In Weymouth, echoes of Flint May 23, 2019

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Members of the Greater Boston chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility (GBPSR) argue that all pipeline infrastructure is just an accident waiting to happen. Over the past five years, notes GBPSR Chair Dr. Matt Bivens, the US has experienced one major compressor station or pipeline explosion every year.

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