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
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.
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.
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 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
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
Greater Boston PSR’s Steering Committee sent this letter to the Massachusetts Department of Health regarding the health impact assessment for the Weymouth Natural Gas Compressor Station.
Comments on nuclear weapons from GBPSR’s recent reception at Harvard Medical School’s Countway Library.
Join the Longwood Symphony at Boston’s iconic Hatch Shell at the Charles River Esplanade as they recognize the work of Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War. The free concert will be held on Wednesday, August 8 from 7:00pm — 9:00pm. Bring your blankets and help us …
NECN – The Take with Sue O’Connell March 29, 2018 A local pipeline protest scores a court victory with implications for protecting the earth from climate change. Featuring GBPSR speaker Susan Donaldson, MD. “A local pipeline protest scores a court victory with implications for protecting the earth from climate change. Boston University climate scientist Nathan …