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Three takes on natural gas

March 1, 2019 Comments Off on 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

February 7, 2019 Comments Off on 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…

Climate Change Is A Public Health Emergency, Doctor Says. Here’s How To Respond.

January 23, 2019 Comments Off on 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

January 17, 2019 Comments Off on 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

January 13, 2019 Comments Off on 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…

Greater Boston PSR Letter to Mass DEP on Air-Quality Monitoring in the Fore River Basin

December 10, 2018 Comments Off on 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.…

Fore River residents raise questions about compressor station study

November 15, 2018 Comments Off on 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…

GBPSR Letter on Proposed Natural Gas Compressor Station in Weymouth, MA

November 7, 2018 Comments Off on GBPSR Letter on Proposed Natural Gas Compressor Station in Weymouth, MA

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 from GBPSR’s reception at Harvard Medical School’s Countway Library, October 2018

October 26, 2018 Comments Off on Comments from GBPSR’s reception at Harvard Medical School’s Countway Library, October 2018

Comments on nuclear weapons from GBPSR’s recent reception at Harvard Medical School’s Countway Library.

Creating Hope: What Can We Do to Abolish Nuclear Weapons?

October 19, 2018 Comments Off on Creating Hope: What Can We Do to Abolish Nuclear Weapons?

Join us Nov. 18 in Boston for an afternoon of open dialogue. Share your ideas. Hear what others are doing. Do you think that together we can figure out how…