Dec 17, 2024
Conservation Matters: Winter 2024
CLF will continue to counter Trump and make climate and environmental progress in the next four years.
Campaign: Tackling Toxic Chemicals
Dec 05, 2024
New Hampshire Needs Leadership on Issues that Will Shape Our Future
As Governor-elect Kelley Ayotte prepares for office, she has an opportunity to tackle challenges facing the health of our communities and environment.
Aug 02, 2024
New Hampshire Bans Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed into law today an important bill that will stop the spread of toxic chemical pollution by banning PFAS—or “forever chemicals”—in many consumer products sold in New Hampshire.
Jul 26, 2024
Stopping Dangerous Chemical Pollution in Manchester and the Merrimack River
In Manchester, New Hampshire, treated wastewater gets released into the Merrimack River and sludge is burned in an on-site incinerator. That means these dangerous chemicals are released into our water and air every day.
Mar 14, 2023
EPA Proposes New Rules for Toxic PFAS Chemicals
“EPA has finally set drinking water standards for two of the dozens of toxic PFAS compounds being found in drinking water across the country and adopted a risk-based algorithm for others,” said CLF President Bradley Campbell. “Applause should be muted. The federal government dithered on this issue decades, as a generation of children drank unsafe water, and EPA did so even as many states acted more urgently to adopt more protective standards.”
Feb 10, 2023
“Our Scrumptious Lake Phytotastic” is a Graphic Novel Focusing on Lake Champlain’s Blue-Green Algae Woes
A new graphic novel for kids explores how and why blue green algae break out on Vermont’s Lake Champlain.
Aug 08, 2022
Rhode Island Legislators Acted on Climate, Clean Energy, Plastic, and PFAS
CLF’s forceful advocacy paid off in this year’s Rhode Island legislative session with laws passed to help our climate, stop plastic pollution, and safeguard our drinking water from toxic chemicals.
Jun 21, 2022
RI House Passes PFAS Protection Bill
“PFAS chemicals are a toxic scourge on our environment and our health,” said CLF attorney James Crowley. “These forever chemicals have no place in our water, and this bill will help ensure that Rhode Islanders can feel confident that our drinking water is safe. We look forward to Governor McKee signing this bill into law, and we urge the Department of Health to work quickly to adopt a permanent drinking water standard.”
Jun 09, 2022
Safeguarding Our Drinking Water
CLF pushes for more robust standards for clean water regionwide.
Jun 08, 2022
Supporting Healthy Neighborhoods
We are helping to make our built environment healthier for all.
