South Shore climate activists have expressed both relief and concern over the climate change bill recently signed by Gov. Charlie Baker, supportive of the bill’s goals – such as a roadmap for net-zero emissions by 2050 – but concerned about ongoing environmental issues in their neighborhoods.
“We are at the forefront of sea level rising here,” said Linda Lancaster, of Plymouth, chair of South Shore and Cape Citizens’ Climate Lobby. “We’re also seeing issues with the ocean, the water quality acidification, the warmer temperatures, the fish are going north.”
The climate change bill, first introduced in 2019 after pressure from Massachusetts activists, won legislative approval last summer only to die at the end of the legislative session when Baker vetoed the measure. Lawmakers approved a refiled bill in January and after some debate over amendments Baker signed the measure on March 26.
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WEYMOUTH-– U.S. Representative Stephen F. Lynch is requesting an immediate shutdown of the Fore River Basin s compressor station following an unplanned gas release on April 6.
Lynch stated the unplanned gas release was the third blowout at the facility since Enbridge Inc. began utilizing it in September 2020.
“Every accident at the Weymouth Compressor Station endangers the lives and health of local residents and surrounding communities, and these so-called blowouts have become a dangerous pattern of releasing harmful gas into the nearby residential neighborhood,” he stated. “It is completely unacceptable to allow Enbridge to continue their operations. I have reached out to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for more details about this accident, but the only response that will protect nearby residents would be to order the Weymouth Compressor Station to shut down immediately.
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