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Wetlands for Widett Circle
We commend the Boston Green Ribbon Commission and Embrace Boston for their timely and important report about climate change in Boston and the urgent need to prioritize justice in environmental and climate plans.
CRWA Accelerates Work to Restore the Charles River
Charles River Watershed Association is pleased to announce the organization will accelerate its work to restore the Charles River watershed, thanks in part to a recent $1M anonymous grant.
Fort Point Solutions
Thank you to the Boston Globe for including our call for nature-based solutions to strengthen Boston Water & Sewer Commission’s proposed strategy for flood gates at Fort Point Channel to protect our neighborhoods from sea-level rise and manage stormwater runoff in extreme storms.
Report: Charles River flooding will increase considerably with climate change (WBUR)
A new report finds communities along the Charles River will experience an appreciable increase in flooding within the next 50 years.
After 48 years, it’s official: Boston you’re my home (WBUR)
"I think the Charles River clinched it. A ribbon of light in the middle of everything," writes best-selling author Anita Diamant.
‘It was disgusting’: There’s a cellphone junkyard at the bottom of the Charles River
FROM THE BOSTON GLOBE: When Deb Laufer stepped off the dock and into a boat at Charles River Canoe & Kayak’s Kendall Square dock about a month ago, and her iPhone slipped out of her pocket and into the murky depths, she figured it was gone for good.