Apr 26, 2019

New Law Would Create Roadmap to Reach Net Zero Emissions by 2050

The 2050 Roadmap Act is a critical update to the state’s landmark Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA). It will ensure Massachusetts’s nation-leading climate efforts remain tied to science while establishing a new framework for fairly and efficiently achieving our climate goals by 2050.

MA legislators can still make progress on clean energy
Mar 21, 2019

To Fight Climate Change, Vermont Needs Strong Climate Laws

Vermont students flooded the Statehouse this month to speak to legislators about the dire need to take bold action to address climate change. Their pleas and passion were welcomed by many new climate champions that joined the Vermont Legislature this year. As the Trump administration scorns its responsibility to tackle climate change, state and local… Continue reading To Fight Climate Change, Vermont Needs Strong Climate Laws

Vermont State House
Mar 05, 2019

Maine Is (Finally) Poised to Act on Climate Change

CLF’s top priority this session is an important climate bill, An Act to Limit Greenhouse Gas Pollution and Effectively Use Maine’s Natural Resources (LD 797). This bill would ensure that Maine takes action to cut carbon pollution and fight climate change, protecting families and businesses in the state from the worst effects of climate catastrophe while growing Maine’s economy.

Maine Statehouse.
Feb 06, 2019

Bills to Watch as Massachusetts Kicks off Legislative Session

CLF is focusing this session on five critical areas of groundbreaking, proactive legislation: cutting carbon pollution, boosting clean transportation, reducing plastic pollution in our environment, and preparing our cities and towns for climate change impacts. Learn more about the bills before the legislature and how you can get involved.

The Massachusetts Legislature missed their chance to lead on energy today. Photo Credit: Shutterstock.
Jan 14, 2019

Our Best Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change? Strong Climate Laws

In the face of the Trump administration’s continued attempts to roll back regulations aimed at curbing climate change, state and local governments must step in. In 2019, it’s essential that we make real progress at a local level to lower polluting emissions. The science is clear: If we don’t collectively cut our climate-damaging emissions to… Continue reading Our Best Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change? Strong Climate Laws

strong climate laws can help protect New England from climate change
Dec 12, 2018

The News about Our Climate Isn’t Good – But the Fight is Far from Over

Heat waves and flooding are putting New England’s people, environment, and economy at risk. Aging infrastructure is increasingly stressed from sea level rise and bigger storms. Our farmers face challenges from shifting growing seasons. Atlantic cod – already dwindling  – will disappear and lobster will move out of reach of New England fishermen as waters warm.… Continue reading The News about Our Climate Isn’t Good – But the Fight is Far from Over

Dec 05, 2018

New Governor Could Make Maine a Climate Leader

With the election of Attorney General Janet Mills, Maine has the chance to reverse the harmful LePage administration anti-environment policies and commit to a broad framework for tackling climate change.

Maine Statehouse.
Nov 08, 2018

Video: What Do the Midterms Mean for New Englanders?

The day after the election, CLF President Brad Campbell joined Staff Attorney Emily Green and special guest Jamie Hoyte – former Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs and currently Senior Advisor with Tremont Strategies Group – to talk through what the election results mean for New Englanders.

Oct 29, 2018

No Time to Spare in Cutting Carbon Emissions

There is still time to stop irreversible climate change if we act now. But we have to act fast or else the consequences will be dire and inescapable. That, in a nutshell, is what more than 90 of the top climate scientists from 40 countries around the world announced recently in a special report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the IPCC).

We have to act fast to cut carbon emissions or the consequences will be dire and inescapable.
Sep 25, 2018

Counting Down the Weeks to Election Day 2018

As we head into election season this November, it’s on us to hold New England’s elected representatives to a higher standard on their commitment to the environment.

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