A diagram of the big dig starting today at the Enbridge Compressor Station. Over the next 5 months, they will dig trenches all around the site uncovering all the gas pipes they put in. Even though operating since January, the pipes were not protected from corrosion from salt water. (WE TOLD THEM THIS WAS A BAD PLACE TO PUT A COMPRESSOR STATION!!!) They will install cathodes over every gas pipe after excavating them which will provide electronic protection from corrosion. The digging in the toxic coal ash (AGAIN!!) poses potential health problems to the nearby residents.

Enbridge gave us another laugh today. We found out that some residents of Braintree and Weymouth received a mailer from Enbridge, where they refer to themselves as a “neighbor”. Let us make this clear: Enbridge is not our neighbor. They dump their toxic facilities in communities all over — not a neighborly move.

Since yesterday afternoon, a group of activists have been peacefully sitting-in at Enbridge's office in Waltham, to demand that Enbridge cease construction activities on the Line 3 pipeline, and to demand that they shut down the Weymouth compressor, the West Roxbury Lateral Pipeline, and the Alton Gas project in Nova Scotia.

Andrea Honore joined the We Need Some Milk podcast to give a recap on the compressor fight. You can listen to the episode here — Gassy w/Andrea Honore.

In this interview, she recollects just some of the facts (read injustice!) done to the Fore River Basin residents by Enbridge, MADEP, FERC and Governor Gas.

Caren Solomon and Phil Landrigan wrote a commentary piece on the compressor station that was published on WBUR today. You can read the full article here.

Yes, Campers, another "unplanned release." AKA, accident.

Great round-up of latest information on what is going on at FERC as well. Many thanks to the Harvard Public Review for spreading the word!

You can read the full article here - The Weymouth Compressor Station

Yup, Campers, yet another shut down. This time with no explanation other than "force majeure."

WBUR covered this story, you can read more here — Weymouth Compressor Shuts Down Again — For Fourth Time In Less Than A Year

FERC is reviewing the certification process of fracked gas facilities and is seeking input from the public during this review.

How can you take action? Write a comment in response to any of the questions that FERC has listed in the. We have also provided some sample responses; feel free to use them as a guide to submit a filing to FERC. We do suggest personalizing them a little so that FERC doesn't disregard form responses.

How do you submit your filing? You may have submitted comments to FERC before for some of our other action items, but eFiling is a little bit different. Our good friend Cathy Kristofferson has provided us with this detailed how-to eFile with FERC. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to email us: nocompressor@gmail.com

There has been a lot going on at the compressor station since the last accident that occurred on Tuesday, April 6. We thought it might be a good idea to do a PSA on what happened on that day and what Enbridge's response to the accident has been.

Today we revealed a new banner at the compressor site that reads, "Out of Order". The compressor station is currently not operational, after Enbridge experienced it's third accident in just 8 months.

The Town of Weymouth notified residents that Enbridge reported a third “unplanned release” of methane gas from the compressor station this morning — April 6. This marks three emergency system failures in 8 months. The first two occurred in September, less than three weeks apart. We do not yet know how much gas Enbridge released this morning.

Media:

WBUR - Weymouth Compressor Reports Another 'Unplanned' Gas Release. Third Time In 8 Months

The Boston Herald - Steve Lynch, officials renew call to shutter Weymouth compressor station after third unplanned gas leak

Take action: Submit a Comment to TRC to Address Contamination at the Compressor Site. Comments are due May 4. Click on “Read More” for complete details, instructions, and sample comments or click here.

Why is the new air quality monitor important? FRRACS gives a brief explainer on the newest episode of the Climate Minute podcast. You can listen here.

Thanks to Mass Climate Action Network (MCAN) and The Climate Minute Podcast for having us their show again!

We're live! The long awaited MassDEP air quality monitor is now online in the Basin.

You can view the data here: https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/dep/massair/web/#/pollution/map/max

Our FERC briefing is available online now. You can access the full document at this link.

To view a full list of intervenors, you can go to the FERC website here and enter "CP16-9-012" into the "Enter Docket Number" box, then click "Search".

You can also see a list here (thanks to a community ally for putting this resource together!).

Senator Markey joined local residents on Friday, April 2, at the compressor site, to announce the reintroduction of his and Senator Warren’s compressor bill into the current session, which would prevent the construction of fracked gas compressor stations that would aid the international export of gas. You can read more about the bill here.

We interrupt our regularly scheduled grousing to bring some incredible news--out of the MassDEP, no less!

The MassDEP has revoked the air permit for the proposed biomass facility in Springfield. MassDEP did the right thing and made this a truly Good Friday for our sisters and brothers in Springfield. Palmer Biomass might finally be a goner. Congrats to the activists who helped make this happen!

You can read more here: WBUR - Mass. Revokes Air Permit For Controversial Biomass Facility In Springfield

FRRACS joined Ted McIntyre at Mass Climate Action Network (MCAN) for the Climate Minute Podcast to give an update about the briefing due to FERC on this Friday. Thanks for having us the show again!

You can listen to the podcast at either of the links below:

MCAN - FERC has second thoughts: The Climate Minute

PodBean - FERC has second thoughts: The Climate Minute

The Weymouth compressor fight was featured on the latest episode of the podcast, Drilled. Amy Westervelt, an award-winning journalist, has been reporting on the propaganda of climate denial through this podcast series.

Drilled - All Eyes On Weymouth As FERC Signals Interest In Environmental Justice