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After months of deliberation, the Mosquito Control for the Twenty-First Century Task Force has concluded and issued its final report. The...

Every summer, mosquito season rolls around in Massachusetts - and every summer, the state sprays toxic pesticides from the air and from the roads in an attempt to decrease the risk of mosquito-borne disease, poisoning other organisms and endangering public health along the way. The nature of Massachusetts' ecology makes it extremely hard to spray pesticides without contaminating waterways, even though pesticide applicators say they "avoid wetlands." This practice endangers aq

A blanket of invasive water chestnut, courtesy of Ron Chick Together, we spoke up for rivers during public hearings in support of...