Volunteers have cleaned up more than 20 miles across three states since energy company sponsorship began in 2017

BOSTON, Mass. (September 24, 2024) – From tires and empty bottles to doors and refrigerators, the banks of the Connecticut River can become littered with trash, creating harmful effects for the local environment and the health of the waterway. As part of its commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship, Eversource employees across Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire will join their neighbors for the 28th annual Source to Sea Cleanup. For the past eight years, the energy company has partnered with the Connecticut River Conservancy as a lead sponsor of the initiative, where volunteers target trash-ridden sites along the 410-mile watershed region and remove as much waste as they can. This year, Eversource employees in Massachusetts will be volunteering in Springfield for a cleanup event at Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club.

“Sustainability is at the core of our business and vision for the future, and the Source to Sea Cleanup is just one of the many ways our employees demonstrate their dedication to that goal as environmental stewards across the communities we live in and serve,” said President of the Eversource Foundation and Vice President of Corporate Citizenship and Equity Theresa Hopkins-Staten. “The Connecticut River is one of New England’s natural treasures, and we are proud to help protect and preserve this regional landmark. Every year, our employees are excited to roll up their sleeves, grab their gloves and trash bags, and unite with other volunteers to help make this important waterway a cleaner, safer place for all to enjoy.” 

“We have worked with Eversource for many years to identify areas in need of cleanup, orient their employees to their sites and to the larger work of the Connecticut River Conservancy, and roll up our sleeves together to pick up trash,” said Connecticut River Conservancy Events Manager and Source to Sea Cleanup Coordinator Stacey Lennard. “We are grateful for the support of our sponsors, especially those who also form employee cleanup groups - it’s a double impact for cleaner, healthier rivers.”

Along with thousands of community members across New England, Eversource’s team of volunteers has helped to make a positive impact reducing pollution along the Connecticut River through the annual Source to Sea cleanup efforts. Since 2017, employees have removed more than 500 bags of trash, picked up nearly 10,000 beverage containers, and cleaned up more than 20 miles along the river across the company’s three-state service territory. Eversource volunteers have cleared everything from clothing to televisions and refrigerators – even a snowmobile – which helps make the water cleaner, riverbanks safer, and protects wildlife.

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Eversource (NYSE: ES), celebrated as a national leader for its corporate citizenship, is among the top energy companies in Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2024 and recognized as a Five-Year Champion, appearing in every edition of the list. Eversource transmits and delivers electricity and natural gas and supplies water to 1.8 million customers throughout Massachusetts, including approximately 1.47 million electric customers in 140 communities, 639,000 gas customers in 117 communities, and 11,500 water customers in five communities. Eversource harnesses the commitment of approximately 10,000 employees across three states to build a single, united company around the mission of safely delivering reliable energy and water with superior customer service. The #1 energy efficiency provider in the nation, the company is empowering a clean energy future in the Northeast, with nationally recognized energy efficiency solutions and successful programs to integrate new clean energy resources like a first-in-the-nation networked geothermal pilot project, solar, offshore wind, electric vehicles and battery storage, into the electric system. For more information, please visit eversource.com, and follow us on X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. For more information on our water services, visit aquarionwater.com.