Data visualization

No More Loving that “Dirty Water”

The notoriously toxic Charles River is now one of the cleanest and most active urban rivers in the country

By Allison Booth, Tess Broll, Eugene Kim, and Yuuki Nishida

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Boston’s Seaport: For how much longer

Why Boston’s newest industrial hub and neighborhood may not be prepared for the effects of climate change

By Camilla Mayol, Emily Newell, Laura Rodriguez, and Gabriella Scarpa

Video

The Seaport’s biggest threat

It’s home to some of the city’s largest companies and wealthiest residents, but its location puts it at risk from rising sea levels

By Fons Cervera, Kate Coiro, Gwendolyn Orav, and Amaya Williams

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An Evolving River: Life Along the Charles

Its dirty reputation may be changing as it becomes the merging point of sport, leisure and culture

By Samantha Goldstein, Daniela Lacal, Collin Mullen, and Adrian Tarr

Data visualization

Inequality starts at the water tap

Outdated lead-piping feeds much of the Boston’s drinking water, disproportionately affecting low-income, minority neighborhoods

By Thomas Herron, Madelaine Millar, Anna Sorokina, and Owen Soule

Photo essay

Where Access to Clean Water is a Luxury

The economic inequality that divides Boston residents

By Kaela Anderson, Juliette Chacon, Yuri Choi, and Jesse Goodman

Photo essay

The Other River

Overshadowed by the lauded Charles, the Mystic is Boston’s lesser known river — but does that mean it should be less valued too?

By Taylor Driscoll, Ali Dusinberre, Ellie MacLean, and Chrystelle Tan

Photo essay

Boston’s last fishing pier

Boston’s Fish Pier is less aptly named now than ever. Soon, it may need a new name altogether

By Hyae In park, Alex Poniatowski, Meryl Prendergast, and Calli Remillard

Photo essay

Life on the line

The first offshore mussel farm in the Northeast

By Emma Samek, Anh Mai Srisuk, Jake Stout, and Camila Verdes

Video

Sink or swim

Through the dynamic changes shaking up the fishing industry, many of Boston’s fisheries continue to operate as a family affair, but in more contemporary ways

By Christian Deknatel, Julia Horneck, Guy Ovadia, and Yuehan Zhao

Video

Underwater and overflowing with history

Boston is surrounded by water, but beneath it, archaeologists and divers are hard at work discovering what would otherwise be lost

By Mark Adolph, Phil Laurent, Cassandra Lobe, Xoee Margolis, and Yael Schulkes

Video

Small, dangerous, and everywhere

Microplastics are everywhere: in the water we drink, the water we bathe in and so much more

By Trea Lavery, Anisha Samant, Max Schochet, and Naomi Silver

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