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A small snowman sits on a bench along the Charles River Esplanade walking path. Drier winters in Massachusetts have contributed to the state’s worsening drought status. ANDREW BURKE-STEVENSON/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Low winter precipitation furthers Massachusetts drought

Sam Mandala February 12, 2025
The Massachusetts drought status worsened Feb. 7 as two regions in the state entered a Level 3 Critical Drought, according to the Executive Office Energy and Environmental Affairs.
East to West: September 21, 2020

East to West: September 21, 2020

Justin Tang September 21, 2020

Good morning! This episode of East to West covers the inconsistency of compliance badge requirements in classrooms, delays at campus mailrooms, an unusual Massachusetts fire season, and more. FEATURING:...

For the fire service and other first responders, balancing COVID-19 relief and droughts this  year proved to be difficult. ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/ DFP FILE

Drought, pandemic bring unusual fire season in Massachusetts

Allison Pirog September 14, 2020
“We even got to some conditions this summer where things were so dry that even a cigarette butt thrown out the window on the roadside could ignite cured-off and dry grasses.”
PHOTO COURTESY ILDAR SADEJEV/WIKIMEDIA

EDITORIAL: Contaminated water one of many problems in Flint, Michigan

Editors January 21, 2016

The New York Times reported that Flint, Michigan Mayor Karen Weaver said, “It’s a minority community, it’s a poor community and voices were not being heard. And that’s a part of this problem.” Weaver...

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