Tagged: Alice Arena

FRRACS Leads Rally at Weymouth Compressor Station

November 17th, 2023 | Alice Arena

The natural gas pipeline company Enbridge has built a compressor station, a pipeline booster, next to the Fore River Bridge in Weymouth. A citizens group, FRRACS, opposed the station when it was proposed and opposes its continual operation. FRRACS organized a rally next to the site last week and WATD’s Charles Mathewson spoke with the […]

Legal Updates, Earth Day Among Topics At FRRACS Meeting

April 12th, 2023 | Alice Arena

Alice Arena, Executive Director of the Fore River Residents Against The Compressor Station, provides WATD’s Dan McCready with a recap of their meeting on Tuesday night.   The Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station will hold their next meeting on May 9 at 7 p.m.  

FERC Chair Says They Likely Erred In Citing Weymouth Compressor Station

January 21st, 2022 | Alice Arena

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says they may have made a mistake in its approval process for the Weymouth Compressor Station. The commission’s chair, Richard Glick, issued a statement in which he said they “likely erred in siting the Weymouth Compressor Station where it did” but that the certificate is “final” and that there is […]

FRRACS Appeal Rejected

December 27th, 2021 | Alice Arena

Alice Arena, of Fore River Residents Against The Compressor Station, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about some recent court decisions.

Gas Release At Compressor Station in Weymouth in Question

April 8th, 2021 | Alice Arena

There was an unplanned gas release at the Natural Gas Compressor Station in Weymouth. The incident took place shortly after 9:30 a.m. Tuesday with a spokesman for station owner Enbridge says that the gas was released “in a controlled manner through the case vent stack, which is designed to safely vent natural gas.” Alice Arena, […]