Living on Earth: Love That Dirty Water, Swimming in Boston's Charles River

Boston’s Charles River was once so polluted with sewage, and industrial waste that people who accidentally fell in were advised to get a tetanus shot. Now, after decades of cleanup, the river is host to an annual swim. Living on Earth’s Bobby Bascomb reports.

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Episode 17: Vikings on the Charles River (mini-sode) - HUB History

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Swimmers Beat The Heat In The Charles River - CBS Boston

Daring to take a dip in that dirty water - The Boston Globe

Volunteer — Charles River Watershed Association

Living on Earth: Love That Dirty Water, Swimming in Boston's

I learned to love Boston from the banks of the Charles River

PRESS — Charles River Watershed Association

About the Charles River

Run of the Charles Canoe and Kayak Race

The Charles River Initiative