GBPSR letter to Governor Baker
Greater Boston PSR sent this letter to Governor Charlie Baker on the proposed siting of compressor station in Weymouth, stating that the compressor station would pose an immediate threat to the health of the community.
Important Court Victory Against Fracking
Physicians for Social Responsibility and fellow plaintiffs just won a landmark victory for climate and health as a federal judge rejected the leasing of public lands for fracking and ordered a halt to drilling on more than 300,000 acres in Wyoming. While the ruling applies to Wyoming, the precedent implicates oil and gas leases on …
Public Health Experts Urge Ninth Circuit to Allow Juliana v. United States to Go to Trial
Juliana v. United States, a lawsuit filed on behalf of 21 children that alleges the U.S. government knowingly failed to protect them from climate change, is now before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and an amicus brief has been filed in support of the lawsuit by a group of public health organizations and experts. …
Three takes on natural gas
CommonWealth Magazine’s three opinion pieces focusing on the great divide in Massachusetts over natural gas and its accompanying infrastructure
GBPSR issues report in response to January 2019 health impact assessment (HIA) for proposed compressor station in Weymouth, MA
In this report, Greater Boston PSR details our concerns regarding the emergency response hazards and potential health impacts of a proposed compressor station in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and we call on Governor Baker to rescind the air quality permit. Read the report
Climate Change Is A Public Health Emergency, Doctor Says. Here’s How To Respond.
NPR On Point interview with Dr. Regina LaRocque of Greater Boston PSR on the New England Journal of Medicine article authored by Dr. LaRocque and Dr. Caren Solomon.
Climate Change — A Health Emergency
In this New England Journal of Medicine article, Drs. Caren G. Solomon and Regina C. LaRoque, Greater Boston PSR members, write about the challenge the world faces from climate change and the need for physicians to respond.
Press Release: Greater Boston PSR Challenges State’s Health Impact Assessment
In response to the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) released in early January 2019 by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health of the proposed natural gas compressor station in the Town of Weymouth, Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility issued this statement: HIA Weymouth Press Release Jan 12 2019 Weymouth Mayor …
Greater Boston PSR Letter to Mass DEP on Air-Quality Monitoring in the Fore River Basin
Greater Boston PSR Board Chair Dr. Matthew Bivens sent this letter to the Massachusetts Department of Health Air Assessment Branch asking for additional air-quality monitoring in the Fore River Basin. Read the letter
Fore River residents raise questions about compressor station study
The Patriot Ledger Glenn Keith, a deputy director with the state Department of Environmental Protection, said Thursday night that the current levels of volatile organic compounds in the air in the Fore River Basin are similar to other testing sites in Boston, Lynn and Chicopee. Read more