Dec 17, 2024
Conservation Matters: Winter 2024
CLF will continue to counter Trump and make climate and environmental progress in the next four years.
Focus Area: Clean Air & Water
Dec 10, 2024
Vermont Releases Draft Plan to Improve Clean Water Enforcement
While ANR’s plan is a first step, it is lacking and will not adequately protect Vermont’s waters, including Lake Champlain, from the excess phosphorus that continues to cause the state’s waters to run with toxic algae.
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.
Nov 14, 2024
Much more needs to be done to protect Maine’s waters from industrial aquaculture
In Maine, Cooke Aquaculture grows millions of salmon in these floating cages, which are spread across 13 active sites in the state. But these operations come with serious environmental consequences, many of which are largely unregulated and unaccounted for by current oversight systems.
Nov 14, 2024
CLF to Sue One of World’s Largest Salmon Producers for Ocean Pollution
CLF has notified Cooke Aquaculture of its intent to sue for Clean Water Act violations at 13 active sites in Maine where Cooke grows millions of salmon in 150 cages. The Canadian company regularly pollutes Maine’s iconic bays and negatively impacts recreation and the lobstering and fishing industries.
Nov 04, 2024
Vermont’s Farm Runoff Problem: A Q&A with Deb Markowitz
Former Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Deb Markowitz joins CLF to talk about tackling agricultural runoff.
Oct 31, 2024
CLF, CRWA Lawsuit Leads to Federal Permit to Reduce Pollution in Boston-area Rivers
As a result of a lawsuit filed by Conservation Law Foundation and the Charles River Watershed Association, the Environmental Protection Agency published a draft permit to limit toxic stormwater pollution in three important rivers of Greater Boston.
Oct 23, 2024
CLF Continues Fight to Protect Cape Cod Waters
CLF is keeping up its fight to stop Barnstable’s sewage treatment plant from polluting Cape Cod’s waters with nitrogen, leading to toxic algae outbreaks that destroy habitats and sicken people and pets.
Oct 16, 2024
FAQs: How to Plant, Protect, and Promote Trees in Your Neighborhood
Follow our tips to nurture a strong, thriving tree canopy.
Oct 10, 2024
CLF to Sue One of Largest Scrap Metal Companies in US for Polluting Waterways
Conservation Law Foundation has notified Sims Metal of its intent to sue for Clean Water Act violations at eight scrap metal facilities in Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and Maryland. The company’s stormwater runoff regularly polluted nearby rivers and other waterways with toxic metals like lead, copper, and zinc.
