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.

Our friends at Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) and No Fracked Gas in Mass submitted a letter to FERC today, in support of PLAN-NE’s (Pipeline Action Network - Northeast) request for a denial of Enbridge’s request for a Notice to Proceed with construction. We thank BEAT and No Fracked Gas in Mass for submitting this letter and for their longtime support. You can read their letter here.

Governor Baker chose profits over people. That will forever be his legacy. From West Roxbury to Sandisfield to Weymouth and on to Charlton, East Boston, and Longmeadow. We are all Governor Baker's sacrifice zone. #NoWeymouthCompressor

Early this morning FRRACS members and friends from Extinction Rebellion and 350 Mass gathered at the proposed compressor station site to remind Enbridge that they will never be welcome here.

Join us in resisting the compressor station. Sign the pledge to take action: tinyurl.com/WeymouthActionPledge

Check out this trailer for a short film -- It Smells Like Rotten Eggs -- about the compressor station proposal, made by a local resident. It's a powerful clip.

Mayor Hedlund and the Town of Weymouth have submitted a letter to FERC, objecting FERC’s request for a “Notice to Proceed” with construction. We extend our gratitude to the Town for continuing to fight for their residents. You can read their letter here.

Yesterday, Enbridge filed two letters with FERC: 1. A request for an NTP — Notice to Proceed; and 2. Response letter to PLAN-NE’s letter. In their response letter, they attempted to discredit a letter that PLAN-NE Pipeline Action Network - Northeast) submitted last Friday, outlining Enbridge’s lack of necessity. PLAN-NE has since responded with a second letter. Enbridge’s pompous, arrogant attitude is not surprising but it is insulting. Enbridge has not initiated any clean up of soil contamination at the site and have not been able to prove necessity for the gas that the compressor would provide. We are deeply grateful for PLAN-NE quick and strong response to Enbridge’s attacks. You can read the series of letters below.

Enbridge’s consultant, TRC, has been collecting soil samples at the proposed site, as part of MassDEP’s requirement to address soil contamination at the proposed site. TTRC found arsenic in their samples at a level that "poses imminent hazard”. MassDEP’s Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup (BWSC) has a new Release Log Form, dated November 12, 2019, documenting this finding.

PLAN-NE (Pipeline Action Network - Northeast), an ally of ours, has submitted a letter to FERC in response to this finding. This imminent risk must be addressed before Enbridge can be allowed to proceed with any construction activities. You can read PLAN-NE’s letter here.

“No compressor station should be built in Weymouth or any of our communities – where it would threaten the safety of our residents and harm our environment – just to support our continued addiction to fossil fuels,” said Senator Markey. “The fight to stop this project is not over, as the battle to block construction of this station will move to the courts. I will continue to stand with the residents and activists who have been warriors in the battle to stop a project this is meant only to send natural gas abroad to the highest bidder. These communities have nothing to gain and everything to lose if this compressor station gets built.”

We have learned that CZM has issued a favorable approval of the Determination of Consistency to Enbridge. We know that this is a difficult day, so please take some time for yourself and know that we will keep fighting. We will never stop fighting.

Our press release is below:

We gathered at the Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) today to urge them to deny Enbridge’s Determination of Consistency. We came with lollipops, teddy bears, and a golden star, all to booster moral support for them to make the right decision. Many thanks to our friends from Extinction Rebellion MA, 350, and more for joining us this morning. Will CZM make the right decision?

Mayor Hedlund wrote to Lisa Engler of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) to bring their attention to the lack of need for the gas that the compressor station would supply. Over the past few weeks, we have learned about multiple utility companies (i.e. National Grid and Eversource) stating that they would not need the gas.

We send our thanks to Mayor Hedlund and the Town of Weymouth for continuing to stand with us in this fight.

You can read Mayor Hedlund’s letter here.

FRRACS, Food & Water Watch, Weymouth Councilor Rebecca Haugh, Stop The Algonquin Pipeline Expansion, Eastern Connecticut Green Action, Grassroots Environmental Education, No Fracked Gas in Mass., Berkshire Environmental Action Team, and West Roxbury Saves Energy sent a letter to FERC to support Pipe Line Awareness Network for the Northeast’s (PLAN) call for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) not to issue a Notice to Proceed with any construction of the compressor.

Many thanks to PLAN for issuing their request and to all of our coalition groups for following up with a letter of support. You can read the letter here.