WBUROpinion

Mass. authorities want to give up on solving the Charles River's sewage problem

The Charles River is a "Class B" river, meaning that it's suitable for boating and swimming, writes. But now authorities want ...
The Daily Free Press

Sewage could continue to flow into Charles River amid proposal to reclassify its water quality

A new proposal by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to reclassify the water quality of the Charles River — which ...
The Harvard Crimson

Water Authority Considers Proposal to Let Sewage Keep Flowing Into the Charles River

To the dismay of advocates and residents, the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority proposed a plan at a Wednesday meeting ...

Dirty water, indeed: New proposal would allow continued sewage in the Charles

For decades, Boston residents have been promised a transformed Charles River. State officials are proposing an about-face on ...

Boston’s century-old steam heat system is getting a low-carbon makeover

In the depths of the 75-year-old Kendall Cogeneration Station along the Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a ...
GBH

Local authorities debate: How much sewage in Boston-area rivers is too much?

Environmental advocates want that number to get down to zero. But the Massachusetts River Water Authority says it’s more ...

Sewage could be dumped into Charles River under new proposal from Massachusetts water authority

A new proposal by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) to change the Charles River's water-quality classification is sparking controversy, with advocates warning it could undo decades of ...