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Below are summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's January 20, 2022 open meeting, pursuant to the sunshine notice released on January 13, 2022. ....
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Wicked Local 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. ....
Wicked Local WEYMOUTH- Town Solicitor Joseph Callanan said legal precedents don’t allow Town Council to file a legal brief with federal regulators about safety and health concerns posed by a natural gas compressor station in the Fore River Basin. Collectively, the Town Council does not have the authority to sue, he said during a Council meeting, March 8. “If you do it as individuals, I have no problem with that.” Councilor-at-large Rebecca Haugh said her colleagues could draft a letter that details their concerns about the compressor station and give it to residents or community groups who seek an intervenor status with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ....