The front page of the January issue of The Fenway News features an update on the oil spill that coated sections of the Muddy River in December. According to the recap, “On Sunday, December 8, an oil leak originated at the northern end of Leverett Pond (on the Boston/Brookline border and contaminated downstream portions of the Muddy River. The spill made news in local and national media, with coverage by outlets such as the Associated Press, Newsweek, and USA Today.
Despite deployment booms and other containment materials, area residents noticed a sheen coating the Muddy River and a strong petroleum odor as far downstream as the Back Bay Fens until a rainstorm swept across Boston on December 11.”
For more coverage of the oil spill, read this article in Brookline News.
Photos by Ryan Hatcher
