Apr 07, 2025
Eight Earth Day Activities to Make an Impact
Learn some of the most impactful activities you can do this Earth Day.
Campaign: Modernizing Our Electric Grid
Dec 20, 2024
The Massachusetts Climate Law is a Win for Utility Customers
The Massachusetts legislature passed, and Governor Maura Healey has signed, a climate law that may be the first step toward a clean, reliable, and economical grid that will be less prone to outages and more resistant to extreme weather.
Dec 06, 2024
Girding the Grid for Climate Change
Supercharged storms are rampaging through towns and cities like a bull liberated from a pen, crashing through a fragile utility infrastructure that, in many cases, has not changed in a century. U tility companies submit to the onslaught of storms, repair the damage, then obediently wait for more and do it all over again.
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Sep 11, 2024
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Upholds Decision to Let Dangerous Substation Go On
In a disappointing turn for East Boston, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld the Energy Facilities Siting Board’s approval of Eversource’s proposed substation.
Jun 24, 2024
5 Lessons for Communities in Negotiating New Energy Infrastructure
CLF worked with Salem Alliance for the Environment (SAFE), a local community group, to negotiate with the mayor of Salem and an offshore wind developer a legal contract known as a Community Benefits Agreement. Here, we present 5 takeaways from our work with the local community.
Apr 09, 2024
The Truth about Climate Anxiety and How to Address It
Climate anxiety can be an isolating feeling. But the good news is, you’re not alone – and there are ways to find hope even when it might feel like there’s none left.
Dec 18, 2023
Unlocking the Power of Microgrids in Today’s Energy Landscape
Microgrids will provide communities with energy independence, resilience, and security in the face of extreme weather.
Jul 27, 2023
Mass. Utilities Charging Customers for Storm Cleanup
“Allowing these companies to keep charging customers for storm cleanup over and over is an outrage,” said Johannes Epke, CLF. “It should be up to the utilities to make their infrastructure resilient to the frequent, climate-driven storms we’re seeing more and more. It’s time to change state rules that allow these companies to pass the bill on to Massachusetts families and businesses and hold utilities responsible instead.”
Feb 13, 2023
The Texas Electric Grid Failed. Here’s What New England Can Learn from It.
New England is no stranger to ice storms, of course, and the Texas power grid is very different from ours. But we can still heed lessons from the Texas crisis – especially as we look at the future pressures our grid will face because of our changing climate.
Feb 02, 2023
Getting Serious About Climate Resiliency
Climate disruption is forcing us to regularly grapple with extreme weather. That’s why we need to act now on climate resiliency measures to ensure that our communities can cope with not only the climate impacts here today but with those yet to come.
