Officials of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) are urging residents to take precautions as the risk level of ...

When we asked readers if the city should declare a public health and safety emergency, the overwhelming majority of ...

The city is urging residents to avoid contact with a section of the Muddy River in Fenway after a harmful algae bloom was discovered in the water.

The risk level for West Nile virus in Boston has been raised to high, the Boston Public Health Commission said Wednesday.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health raised the risk level for West Nile Virus to high in many communities, urging ...

The area between Brookline Avenue and Avenue Louis Pasteur has a cyanobacteria algae bloom, which has toxins that can harm ...

A coalition called the Health Equity Compact — formed coming out of the COVID pandemic and made up of more than 85 leaders of ...

People and their pets should avoid a portion of Fenway's Muddy River due to a cyanobacteria algae bloom in the water. Here's what that means ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu declares a heat emergency Monday through Wednesday as part of its heat resilience plan to deal with ...

Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston city officials have declared a heat emergency from Monday, August 11, through Wednesday, August ...

Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan, an ally and former employee of Mayor Michelle Wu, blocked a resolution offered by Wu admin critic Ed Flynn that sought to issue an emergency declaration for ...

Mayor Michelle Wu announced a heat emergency spanning Monday through Wednesday would commence after forecasts of 95 degree to ...