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BREAKING: Governor Signs the Sewage Notification Bill!

Late on January 12, Governor Baker signed H.4921 into law! This is an excellent step in protecting public health, water quality, and a fi...

CSO Bill Passes the Senate, Now off to the Governor!

Fantastic news! The sewage notification bill (H.4921) is now on the Governor’s desk awaiting his signature! After moving out of the Senat...

More Funding for State Environmental Agencies in 2021

Great new on the state budget (again)! The state agencies that protect and restore the Commonwealth’s natural resources entered the new y...

Action Alert! State Environmental Agency Budgets in Danger!

We need your help to ask legislators to override the governor's veto to insure protection of our critical resources. The legislature rec...

Great Budget News!

Last week the legislature's budget conference committee released their budget proposal for FY21 - including significant budget increases ...

Please Make a Call to Thank Our State Representatives!

Thank you all for getting the word out to your state senators about the sewage notification bill (H.4921)! We heard from so many offices ...

Press Release: MA House passes sewage notification bill

MA House Passes Bill to Alert Residents of Sewage Overflows into Waterways (BOSTON) – The Massachusetts House of Representatives has pass...

URGENT ACTION ALERT: Help move the sewage notification bill through the Senate!

We are delighted to share that last evening, under the leadership of bill lead sponsor Rep. Campbell and co-lead Rep. Provost, the Massac...

URGENT ACTION ALERT! Help us protect rivers and the public from sewage!

Please join us in calling your state representative today (7/27) or tomorrow morning (7/28) before 10 am to help pass the sewage notifica...

New Policy Specialist!

Mass Rivers is delighted to announce that Katharine Lange has joined our team this month as our Policy Specialist. Katharine earned her M...

Mosquito Legislation Signed by Governor

On July 16, the Massachusetts House and Senate enacted the final version of the Mosquito Control Reform bill and this week the Governor s...

Significant Drought Persists

Low precipitation since May and above normal temperatures this summer overall have led to dry conditions across the Commonwealth and stee...

Congresswoman Lori Trahan Leads Push for Federal Funding to Help Rivers

We want to recognize Congresswoman Lori Trahan for her tremendous advocacy for water infrastructure funding in the latest U.S. House infr...

A Message from Mass Rivers

As people on the planet, we are connected. We are connected by our shared experiences, and our shared humanity, much as rivers connect ou...

Action Alert: Tell Your State Legislator to Oppose Mosquito Spraying Bill

Background: As you may recall from our recent action alert, Governor Baker recently filed a bill (H.4650, “An Act to Mitigate Arbovirus i...

Action Alert: Don’t Blanket MA with Mosquito Pesticides That Harm Rivers

Background: Governor Baker recently filed a bill (H.4650, “An Act to Mitigate Arbovirus in the Commonwealth) that would give state author...

EPA Suspends Enforcement on Environmental Laws

On March 26th, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new policy that would suspend enforcement of key provisions of o...

COVID19 Update

Following recommendations made by both the Center for Disease Control and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Mass Rivers has temporari...

Pizza for a Purpose!

Save the Date for… Pizza for a Purpose! Mass Rivers Pizza Fundraiser with Flatbread Somerville February 11th, 2020 5 pm – 9 pm 45 Day Str...

144 Local Officials Sign Letter Supporting Bill to Provide Public Warnings During Sewage Spills

BOSTON – 144 elected and appointed municipal leaders from 61 communities today urged Massachusetts House leadership to move a bill forwar...

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