2023-2024 Legislative Session Debrief
The Massachusetts legislative session just ended. Learn about Mass Rivers advocacy work and where our priorities ended up!
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- May 8
- 4 min
A New Rule for an Old Chemical: The EPA Moves to Limit PFAS in Drinking Water. Will it Do Enough to Decontaminate Polluted Rivers?
The EPA is moving to limit PFAS in drinking water. Learn about the history of PFAS and other steps needed to be taken to ensure clean water.
- Jan 13, 2021
- 2 min
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...
- May 5, 2020
- 3 min
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...
- Sep 17, 2019
- 2 min
Major Federal Water Protection Repealed
Late last week, the Trump administration took another major step forward in revoking some of the most fundamental national protections...
- Sep 17, 2019
- 3 min
Fight Back Against Federal Efforts to Limit Clean Water Protections
There has been yet another attack on our federal protections for rivers and streams. We need your help to let Congress know this new...
- Jul 31, 2019
- 2 min
Mass Rivers Pushes Back On Hydropower Proposal
This past week, Mass Rivers organized a sign-on letter opposing updates to the state hydropower dam regulations that could potentially...
- Jul 22, 2019
- 1 min
Rivers Win Big in New Budget
Yesterday the Senate and House signed off on a budget for FY20 that included increases for our three top river-related budget priorities!...
- Jul 18, 2019
- 4 min
Environment Committee Moves Forward Sewage Notification Bill
The state legislature has taken its first step to move forward a bill that would require public notice in the event of sewage discharges...
- May 17, 2019
- 3 min
ACTION ALERT: Help Us Protect Rivers from Hydropower Dams!
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has proposed new regulations for hydropower dams that would harm our rivers. DOER...
- Apr 22, 2019
- 2 min
ACTION ALERT: Thank MA House Ways and Means Committee for Supporting Rivers!
Recently, the Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee released their proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2020. Mass Rivers prioritizes...
- Apr 1, 2019
- 1 min
Second Mass Rivers Lobby Day a Success
This past Thursday, Mass Rivers hosted our second Lobby for the Rivers Day. This day of advocacy on Beacon Hill provides an opportunity...
- Feb 13, 2019
- 2 min
A Wild and Scenic Coalition is Born
In 2018, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Wild and Scenic River System. In the wake of the impressive...
- Feb 5, 2019
- 2 min
Registration open for Lobby for the Rivers Day 2019!
We are excited to announce the kick-off for our 2019 Lobby for the Rivers Day! With environmental regulations being rolled back weekly at...
- Dec 20, 2018
- 1 min
Mass Rivers 2018 Annual Meeting and Dinner A Success
River Heroes Rep. Smitty Pignatelli (D-Lenox) and Sen. Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) with Mass Rivers Executive Director Julia Blatt.
- Aug 9, 2018
- 2 min
Big Wins for Massachusetts Rivers
Despite challenges at the federal level, our team at Mass Rivers has just pulled off tremendous victories to protect our waterways,...
- Jul 27, 2018
- 2 min
Can you call your state representative today and ask them to protect public health?
When it rains, stormwater floods our state’s aging sewer systems. This mix of stormwater and wastewater can discharge into rivers and...
- Jul 18, 2018
- 0 min
- Jul 11, 2018
- 1 min
Call State House by July 12 noon
Amendment #174 Awareness of Sewage Pollution in Public Waters (filed by Senator Jehlen) Amendment #198 CSO Monitoring and Notification...
- Jul 2, 2018
- 1 min
Mass Rivers and nine watershed groups successfully move US EPA to protect water quality
Stormwater drain in East Cambridge.
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