Springfield smoggiest Mass. city in 2010
The nonprofit Environment Massachusetts has released a new report showing that Springfield residents were exposed to air pollution that exceeded federal safety standards on a total of five days last...
View ArticleTreasured Pond Contaminated With Toxic Pollution
One of Massachusetts most treasured waterways is contaminated with mercury, according to a new report from Environment Massachusetts. The report found 124 waterways in the state that have advisories...
View ArticleGroup points blame at mercury
Environment Massachusetts seeks federal emission rules aimed at coal-fired power plants and mercury is pointing to the toxin's spoiling of fish in state waters, including local ponds and lakes and the...
View ArticlePatrick-Murray Administration Announces 91 Percent Reduction in Toxic Mercury...
The Patrick-Murray Administration today announced that toxic mercury air emissions in Massachusetts have fallen by 91 percent since 1996, greatly exceeding the original goal of 75 percent, according to...
View ArticleOldest, dirtiest power plants told to clean up
The EPA announced new regulations yesterday that will force all power plants to control mercury and other toxic pollutants for the first time. Health advocates said the move was long overdue. The new...
View ArticleReport Cites Water Quality Concerns Near Nuclear Plants
Tuesday, local environmentalists will join representatives from MASSPIRG Education Fund and Environment Massachusetts Research and Policy Center to release a new report that includes data on how...
View ArticleReport Warns Of More Wild Weather
A Massachusetts environmental group today released a report on Thursday outlining how global warming could lead to greater frequency of extreme weather events across the country. Representatives from...
View ArticleReport says expect more extreme weather
In Holyoke on Thursday Environment Massachusetts released a new report called In the Path of the Storm: Global Warming, Extreme Weather, and the Impacts of Weather Related Disasters in the United States.
View ArticlePress politicians to back more sustainable energy
Massachusetts' dependence on natural gas and fossil fuels makes our energy prices too costly. We would all much rather rely on energy generated in local areas than be fearful that whatever crisis...
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