Natural gas facility opponents gain support
Article from the Boston Globe on the growing opposition to the proposed compressor station in Weymouth, MA.
Video: Compressor Station and Environmental Justice
Local minister Reverend Betsy Sowers describes the potential impacts of the proposed compressor station in Weymouth, MA on nearby environmental justice communities.
Video: Frank Singleton on the Fore River Bridge Site
Health safety official Frank Singleton explains the public safety threats from the proposed compressor station in Weymouth, MA.
Video: Dr. Phil Landrigan on the Weymouth Compressor Station
Pediatrician and public health physician Dr. Phil Landrigan explains the potential health impacts of the proposed compressor station in Weymouth, MA and encourages the public to speak out against it.
Statement of Support for Extinction Rebellion’s Non-Violent Direct Action on Climate Change
Greater Boston PSR statement in support of the Extinction Rebellion movement.
Saving Generation Juliana
Climate change becomes a flashpoint for a new generation of physician activists. Article from Proto Magazine featuring Greater Boston PSR’s Dr. Regina LaRocque.
Compressor station threatens Weymouth’s health and safety
Op-ed in The Patriot Ledger by Greater Boston PSR’s Anna Linakis Baker and Dr. Regina LaRocque.
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. …