One project and two issues of our times: climate and affordable housing. A wonderful chance to invest in an EJ community and a resilient waterfront. MysticRiverWatershed is on board. A huge chance for Chelsea bostonglobe.com/2022/10/01/met… via The Boston Globe The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts

This Environmental Law Made Half of America’s Fresh Waters Swimmable and Fishable -- A strong opinion piece on the history of the CWA and Sackett v. E.P.A. The Kennedy interpretation, significant nexus, is the right one! MysticRiverWatershed Mass Rivers Alliance nytimes.com/2022/10/26/opi…

Grateful to Jason Lewis for convening the Malden River Forum with great partnership for a healthy Malden River Mayor Christenson Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn Mayor Carlo DeMaria Paul J. Donato Friends of the Malden River Landing Studio

Opening of new Green Line station at Tufts U. Investment in mass transit to add 50,000 riders/day. Credit to transportation activists, elected officials and valuable tax investment us. Kudos to Mike Capuano for securing 1 BN MysticRiverWatershed Ed Markey Elizabeth Warren @RepKClark

And to rousing applause, @RepKClark notes that the next step is taking the #GreenLineExtension to Mystic Valley Parkway!

Congratulations Maria Belen Power - looking forward to seeing how you apply your prodigious skillset and experiences for greater environmental justice! What you've been to Chelsea, you will be for MA! MysticRiverWatershed

wcvb.com/article/bald-e… Tragic and keeps happening. We would benefit from knowing whether tissue/blood test indicates this is an SGAR rodenticide poisoning and what % of raptor poisonings are SGAR in metro Boston. MysticRiverWatershed Mass Audubon Charles River Watershed Association

storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0bbe0c… So glad to learn about the recognition for this amazing group of students, teacher, and the City of Everett as they restore the riverbank of the Malden River. MysticRiverWatershed Friends of the Malden River City of Everett, MA

Literally an icon of the Mystic. Tragic. We need data on how many raptors killed by SGARS in MA. The bald eagle found poisoned in Arlington cemetery has died, officials say bostonglobe.com/2023/03/01/met… via The Boston Globe MysticRiverWatershed Massachusetts Sierra Club Charles River Watershed Association Mass Audubon

Swimming in the Seine? The Olympic Games have catalyzed a huge push to make the Seine swimmable. If this can be done in one major urban river, it can be done in the Mystic and all MA rivers. MysticRiverWatershed Charles River Watershed Association Neponset River Mass Rivers Alliance nytimes.com/2023/05/12/spo…

It is a time for rolling **forward** protections, not rolling back. The Supreme Court's decision to narrow the definition of "waters of the United States" is heartbreaking. Water connects us all, and all people deserve access to clean water.💧 MysticRiverWatershed Conservation Law Foundation Mass Rivers Alliance

This morning we celebrate the long awaited opening of a new MassDCR bathhouse to replace prior 1954 building. DCR Commissioner Arrigo speaks about accessibility as underpinning the design. MysticRiverWatershed

Anyone despairing about our ability to tackle the climate crisis should study the slow, messy, uncertain and thrilling history of urban rivers that have been raised from the dead. My essay for Long Now Foundation. longnow.org/ideas/the-rive…

A profile of the Mystic "...it is the opposite of orderly: it lurches through seasons of outrage and indifference, earnest clean-ups followed by another fuel spill....It is messy, elusive, and never actually finished." The River Twice longnow.org/ideas/the-rive… MysticRiverWatershed

Funding for Torbert Macdonald Park!! Thank you @Barber4StateRep and Senator Pat Jehlen for securing $100K in the state budget for a vegetation management plan with a focus on tree inventory, original park design intent, view corridors, and the promotion of park usage MysticRiverWatershed

Tales From the Trenches - as presented by my colleague Andy_Mystic_River A story of #hope and #greeninfrastructure in the face of an onslaught of stormwater pollutants and increasing precipitation! I hope to see you there. MysticRiverWatershed Massachusetts Rivers

Haley et al., of BU - gastrointestinal illness associated with combined sewer overflows. Water bodies with sewage may make people sick who are nearby (e.g. nearby residents) - not just swimmers and boaters. MysticRiverWatershed Massachusetts Rivers #cleanwater wbur.org/news/2024/05/2…

Shannon Beach - 26% of water quality samples not meeting standards for swimming. Let's fix our infrastructure so that residents can recreate safely during these crazy hot summers. MysticRiverWatershed Massachusetts Rivers MassDEP bostonglobe.com/2024/08/02/met… via The Boston Globe

sierraclub.org/sierra/boston-… Congratulations to author Saima Sidik on her highlighting the challenges and opportunities in addressing combined sewer overflows in the Boston area MysticRiverWatershed Massachusetts Rivers

A significant milestone toward the construction of the Mystic River Bicycle and Pedestrian Crossing - one of the last permits is in hand - 401 Water Quality Cert Credit MassDEP City of Somerville City of Everett, MA