Tom Irwin
Vice President for New Hampshire | CLF New Hampshire | He/Him |
Tom Irwin is Vice President for New Hampshire. Having joined CLF in 1998, Tom has led a number of advocacy initiatives in New Hampshire over the years, including CLF’s initiative to tackle the problem of childhood lead poisoning, as well as a number of water quality, smart growth and transportation initiatives. In addition to practicing in these areas, he also has engaged in advocacy addressing projects of major concern to the state, such as the proposed Northern Pass electric transmission project. Before joining CLF, Tom practiced at the Manchester, New Hampshire law firm of Devine, Millimet & Branch, with a focus on civil litigation. Prior to his work in the private sector, Tom worked as Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Justice Caroline D. Glassman of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court in Portland. He earned his J.D. and an M.S. in Environmental Law and Policy, both magnum cum laude, from Vermont Law School, and his B.A. from Wesleyan University. Tom has served on the City of Concord’s Transportation Policy Advisory Committee, the N.H. Bar Association’s Public Protection Committee, and the boards of the New Hampshire Public Health Association and the Five Rivers Conservation Trust. He serves on the legislatively established Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Screening Commission and in 2017 participated in the Endowment for Health’s Leadership Learning Exchange on Race and Equity.
Recent Posts
Mar 28 2024
Today, we’re celebrating some good news: As part of an agreement to resolve a lawsuit brought by CLF and the Sierra Club, Granite Shore Power has agreed to shutter New England’s last two coal-fired power plants. New Hampshire’s Merrimack Station in Bow will close by June 1, 2028, and potentially one year earlier than that.…
Mar 11 2020
We all know the trash we throw away is a disaster for our environment and communities. From landfills growing into mountains of waste to incinerators spewing toxic pollutants to the pollution of our water and air (including climate-damaging emissions) – the impacts of waste disposal are not only disturbing, but they’re also avoidable. For decades…
Jan 9 2020
It’s a troubling reality that in many schools and childcare facilities – places where we send our kids to learn and be safe – our children can be exposed to lead in their drinking water. And it’s especially troubling that in New Hampshire, like most states, we don’t have health-based standards to protect our kids…
Dec 5 2019
Since I first started working with New Hampshire stakeholders and community partners to end lead poisoning in our state, I’ve been inspired and humbled by the passion and dedication of the people and organizations that have helped us push for change. Last year, our collective work to strengthen the state’s laws to better protect our…
Oct 1 2019
With the presidential primary season in full swing, New Hampshire – with its first-in-the-nation status – has taken its usual spot as a must-visit state for the candidates. At the same time, concerns about the climate crisis have reached unprecedented levels, and the environment has rightfully become one of the top 2020 election issues. A…
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