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GBPSR Letter to Gov. Baker

November 2, 2020

Greater Boston PSR letter to Governor Charlie Baker on protecting election integrity.

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Greater Boston PSR Statement on George Floyd

June 4, 2020

Greater Boston PSR mourns the death of George Floyd, who repeatedly stated he could not breathe while a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck, and then died so publicly…

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Open Letter on Paris Climate Agreement

January 2, 2020

Open letter to President Donald J. Trump from PSR and partner groups, asking him to make a New Year’s resolution to return to the Paris agreement.

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New Report from GBPSR: Weymouth Project Is Dangerous to Human Health

September 24, 2019

Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility has released its third comprehensive report regarding a 7,700-horsepower natural gas compressor station that Spectra Energy plans to build in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The report—a…

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GBPSR members rally to demand that National Grid #FixBigGasLeaks because Boston should not be lagging behind on clean energy. (July 2019)

July 31, 2019

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Dr. Matt Bivens’ BB bullet demonstration at the Charles River Hatch Shell, Boston, July 2019

July 24, 2019
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Compressor Station Permit Based On Incomplete Air Tests, State Admits

May 21, 2019

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.

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DEP threatened with sanctions, ordered to produce emails

May 20, 2019

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.

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Charlie Baker’s Muzzling Of State Scientists Hurts Us All

May 17, 2019

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.

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DEP introduces new air quality data in compressor case

May 17, 2019

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.

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