LOWELL — A Boston University study found that a dip in the waters of the Merrimack River may bring cooling relief and a trip to a local emergency department for an acute gastrointestinal illness and ...

LOWELL — Combined sewer overflows reached a record high in 2024, with 896 million gallons of untreated sewage released along the Merrimack River, about 30% above the average amount in the previous 10 ...

The federal Environmental Protection Agency has been working for decades to minimize the dumping of sewage into the Connecticut River in an attempt to address what an EPA official calls “a major ...

HAVERHILL — Following a brief but heavy rainstorm Monday night, city wastewater officials issued a “Combined Sewer Overflow Notification,” meaning the city experienced a combined sewer overflow from ...