by John Macone | Jan 13, 2021 | News
January 13, 2021 BOSTON – Merrimack River Watershed Council (MRWC) applauds Gov. Charlie Baker for signing into law a bill that will require sewage plants to quickly inform the public whenever they release untreated sewage into a river. The long-awaited public alert...
by John Macone | Jul 17, 2020 | News
Lawrence, MA – In an interview with Newburyport Daily News reporter Heather Alterisio, Executive Director of the Merrimack River Watershed Council (MRWC) Matthew Thorne commented on the upcoming project in Manchester, NH to reduce Combined Sewer Overflows. In short,...
by John Macone | May 11, 2020 | News
TerraCorps, an AmeriCorps affiliated environmental nonprofit, has selected MRWC to be a Service Site for the 2020-21 TerraCorps program year. This partnership will allow MRWC to host one Land Stewardship/Community Engagement Coordinator in a full-time 11-month service...
by John Macone | May 2, 2020 | News
MRWC Joins Lawsuit Against Recent Clean Water Rollbacks Source: Conservation Law Foundation On April 29, The Merrimack River Watershed Council joined the Conservation Law Foundation as it filed a lawsuit against the Trump Adminstration challenging the recent rollbacks...
by BCD | Apr 21, 2020 | News
MRWC’s actions during COVID-19 outbreak During this unprecedented outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), MRWC wants to share the steps we are taking as we respond to this evolving situation. First and foremost, our hearts go out to all those directly impacted by...
by BCD | Apr 21, 2020 | News
Making the Merrimack River safe Group unveils ways to protect public from sewage in waterway Source: Mike LaBella – Eagle Tribune HAVERHILL — A group watching over the Merrimack River is developing ways to better notify the public when sewage flows into the...
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