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“Why I Kayaked the Entire Charles River”
“After hundreds of years, dams along the Charles River could come down to let the currents run wild and free—and help the environment. To get a closer look, our intrepid river rat set out to become the second person ever to kayak the iconic waterway's complete length.”
Spring opens the floodgates in Boston - West Roxbury, Roslindale Bulletin
April showers bring May flowers… and flood events. The West Roxbury and Roslindale Bulletin spoke with CRWA Senior Climate Resilience Associate Dira Johanif to discuss CRWA’s regional Charles River Flood Model.
“Eternal dam-nation: Greater Boston is drowning and groups are pushing back”
The CRWA joins the Metropolitan Area Planning Committee and the Conservative Law Committee in its view that the government is unprepared for climate change. There is a shortage of research on inland flooding that is becoming increasingly dangerous as Massachusetts storms worsen.
CRWA Comments on the Climate Implications of Allston Multimodal Project in Daily Free Press
Earlier this month, Massachusetts was granted $335.4 in federal funding for the Allston Multimodal I-90 Project from the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods program. What does this mean for the Charles River?
Charles River in a Changing Climate: CRWA featured in WaterLoop Color of Water series!
CRWA Senior Climate Resilience Associate Dira Johanif, GIP, sat down WaterLoop and the Water Hub as a part of the Color of Water interview series to discuss the Charles River in a changing Climate.
I-90 Project gets federal funding; CRWA says “Let’s build it right” in Boston.com Article
On March 11, 2024, Massachusetts was granted $335.4 in federal funding for the Allston Multimodal I-90 Project from the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods program. CRWA Executive Director Emily Norton was quoted in a Boston.com article, “Let’s build this project, but let’s build it right, with a 2024 mindset, not a 1950s highway mindset.”
CRWA quoted in Harvard Crimson Re: I-90 Project
Earlier this month CRWA Senior Climate Resilience Associate, Dira Johanif, was quoted in the Harvard Crimson about Allston residents’ reactions to MassDOT’s controversial I-90 Multimodal Project. Dira was able to reiterate that MassDOT’s designs do not appropriately address flood risks.
“I learned to love Boston from the banks of the Charles River”
This is what it’s all about. Spend some time with this illuminating, heartfelt column, “I learned to love Boston from the banks of the Charles River”, written by longtime volunteer Fred Hewett for WBUR.
Devastating Flooding & What We Can Do - AP, WBUR, Mass Live
CRWA is working on tangible, nature-based solutions––flood storage, ending sewage overflows, removing defunct dams, building green infrastructure, and more. Read our statement and articles in the Associated Press, WBUR, MassLive, NBC 10, and Worcester Telegram.
The Grades Are In–Read More in Boston Globe, WBUR, WGBH, and more.
Dive into the grades––read our press release, analysis, and articles in the Boston Globe, WBUR, WGBH, Boston Herald, Boston.com, State House News Service, WCVB, WBZ, NBC10, Metrowest Daily News, Dorchester Reporter, and Salem News.
Making Urban Rivers Swimmable - New York Times
Thank you New York Times for including our call with Mystic River Watershed Association + Neponset River Watershed Association to Make Urban Rivers Swimmable in today's issue.
Supreme Court Slashes Clean Water Act Protections
In today’s decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the court radically redefined which waters are protected by the Clean Water Act, leaving nearly 51% of wetlands and 18% of streams without protections nationwide.
As climate change fuels fiercer rains, a new report on 2010 Massachusetts floods sends a dire warning - Boston Globe
In the new analysis, Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) found 96% of claims from the March 2010 flood came from outside of FEMA’s Special Flood Hazard Areas.
New Rain Gardens for Milford - Metrowest Daily News
Thank you Metrowest Daily News for the great article on our unveiling of new Green Infrastructure for Milford Town Park.
Rights of Nature - WBUR
“Rights of Nature would be a powerful voice for protection and stewardship of the river," says Jennifer Ryan, Deputy Director of Advocacy.
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.