In Weymouth, echoes of Flint
Boston Globe article on the opposition to the Weymouth compressor station.
Compressor Station Permit Based On Incomplete Air Tests, State Admits
WBUR – Last year, the Department of Environmental Protection sent air samples from the site of a proposed natural gas compressor station to a private laboratory and asked scientists to test for the presence of 64 different potential toxins.
DEP threatened with sanctions, ordered to produce emails
The Department of Environmental Protection faces possible sanctions and has been ordered by a hearing officer to provide all email messages sent and received last week in connection with air quality data that was suddenly introduced in the case of a controversial natural gas project in Weymouth.
State regulators blasted for withholding Fore River Basin air data
Patriot Ledger article on Department of Environmental Protection workers withholding air quality data on the Fore River Basin.
Greater Boston PSR Calls for Governor Baker to Extend Air Quality Appeal for Proposed Weymouth Compressor Station
Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility today issued a press release calling for Governor Charlie Baker place a hold on issuing the air quality permit to Spectra-Enbridge Energy and extend the appeal hearing process.
Excerpt from Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha’s commencement address at BU School of Public Health
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the Flint, Michigan pediatrician who exposed the Flint Water Crisis, gave the following remarks at the May 18th Boston University School of Public Health commencement, citing the proposed compressor station in Weymouth as an example of a public health issue.
Charlie Baker’s Muzzling Of State Scientists Hurts Us All
As climate change poses a creeping danger to our communities, the public needs unfiltered dialogue between scientists and the press, writes Miles Howard for WBUR.
DEP introduces new air quality data in compressor case
The proposed compressor station has drawn significant outcry from residents who warn that it would create health, environmental safety problems in a densely populated area. Within half a mile of the shoreline facility are more than 950 residences, according to a report from the Greater Boston PSR.
Two Days Into Weymouth Gas Compressor Hearings, Safety Of Emissions Disputed
WGBH article on public hearings for the proposed compressor station in Weymouth.
Report From Weymouth Gas Foes Warns Of Pollution And Explosion Danger
In this WGBH article, Greater Boston PSR experts highlight the public safety threats from the proposed Weymouth compressor.