart Dam and building a new Orange Line headhouse to connect to the future Mystic River Bridge.