Proposed Weymouth Compressor Station Draws More Opposition February 7, 2019

Location of the proposed compressor station in Weymouth, MA.

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The advocacy group Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility released a report Thursday challenging both the methodology and findings of MAPC’s Health Impact Assessment, and concluding that air pollution from the compressor station would pose “an unacceptable health risk to the surrounding community.”

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