drought

Water Bans
Water Bans
Several Southcoast communities have enacted a mandatory water ban. Fairhaven, Mattapoisett, and Marion have all implemented a ban on nonessential outside water use in efforts to conserve water as most of Massachusetts remains under drought conditions...
Farm Loans
Farm Loans
BOSTON (AP) — Federal authorities say Massachusetts farmers are now eligible to apply for low-interest emergency loans to make up for some of the losses caused by cold weather earlier this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated most of the state's mainland as a primary natural disaster area due to losses caused by frosts and freezes that occurred from February through early May...
Rain Welcomed
Rain Welcomed
It was a rainy Monday in what has been a very dry summer on the Southcoast which caused the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to issue a Drought Warning for Southeastern Massachusetts.

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