Sen. O'Connor joins Andrea's sit-in at the State House

Andrea's special guest today--Senator O'Connor! And he brought cookies!

Thank you, Sen. O'Connor, for supporting Andrea and for your continued support of FRRACS and the entire district in our fight against this toxic and unnecessary compressor!

And also, thank you, Sen. O'Connor, for this:

Bill SD.392

SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following new section:-

Section 142P. There shall be at least one Air Monitoring Station within a one-mile radius of any working natural gas compressor station to collect data and verify compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Construction and maintenance of Air Monitoring Stations shall be funded through the building permit paid for by the operating energy corporation to the state Department of Environmental Protection. Personnel shall be staffed through the state Department of Environmental Protection to collect data on a weekly basis, varying between morning and evening collection times.

PHOTO CREDIT: Andrea H.

PHOTO CREDIT: Andrea H.