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CRWA Applauds Governor Healey's Historic Proposed Investment in Environmental Agencies (PRESS STATEMENT)
Charles River Watershed Association Applauds Governor Healey's Historic Proposed Investment in Environmental Agencies
Celebrating the Public Lands Preservation Act!
We are grateful for the extraordinary leadership of Rep. Ruth Balser + Sen. Jamie Eldridge, the support of Speaker Ron Mariano, Rep. Aaron Michelwitz + EEA Secretary Rebecca Tepper, and the hard-working advocates who championed this legislation.
Governor Baker signs Public Lands Preservation Act into law!
Late Thursday, November 17, 2022, Governor Charlie Baker signed into law An Act preserving open space in the Commonwealth (H.5381), also known as the Public Lands Preservation Act (PLPA), thus ending a more than two-decade effort to codify a policy of “no net loss” of public land.
50+ Organizations Sign Letter to Support State Parks
JOINT STATEMENT: Advocates Applaud Enactment of the Public Lands Preservation Act
Today the Massachusetts Legislature voted to adopt An Act preserving open space in the Commonwealth (H.5381), also known as the Public Lands Preservation Act (PLPA), and sent it to Governor Charlie Baker’s desk for his signature.
Protecting Public Access to the Charles River
The Boston Globe reported on our advocacy in support of public access requirements at Harvard's Weld & Newell boathouses. Chapter 91, the Massachusetts Public Waterfront Act, protects public access to the Commonwealth's tidelands and waterways, including along the Charles River.