April 8, 2025

Exposure to Chemicals is Making Our Kids Sick

by Pam Reynolds

In the 1970s, Philip J. Landrigan conducted groundbreaking work linking lead in gasoline and paint to a lowered IQ in children exposed to it. Now he’s sounding the alarm about the pesticides and plastics in our lives that are also compromising the health of both children and adults.

April 7, 2025

Eight Earth Day Activities to Make an Impact

by Pam Reynolds

Learn some of the most impactful activities you can do this Earth Day.

A young woman picking up litter
April 4, 2025

How Plastic is Made Is Harmful to People and the Environment

by Conservation Law Foundation

Plastic is everywhere – even in the places you’d least expect, like chewing gum, tea bags, wet wipes, receipts, and microwaveable popcorn bags. Yet, manufacturers continue to make more and more plastic each year – even though how plastic is made fuels a toxic cycle of production, consumption, and disposal.

trash can filled with plastic waste
April 4, 2025

The Truth about Renewable Natural Gas 

by Annika Hellweg

Despite the fossil fuel industry’s greenwashing, “renewable” natural gas still pollutes the climate and hurts our health.

No new pipelines are needed in New England
April 3, 2025

The Secret Behind Your Sky-High Gas Bill

by Sarah White

Gas companies’ leaking pipes are driving up your utility bill

Folded money wedged into a radiator
April 2, 2025

Can They Do That? Making English the Only U.S. Official Language 

by Britteny Jenkins

Trump’s latest executive order aims to make English the only official U.S. language – threatening civil rights and silencing millions. Learn how this move harms communities, undermines language access, and why CLF is fighting back to protect everyone’s voice.

President Trump signs an executive order at his desk, holding a black marker over an open document, with his red tie and hands reflected on the polished surface.
March 27, 2025

How We’re Fighting Environmental Injustice in New England in 2025

by Sarah White

CLF is advocating for bills that promote environmental justice and reduce inequity across New England

Smokestacks spewing pollution
March 26, 2025

The Truth About Climate Change and Home Insurance

by Rishya Narayanan

As floods, wildfires, and extreme storms ravage our homes, insurance companies are either jacking up their prices or fleeing entirely.

A small building with a red roof lies partially collapsed in a large stream of water. This is a motel in Hardwick, Vermont that suffered from the devastating flooding in 2023.
March 25, 2025

Protecting Pollinators and Ourselves from Toxic Neonicotinoid Pesticides

by Scott Sanderson

Neonicotinoids are killing off vulnerable pollinators, polluting the environment, and harming human beings.

A bee visits a pink flower amid lily pads
March 20, 2025

Climate Superfunds Will Make Polluters Pay

by Sarah White

Climate Superfund bills could make the worst climate polluters fund projects to protect New Englanders from the impacts of climate change.

Exxon facility in Everett, Massachusetts during a rainstorm