Waterkeeper Alliance is the international center of a network of Waterkeeper programs. The Alliance approves new Waterkeeper programs, licenses the use of the Waterkeeper names, represents the individual Waterkeepers on issues of national interest, and serves as a meeting place for all the Waterkeepers to exchange information, strategy and know-how.
The Alliance and its member Waterkeeper groups meet at least once a year, rotating between regions, and communicates regularly in the interim.
All Massachusetts' drivers can safeguard the Commonwealth's waterways by selecting a "Preserve the Trust" environmental license plate.
Health effects of PCBs in the Housatonic River
The section of the Housatonic River that flows from Pittsfield, Mass. through southern Berkshire county contains harmful levels of PCBs, the legacy of pollution from the decades when GE was the main employer in the Berkshires. The Housatonic River Initiative is hosting a free public discussion on the health effects of PCBs Tuesday, March 1, [...]