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Time to rename it the Oily River?

Oil sheen on the Muddy River near the Gardner Museum

Ryan Hatcher went for a walk along the Fenway and Park Drive stretch of the Muddy River between 1 and 1:30 p.m. today, took some photos and reports on the headache-inducing smell:

Lots more signs of oil today compared to yesterday. Also there were a lot more impacted birds along the river when compared to yesterday. The smell of oil was very strong from 300 Fenway (Simmons) to the MFA. Enough to give me a headache.

There was no sign of mitigation crews in the area.

Hope this gets cleaned up soon, but all the incoming rain will likely just spread it around.

Oiled goose at Clemente Field:

Goose covered in oil at Clemente Field

GBH reported today that state environmental officials are still looking for an exact source of the oil, which entered the river near the northern end of Leverett Pond, across from the Brook House on the Brookline side.

Earlier:
Sunday: Oil flows into Muddy River on Boston/Brookline line, coating, endangering birds.
Monday: Wildlife rehabbers in hazmat suits, volunteers try to save more waterfowl from the Muddy River, which still reeks of oil.
Monday: Brookline says source of Muddy River oil leak still undetermined.

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It almost seems like coal now. I think there are like 3 people left in our neighborhood who still use it and haven't converted to gas.

Just seems to be standard practice to convert when your burner dies.

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And not all of us have access to gas (my end of my street doesn't). Not to mention that gas is also really bad environmentally (gas leaks all over the place) and every once again explodes rather impressively.

Our gas burner became unreliable so we went for the minisplit installation incentives.

This has the added benefit of AC without all the noise.

I live near Forest Hills Cemetery and every night the geese fly back to this direction at night. Since this hazmat crisis, we have not heard or seen them. Good thing it is near Longwood Medical area for emergency medical care . Government sleeping at the wheel. Sinful and definitely criminal.