What's new at Mass Rivers?

Write to your legislator to help us pass the Drought Bill in the Massachusetts legislature!

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

Late last week, the Trump administration took another major step forward in revoking some of the most fundamental national 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...

Yesterday the Senate and House signed off on a budget for FY20 that included increases for our three top river-related budget priorities!...

The state legislature has taken its first step to move forward a bill that would require public notice in the event of sewage discharges...

We need your help to pass a bill that provides funding to address the impacts of climate change in Massachusetts! Please call your...

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has proposed new regulations for hydropower dams that would harm our rivers. DOER...

Recently, the Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee released their proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2020. Mass Rivers prioritizes...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers are proposing to significantly narrow the scope of protections...

A big thank you to the 83 legislators who have signed on in support of An Act promoting awareness of sewage pollution in public waters...

We need your help to gather support for two bills at the Massachusetts State House that will benefit our rivers! Please call your state...

When it rains, stormwater floods our state’s aging sewer systems. This mix of stormwater and wastewater can discharge into rivers and...