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Long-polluted parts of Boston’s major rivers continue to fail EPA’s water quality ‘report card’

Por: The Boston Globe Nation August 04, 2023

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CAMBRIDGE — Progress on cleaning up Boston’s three main rivers is uneven and some sections are still receiving failing grades, according to new river “report cards” officials unveiled at a press conference at Magazine Beach in Cambridge Thursday.“We have made great progress in helping to keep our waterways clean,” Senator Edward J. Markey said at the event, where he was joined by Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui, state environmental,... + full article



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