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The Conservation Law Foundation appealed the state's decision to grant a waterfront license to the Eversource substation project

Despite widespread community opposition as well as opposition from over a dozen Massachusetts elected officials the state’s Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) unanimously approved Eversource’s highly controversial plan to build a new substation along the Chelsea Creek in East Boston on Monday afternoon.  In a marathon meeting that lasted several hours and the adoption of several amendments to Eversource’s plan that included a safety plan, flood zone management and community mitigation the board eschewed Eastie’s and Chelsea’s already overburdened industrial infrastructure and ru...

The location of the proposed electrical substation in East Boston (Jesse Costa/WBUR and Google Earth) After years of intense community opposition, the state’s Energy Facilities Siting Board on Monday gave final approval to an electrical substation near Chelsea Creek in East Boston. The unanimous vote came at the end of almost 20 hours of public meetings during which several high-profile elected officials, and more than 50 members of the public, pleaded with the board to vote no. Speakers raised concerns about public safety, climate change-induced flooding and environmental justice. Many als...

State board OK’s controversial East Boston substation; foes vow to appeal By Danny McDonald Globe Staff,Updated February 22, 2021, 7:43 p.m. Email to a Friend A controversial East Boston electric substation project proposed by Eversource received a crucial approval from a state board on Monday, a decision that advocates say they hope to appeal to the state’s highest court. The Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board, which passes on proposals to construct large power plants, electric transmission lines, natural gas pipelines, and natural gas storage tanks, approved a change to ...