Miriam Wasser of WBUR digs up details about what toxins lie under the land that Enrbidge wants to build on. We know that it is a very toxic site that should not be disturbed, but Enbridge wants to dig it up to construct their toxic compressor station.

Arsenic And Diesel As Thick As Peanut Butter: What’s Below The Future Weymouth Compressor? - WBUR

FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, a rubber-stamping agency told Senators Markey and Warren that they could not deny Enbridge’s request for a Notice To Proceed with construction. Always a big disappointment, but no surprise. Funny how a regulatory agency lacks the the authority to review its own decisions.

A first person perspective of why we fight and what we must do. Thank you, Laura, for your service to our cause, our community, and our planet.

You can read Laura’s piece below or from The Hingham Anchor.

On Thursday morning, dozens of community members and allies gathered at the proposed compressor station site to put a stop to Enbridge’s construction activities. Four community members were arrested.

Residents of the South Shore and their allies from around the state rallied early this morning at the proposed compressor site in Weymouth to stop Enbridge from beginning removal of highly contaminated soil in order to build the compressor station.  A large group of residents held signs and peacefully told Enbridge to stop their activities.

Mayor Koch of Quincy, Councillor Brad Croall, and Councillor David McCarthy sent a joint letter to MassDEP’s Southeast Regional Director, Millie Garcia-Serrano, urging the DEP to exercise their authority under the Mass Contingency Plan to conduct further review of Enbridge’s Release Abatement Measure. We thank the City of Quincy for their continued advocacy on this issue. You can read the letter here.

Our state representatives are really wonderful. They sent another joint letter to Commissioner Suuberg of MassDEP, in response to Enbridge's inadequate cleanup plan. You can read the letter here.

Finally, the Globe catches up after 5 long years. Congratulations, Fellas. Maybe if you'd picked up on this a little earlier your good friend Charlie Baker might have listened. You can read their article here: Weymouth gas project gets final federal OK

We especially like the part where Enbridge says that "Algonquin Gas Transmission. . . remains committed to ensuring construction activities are conducted in compliance with all applicable requirements, with public health and safety as our priority."

The Town of Weymouth continues to fight for its residents, unlike our Governor. Mayor Hedlund sent a letter to the DEP today, asking them to review Enbridge’s clean up plan, before construction begins.

This morning, FERC granted Enbridge the Notice to Proceed (NTP) construction on the compressor station. While this was not unexpected, it comes over the objections of all of us, our Federal delegation, our state legislators, the Town of Weymouth, our allies, and pretty much everyone you can think of except for Gov. Baker.

We really did not want to ruin your Thanksgiving, but we want you to know that we are still in the fight. With your help--your time, your treasure, and your talent--we are not giving up this fight. We will work to stop this by all means available. And we need you to stay focused, stay strong, and stay with us as a community.

DARTMOUTH’S IRVING INSTITUTE: TELL IRVING OIL TO CANCEL ITS TOXIC WEYMOUTH COMPRESSOR CONTRACT

The Town of Weymouth filed three more lawsuits against the compressor station proposal today. The lawsuits seek to overturn CZM’s approval of the project and DEP’s wetlands and waterways approvals. Many thanks to the Mayor and the Town for pursuing this situation to the bitter end! FRRACS is filing on the Waterways and is looking into our ability to file against CZM. Stay tuned, Campers.

Thank you for standing out with us at NECBC’s (New England Canada Business Council) 27th Annual Energy Conference. Since Enbridge was a sponsor of this conference, we wanted to send them the message that they are not welcome here or anywhere. Their compressor station is a #ToxicAsset.

Senator Markey and Senator Warren have written to FERC, urging them to reconsider Enbridge’s project proposal.

We don't have the letter on the docket just yet, but we will publish when we do. Many thanks to Senators Markey and Warren. And many thanks to Jessica Trufant for her continued reporting. It's been a long five years....

You can read more here: The Patriot Ledger - U.S. senators call for 11th-hour review of compressor station proposal

ACTION ITEM: Take action by tweeting or posting on the Facebook pages of Governor Baker, MassDOT, and the MBTA. Request a risk assessment for the Fore River Bridge, State Route 3A, and the MBTA bus routes 220,221, and 222. #MBTA #mapoli #NoWeymouthCompressor

Our November 1 action on film! Many thanks to our friends Dan and Marilyn Brielmann from e-Awakening Films for making this clip, and for following this fight for nearly 5 years now. Watch below!

Congressman Joe Kennedy serves on the Energy and Commerce committee and was with us yesterday for a site visit. Our attorney, Mike Hayden, was able to speak with Joe and has sent pertinent information to his office. We are hoping that the Congressman, along with Congressman Lynch, can help us with FERC and with PHMSA.

Congressman Stephen Lynch and Congressman Joseph Kennedy sent a joint letter to FERC, urging them to deny Enbridge’s request for a Notice to Proceed [with construction]. We are grateful for their support and advocacy. We hope that FERC will take time to listen to all our concerns.

You can read the letter here

Some uplifting music for your Sunday enjoyment from our friends at Mothers out Front. Stay strong, Fore River Campers!

Thanks to the Weymouth School Committee for putting the health of our children first. See their statement below.