Boston’s rat infestation is being exacerbated by the Mass and Cass drug and homelessness crisis that has spread like wildfire into surrounding neighborhoods since the long-standing Atkinson Street ...

There is new urgency around the rat problem in Boston after a researchers found that the city's rodents are carrying a ...

Food served in polystyrene -- better known as Styrofoam -- could be history in Boston, under a ban proposed by two city councilors and supported by a Dorchester Girl Scout troop ...

Boston city officials said the city continues to strive to make environmental improvements through increasing green jobs, ... office nowadays has to take notice of the fact that environmental issues ...

The City of Boston is largely sticking to the same summer safety plan, despite police statistics that show shootings were up during the hottest months last year.