superfund sites

The EPA has dedicated a section of the Neponset River a federal superfund site.

As federal, state and local officials gathered in Mattapan Monday to announce a 3.7-mile stretch of the Lower Neponset River’s designation as a Superfund site, they paused their speaking program to make way for a group of cyclists to cross the bridge serving as the backdrop for their press conference. “Next time through, we’ll be swimming,” quipped one of...