Nathan Phillips ends his hunger strike

After two weeks, Nathan has announced that he is ending his hunger strike. We thank Nathan for putting his body on line in the fight for justice. You can read his statement below.

WBUR - 'I Feel Victorious': BU Professor Ends Hunger Strike Over Weymouth Compressor (link)

Excerpt: “"The demands that I had for my hunger strike — we have made some progress," Phillips said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon in Boston. "Yet the reason for my action was to put the spotlight on [environmental justice] and on the officials that are accountable and responsible. I think, and I hope, we’ve reached a tipping point in public awareness."

Phillips, who has been a fierce critic of the compressor station for years, began his hunger strike on Jan. 29 with three demands: That the contractor building the compressor station do more to decontaminate trucks leaving the site with potentially toxic dirt; That the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) test old burner bricks on the property for asbestos; and that the  state install a permanent air monitor near the site.” (WBUR, 2020)