WBUR

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) has proposed abandoning its long-term goals of eliminating sewage outfalls into the Charles River and seeks to downgrade the river’s classification, which would formalize the acceptance of dumping human waste into the river; the MWRA cites high costs and increased rainfall due to climate change, while advocates warn this move would set a dangerous precedent and undermine decades of environmental progress.

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