A Merrimack Valley Natural Gas Explosion Time Capsule Putting the extensive damage done in focus five years after a preventable fatal disaster disrupted northeast Massachusetts Research and reporting by Chris Faraone, Emilia Perez, and Sophie Yarin | Interactive timeline by Zhaozhou Dai In his comments introducing new federal emergency response plans last month, US Transportation […]
MERRIMACK RECAP: THE FIRST RESPONDER
“The first thing that came to my mind is that this was a terrorist attack.” This interview with Andover Fire Department Lt. Bob Dalton (excerpted and edited below for clarity) is part of a Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism series retracing the Merrimack Valley gas explosions five years after the tragedy shook Andover, Lawrence, and […]
MERRIMACK RECAP: THE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONDER
“People of means were certainly able to take care of themselves better.” This interview with Andover Director of Public Health Thomas Carbone (excerpted and edited below for clarity) is part of a Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism series retracing the Merrimack Valley gas explosions five years after the tragedy shook Andover, Lawrence, and North Andover, […]
DANCING ON BANANA PEELS
Life On Lifetime Parole In Massachusetts “I am now in the same predicament as I was when I first got out of prison.” Khalid Mustafa attempted what many considered unthinkable: he tried to sue the Massachusetts Parole Board. Specifically, Mustafa took legal action against the body for decisions under former Chair Gloriann Moroney. It was […]
THE AFTERMATH
Addressing February’s Clean Harbors Chemical Fire State’s response follows long history of environmental injustice around the Fore River Basin On the evening of Feb. 16 earlier this year, a tractor trailer filled with paints, epoxies, oil filters, and other flammable liquids spontaneously ignited at Clean Harbors, the largest waste disposal site in New England. The […]
