Sewage discharges increase risk of hospital visits for residents near Merrimack River, study finds
People living in communities along the Merrimack River are at increased risk of developing acute gastrointestinal illnesses in the days following large combined sewer overflows, according to a study from researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health.
Bar for lesbian and non-binary communities set to open in Boston later this summer
We hear from Thais Rocha, co-founder of Boston’s LGBTQ Nightlife Events, about the new lesbian and non-binary focused bar set to open this summer in Boston. Once opened, it will be one of fewer than 30 bars in the country that caters to the lesbian community. Plus, Japonica Brown-Saracino, a professor and chair of sociology at Boston University, joins us to talk about why there’s so few bars and how local LGBTQ groups are filling the void.
BU study finds local land boards dominated by homeowners in Massachusetts
Local boards that oversee land use and housing construction in Massachusetts are dominated by white male homeowners, potentially skewing their decisions, according to a Boston University study of nearly two dozen cities released Wednesday.