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Jan 13, 20212 min read
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...
Dec 15, 20201 min read
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...
Dec 7, 20201 min read
Great Budget News!
Last week the legislature's budget conference committee released their budget proposal for FY21 - including significant budget increases...
Aug 3, 20202 min read
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...
Jul 31, 20203 min read
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...
Jul 27, 20202 min read
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...
May 12, 20204 min read
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...
May 5, 20203 min read
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, 20192 min read
Major Federal Water Protection Repealed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, 20193 min read
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 22, 20191 min read
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, 20194 min read
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...
Jun 13, 20192 min read
ACTION ALERT: Tell your legislators to support funding to address climate change impacts
We need your help to pass a bill that provides funding to address the impacts of climate change in Massachusetts! Please call your...
May 17, 20193 min read
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, 20192 min read
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 12, 20192 min read
Action Alert: Tell the EPA to Withdraw Their Dangerous Proposal
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers are proposing to significantly narrow the scope of protections...
Mar 6, 20192 min read
Legislators Cosponsor Sewage Pollution Notification Bill
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...
Jan 28, 20192 min read
ACTION ALERT: Our rivers need your support!
We need your help to gather support for two bills at the Massachusetts State House that will benefit our rivers! Please call your state...
Jul 27, 20182 min read
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...
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