The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts:
By launching this program, EPA is investing in arts and culture to boost engagement, awareness and participation in critical water challenges ranging from aging infrastructure to climate impacts like flooding and storm surge to investment in safe drinking water. The Mystic River Watershed Urban Waters Federal Partnership and Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Partnership is one of the six chosen locations to participate in this first-of-its-kind program.