Dec 16, 2024
Three Things You Need to Know About the New Massachusetts Climate Law
It includes people in climate solutions, strengthens our electric system, and paves the way for more clean energy.
Author: Caitlin Peale Sloan
Oct 30, 2023
Bioenergy in New England: A New Report
CLF’s recently published study finds that bioenergy can play a limited role in industries that are near-impossible to electrify – but clean energy like solar, wind, and heat pumps must largely pave the path forward.
May 03, 2023
We Must Put Massachusetts Climate Laws into Action Now
CLF has provided the Healey administration with steps to slash climate pollution to net zero by 2050.
Mar 31, 2023
What is the Massachusetts Clean Heat Standard?
If you live in a home with an oil or gas furnace or boiler, like most people in Massachusetts, turning up the heat is the end of an unseen odyssey for your heating fuel. Between drilling, refining, and transport, fuels can travel thousands of miles before they are delivered into homes and burned for heat.… Continue reading What is the Massachusetts Clean Heat Standard?
Mar 26, 2021
Massachusetts Makes History on Climate and Environmental Justice
After years of advocacy from CLF and our partners, Massachusetts has passed a critical climate and environmental justice bill that updates our existing climate law and adds protections for historically marginalized communities.
Mar 12, 2021
Four Things Massachusetts Must Include in Its Clean Energy and Climate Plan for 2030
Any plan to lower emissions in Massachusetts must not only consider how to cut the largest sources of carbon pollution – for the Commonwealth, that’s transportation and heating – but also how to ensure all residents have equal access to its solutions.
Jan 15, 2021
Governor Baker Rejects Climate and Justice Legislation
Massachusetts legislators overwhelmingly passed critical climate and justice legislation. But Governor Baker vetoed the bill – choosing not only to ignore sound science, but also to let decades of racist policy targeting low-income, Black, and Brown communities go unchallenged.
Dec 10, 2020
Here’s How to Break New England’s Addiction to Dirty Gas
In our new report, we lay out how Massachusetts can move away from dirty gas for home heating and towards a clean future. We also offer a framework for other New England states to start kicking gas to the curb.
Oct 30, 2019
Trump Offshore Wind Delays are Holding New England Back from Clean Energy
Offshore wind is a crucial element of New England’s clean energy future, and Massachusetts has been betting big on this new industry. So despite the Trump administration’s delay of a promising project, Massachusetts is still moving forward with this critical source of local clean energy.
Oct 01, 2019
Despite Energy Efficiency Ranking, Massachusetts Is Losing Ground
While the Commonwealth ranks first in the nation in energy efficiency, it could be doing more to save families and businesses money while cutting pollution.
