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With more heavy storms and possible flooding this week, Mass. stormwater infrastructure gets a ‘D+’
“The state of Massachusetts has some of the oldest infrastructure in the country,” said the incoming regional director of the American Society of Civil Engineers. -
As demolition starts on historic Natick dam, residents and officials say goodbye
A hydraulic hammer started breaking up the dam’s spillway on Thursday after years of community debate. Local residents will miss it. -
Feds identify $10 billion in projects to protect Boston from flooding
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will issue a report on 20 proposed resiliency projects. -
Local news: Chelsea’s ‘heat islands’ and White Stadium’s parking problem
GBH’s Under the Radar discusses the latest local headlines, including the ongoing saga of White Stadium, a potential Orange Line expansion and a new business venture in Lynn. -
Most North Shore beaches reopen after Haverhill sewage rupture
Haverhill completed a sewer bypass Wednesday to stop sewage from leaking into the Merrimack River. -
Reexamining the literal roots of the American Revolution
Patriots hung British soldier effigies from the Liberty Tree, which grew near Boston Common in the 1600s and 1700s. It was a spot where protesters assembled and pushed the boundaries of dissent. -
North Shore sewage spills trigger swimming bans at beaches
Sewage is still flowing into the Merrimack River from Haverhill, where a sewer main in Haverhill ruptured Friday night. -
Rampant spawning, then a heat wave, leads to lots of dead fish in the Charles
“It's not the end of the world, and the carp will be just fine.” -
Bus service to ‘Boston’s big backyard’ is back, and more frequent
Blue Hills can now be reached by MBTA bus on weekends all summer. -
Why the state’s planting trees in people’s yards in Gateway Cities
“The resources aren’t there to put them back, which is a reason why we’re here operating in the city.”
