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    Concerned Residents for East Boston

    Empower East Boston

    Campaign

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    • Blank Petition – PDF

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    • Photo of signed petitions

    Environmental Issues

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    • Boston Harbor Now Letter AGAINST Eversource – PDF

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    • Comparison of Environmental Impacts PDF

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    • Flood Study PDF

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    • Eversource Herbicide Issues on Cape Cod

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    • SF6 leak rates PDF

    • Vegetation Management Plan PDF

    • CSO Proximity PDF

    Maps / Drawings

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    • Overall Project Map PDF

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    • 338 East Eagle St. Site plan PDF

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    • City Plans PDF

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    • Original Site Plan (Western Side of parcel) PDF

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    • Architectural Renderings of Substation PDF

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    • Alternative site: Chelsea Substation Arial PDF

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    • Alternative site: Crescent St. Site Arial image PDF

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    • Block Flow Diagrams of Alternatives PDF

    EFSB Proceedings

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    • Transcripts of proceedings by day:

    [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] (PDF)

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    • Original Petition by Eversource PDF

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    • Need

      • Falling Demand PDF

      • Airport Use PDF

     

    • Costs

      • $60M updated project cost PDF

      • Project Costs with alternatives PDF

      • Project Costs (Cost not regionalized) PDF

    Documents

    EMF Information

     

    • World Health Organization 2011 Document – “possibly carcinogenic to humans.” PDF

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    • World Health Organization 2007 document – PDF

     

    • Eversource EMF Modeling – PDF

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    • NIEHS EMF Report – PDF

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    • Peter Valberg – Eversource Expert

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    • The Atlantic article about his work in Big Tobacco PDF

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    • Center for Public Integrity article questioning Valberg’s ethics in a Mesothelioma case PDF

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    • Video of Valberg in Winchester, MA

    Community Issues

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    • Eversource proposes to raise rates by 7%

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    • Timeline – “No Community Process” PDF

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    • Playing Field (No playing fields this close to a substation) PDF

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    • Police Communications / Interference PDF
       

    • Broken Promises in Stoughton

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    • Sound study PDF

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    • Traffic Study PDF

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    • Boston Zoning Code (East Boston) PDF

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    • Army Corps of Engineers Projects

      • Chelsea Creek Streambank

      • Northern Ave Bridge

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    Additional Resources

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    • Representative Madaro and Councilor LaMattina’s letter PDF

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    • EFSB officer’s Response PDF

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    • Eversource’s Response – PDF

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    • Empower East Boston’s Response – Forthcoming

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    • The City’s Police Study PDF

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    • City of Boston Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan