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Lanterns on Chelsea Creek highlight ongoing chemical problems

By adamg on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 1:56pm

Visualizing environmental justice on the Chelsea Creek

Researchers from Northeastern, the MIT Media Lab and Chelsea's GreenRoots worked with local teens from along Chelsea Creek to graphically illustrate ongoing chemical discharges into the river, which basically serves as a funnel for most of the Boston area's heating oil, jet fuel and road salt.

Neighborhoods: 
East Boston
Chelsea
Topics: 
Annoying companies
Free tagging: 
Chelsea Creek


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Comments

By mg on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 2:52pm.

Science and art and communications - kudos to these h.s. students and those working with them for examining and highlighting this serious problem.

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By anon on Mon, 04/22/2019 - 3:08pm.

Can't tell you how many dumb developers and architects have pitched waterfront projects along the heavily polluted Creek.

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By Don't Panic on Tue, 04/23/2019 - 1:33am.

Keep at em. You'll be swimming in a couple of decades if you can just get a leash on Exxon.

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By anon on Tue, 04/23/2019 - 6:15am.

How many houses still use heating oil?

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By Cranky on Tue, 04/23/2019 - 9:31am.

https://www.mass.gov/service-details/how-massachusetts-households-heat-t...

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By Rob on Tue, 04/23/2019 - 10:33am.

You left out a step

http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=how+many+massachusetts+homes+still+heat+with+oi...

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By Tom on Tue, 04/23/2019 - 10:34am.

When I see articles like this I'm even more committed to blocking any new natural gas pipelines into the area.

No compressor stations! Evil! Dangerous!

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