Mothers Out Front, a longtime ally in this fight, submitted a letter to FERC, urging them to shut down construction citing the lack of Enbridge’s air quality permit. We thank Mothers Out Front for their continued advocacy on this issue.

The link below has a list of Juneteenth actions happening all over. Find an action near you. You can participate in person or digitally.

https://map.sixnineteen.com/?akid=343.128195.2THOL7&rd=1&t=1

During Governor Baker’s daily briefing today, a reporter asked him about the recent vacated air quality permit for the compressor station, and how his administration plans to respond. Gov. Baker completely dismissed the issue and referred to us as the “locals”, while stating that we “didn’t want a substation” (the first circuit made their decision to vacate the permit because Enbridge neglected to do an analysis for the use of an electric motor vs. a gas turbine for the compressor). You can watch a video of Baker’s response here.

A new audit from by by State Auditor Suzanne M. Bump shows that MassDEP has not been releasing reports REQUIRED by the Clean Water Act for the last five years? Doesn't that coincide with the election of Gov. Baker? How ironic. Wonder if they have failed to do any required reporting on Clean Air?

We say it again and again....a fish rots from the head down.

You can read the full press release from the State Auditor here.

On June 3, the first circuit court vacated the air quality permit for the Weymouth compressor station, and yet, construction has continued. Senator Markey and Senator Warren sent a letter to FERC, urging them to stop construction citing the lack of a necessary permit.

Thank you, Senators Warren and Markey! Will FERC follow its own rules? That remains to be seen.

Today sent it to Gov. Baker through his constituent services site. You can read the full letter here.

We are tired of a Governor who does not care for ALL of his constituents. We are tired of agencies that are so deeply in regulatory capture (i.e., the industry runs the agency) that they fail, again and again, to do their job and uphold their mission. We know that you share our exhaustion.

Tennessee Gas wants to starting trenching through the wetlands of Agawam, MA. NoFrackedGasInMass has more info on this project here.

Thank you to Representative Stephen F. Lynch for writing to FERC and reminding them that Enbridge no longer has all of their required permits, so construction should not be allowed to continue.

FRRACS stands against police brutality and demands justice for black lives everywhere.

The recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery are another reminder of the racism that is still deeply embedded in our society. We must work collectively to dismantle systemic racism. As part of this work, we must also recognize the white privilege that many of us carry and how to confront this privilege.

Last week, over 2,000 signatures were collected from across the state requesting Governor Baker to shut down construction at the Weymouth Compressor station during the Pandemic. In an effort led by Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station and the Sierra Club, the comments detailed the environmental injustice that will bring more particulate and toxic pollution into a community already overburdened by toxic waste contamination.

If you have not heard already, we have some very good news for you! The First Circuit Court has vacated the air quality permit that had been granted to Enbridge in January of 2019. You can read the decision here.

Bill McKibben interviewed Alice Arena and Rev Betsy Sowers for his column in The New Yorker. Check it out here! Their interview is in the "Pass the Mic" section. Thank you to Bill McKibben for sharing this story!

Enbridge's compressor station has never been and never will be essential.

Thanks, DigBoston, for the coverage of our week of action! And to our great allies for putting it together!

DigBoston - THE GOV THINKS THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL WORKSITE. ACTIVISTS DISAGREE. (link)

An Enbridge gas pipeline exploded TODAY in Kentucky. Pretty far away from anything. But one home that was in the vicinity said it sounded like a plane taking off in their front yard.

Enbridge-- such a responsible company.

THIS IS WHY WE FIGHT.

WKYT - Gas pipeline explodes in Fleming County (link)

Our allies have put together a great guide with daily action items that you can take from home! Every day there is a new online action item. To see the list of action items, go here: bit.ly/NotEssential.

FRRACS corresponded with Mayor Hedlund earlier this week to ask him to shut down the construction at the compressor station and to refuse blood money from Enbridge. We have not heard back. You can read our letter here.

We recently learned that Enbridge came back to town with a blood money offer of $10 million. We don’t know what is in the contract and what actions the Town would have to agree to if Mayor Hedlund did sign.

Please write to Mayor Hedlund and urge him to refuse the deal from Enbridge. For a sample email, click here.

Please write to Gov. Baker and Mayor Hedlund and urge them to shut down construction. Sample letters available here (PDF | Word).

Many thanks to Congressman Joe Kennedy III for writing to Governor Baker and encouraging him to suspend construction of the Weymouth compressor station during the ongoing pandemic.

Enbridge is constructing a non-essential compressor station during a public health crisis. They are actively putting workers and the community at risk. Construction needs to be shut down for the sake of public health.

Urge Governor Baker to Halt the Weymouth Compressor Station Construction Due to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Sign the petition and share!