CCTV Video: City Splash
Seth MyerCambridge Community Television The Charles River Conservancy offers residents the opportunity to swim in the Charles at the fifth annual CitySplash event. The event took
Seth MyerCambridge Community Television The Charles River Conservancy offers residents the opportunity to swim in the Charles at the fifth annual CitySplash event. The event took
By Feargus O’SullivanCityLab We’ve all heard promises from cities to make their once-fetid urban waterways swimmable—probably too many. Boston has been pledging to extend the Charles
By Craig LeMoultWGBH News Last week, the EPA released a report downgrading the water quality of the Charles River from a B+ to a B. But that
By Philip MarceloTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS They dove in, splashed around and blissfully floated in the murky river water. Intrepid swimmers got a once-a-year chance to
By Jackie DeFuscoWBUR News Nearly 300 people cooled off on Tuesday by jumping into the Charles River near the Esplanade in Boston. It’s the fifth
By Kiana ColeTHE BOSTON GLOBE For those who have grown up in the Boston area, deciding to go for a swim in the Charles River
The push mirrors efforts to revive ailing rivers in other US cities, from the Charles River in Boston to the concrete-lined Los Angeles River, where
By Alban Murtishi Masslive.com The Charles River only met the EPA’s standard of safe swimming water quality 55 percent of the time in 2016, prompting a downgrade
By Ben Thompson(Globe Correspondent) Grades are in, and the Charles River’s water quality took a slight hit in 2016. The Environmental Protection Agency graded the
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