Tell your representative to cosponsor the “Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2019.” This bill will protect both health and the climate by reducing leaks of methane gas from oil and gas wells on federal land.
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Article from the Boston Globe on the proposed Weymouth compressor station, citing Greater Boston PSR’s work on the health threats.
The state of Massachusetts is considering whether to permit a compressor station—a source of toxic air pollution and a risk of explosion and catastrophic fire—in a heavily populated, low-income community near Boston. This environmental injustice shouldn’t be allowed. PSR’s Greater Boston chapter is strongly opposing the proposed compressor station. They have released an incisive report …
In this WGBH article, Greater Boston PSR experts highlight the public safety threats from the proposed Weymouth compressor.
Op-ed in The Patriot Ledger by Greater Boston PSR’s Anna Linakis Baker and Dr. Regina LaRocque.
On April 10, President Donald Trump announced two new executive orders to make it easier for companies to build oil and gas infrastructure and projects, and more difficult for states to block them—precisely at a time when we know we must rapidly reduce our extraction and use of fossil fuels to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
New York Times article on the PSR and WildEarth Guardians lawsuit against the federal government.
Washington Post article on the drilling lawsuit brought by PSR and WildEarth Guardians.
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 …