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

At long last, the Fore River Basin is now home to a new air quality monitor. It took a lot of organizing to make this happen, but we're so happy to finally see it in place. We gathered on the first day of spring for a special celebration. Thank you to everyone who joined us on this beautiful spring day.

Pieridae Energy, the company behind the yet-to-be-built Goldboro LNG facility, where Enbridge was supposed to send at minimum 50% of the gas coming through Weymouth, is now trying to shake down the Canadian government for financing.

Recently, opponents of the project wrote to Prime Minister Trudeau and a list of other leaders, asking them not to allow the Canadian government to finance the Goldboro LNG project. Pieridae Energy is now seeking legal action against the authors of the letter.

Read more from the Halifax Examiner.

Enbridge is showing their desperation in a last minute effort to delay the briefing. We have an even better idea--FERC needs to give us the full rehearing. That should help ease Enbridge's heartburn, don't you think, Campers?

Background: On February 18, 2021, three of the five FERC commissioners voted to open up a briefing to examine our request for a rehearing on FERC’s final approval of Enbridge’s compressor station. FERC granted Enbridge final approval last fall. For more on this FERC decision and why it’s significant, read this piece from WBUR.

A thorough and outstanding article from Miriam Wasser on the FERC order. FRRACS is an original intervenor and will be filing a brief, as per usual. All eyes are on our little compressor now. It's time for to do the right thing.

WBUR - Why A Federal Order In The Weymouth Compressor Case Has The Natural Gas World Worried (link)

A committed crew of local community members have been standing out at the Fore River Bridge and other locations nearly every Wednesday for 6 years now. Today, they a special standout to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

Thanks to this amazing crew for continuing to spread the message with this weekly standout!

The Weymouth Town Council submitted a letter to FERC to voice their support of the Commission’s recent order to establish a briefing on the Weymouth compressor station.

We thank the Weymouth Town Council for continuing to advocate for the residents of Weymouth and of the Basin.