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Press Statement from
Janet Domenitz, Executive Director MASSPIRG
BOSTON—In
a sparsely attended informal session, the state Senate today ordered H
4500, a bill that would cite a 13 story LNG facility on one of the
Boston Harbor Islands, to get a rare second hearing during this
legislative session. The first hearing, held on March 15 before the
Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures, and State Assets,
drew over 400 people; including fishermen, environmentalists, park
rangers, local activists; testifying against the proposal.
“This
is like déjà vu all over again,” said Janet Domenitz, Executive
Director of MASSPIRG, a staunch opponent of the bill. “The bill was
already heard with hundreds in attendance, it’s a bad idea to use our
Harbor Islands for this purpose, and more than one third of the
Legislature has signed a statement saying so,” she continued. Because
the Harbor Islands are public lands, a two thirds vote of the
Legislature would be needed to usurp public land to cite the plant
there.
Other
members of the coalition opposed to H4500 include Save the Harbor/Save
the Bay, Environmental League of Massachusetts, Sierra Club of Mass,
and Save the Brewsters.
