Press Release

GBPSR’s statement on the war in the Middle East

May 7, 2024

At Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility, we are appalled and saddened by the events of the past seven months in the Middle East, from the horrific attacks on October…

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Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility Calls for Immediate Halt to Operations and Legislative Review of Weymouth Compressor Station

July 7, 2021

Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility (GBPSR) calls for an immediate halt to operations at the Weymouth Compressor Station and a legislative review of the serious safety and health issues posed by its operation.

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Greater Boston PSR Opposes Springfield Biomass Incinerator

October 27, 2020

Greater Boston PSR statement on the climate and health dangers of the proposed Springfield Biomass Incinerator.

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Greater Boston PSR demands an immediate halt to Weymouth Compressor construction, calling it a danger to health, a danger to safety, and a danger to our Massachusetts community

September 23, 2019

Tomorrow, September 24, Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility is releasing its third comprehensive report regarding a 7,700-horsepower natural gas compressor station that Spectra Energy plans to build in Weymouth, Massachusetts.

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Greater Boston PSR Calls for Governor Baker to Extend Air Quality Appeal for Proposed Weymouth Compressor Station

May 20, 2019

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…

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GBPSR Releases Public Safety Report on Proposed Weymouth Compressor

May 13, 2019

This new report from Greater Boston PSR examines the public safety and emergency response aspects of a proposed compressor station in a populated coastal flood zone.

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Statement of Support for Extinction Rebellion’s Non-Violent Direct Action on Climate Change

April 16, 2019

Greater Boston PSR statement in support of the Extinction Rebellion movement.

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Press Release: Greater Boston PSR Challenges State’s Health Impact Assessment

January 13, 2019

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…

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