Congressman Lynch is also fighting on behalf of the residents of West Roxbury and surrounding neighborhoods to ensure that the West Roxbury Lateral Pipeline is subject to comprehensive state and federal safety reviews.
I will keep fighting to ensure the West Roxbury Lateral Pipeline receives comprehensive state and federal safety reviews.
Occurrences
Evidence
The campaign page says Lynch "joined with his constituents in the West Roxbury neighborhood to fight the siting of the West Roxbury Lateral pipeline next to an active quarry blasting zone" and "worked relentlessly with his constituents, as well as colleagues in the federal, state and local government to urge reconsideration."
Lynch's House office announced that he introduced H.R. 4381, which would suspend construction and expansion of natural gas facilities in communities with unsafe air pollutant levels. The release also says he offered amendments in July 2017 aimed at improving environmental, safety, and public health impacts of natural gas pipelines and facilities, and one pipeline-security amendment was agreed to.
Lynch's official House issue page says he works with local, state, and federal officials on environmental threats, and its Energy and Environment record lists pipeline-related actions including the 2017 Natural Gas Pipeline Public Health Protection Act and later bills or demands involving federal pipeline and compressor approval procedures.
Assessments
Lynch clearly continued to advocate and take federal action related to the West Roxbury Lateral Pipeline and broader pipeline safety, including coordination with officials and later pipeline-safety legislation. However, the provided evidence does not establish that the specific promised outcome, comprehensive state and federal safety reviews for the West Roxbury Lateral Pipeline, was actually completed. Under the instruction for serious attempts that did not deliver the promised outcome, this is best scored as never with an effort badge.