The Hidden Connections Between Methane, Trees, and Heat Islands
Methane leaks kill trees and contribute to dangerous heat islands.

Methane leaks kill trees and contribute to dangerous heat islands.
Zeyneb Magavi is executive director of HEET, a Boston-based nonprofit (and a CLF partner) dedicated to spreading the gospel of geothermal energy. She sees geothermal networks linking hundreds of homes and businesses through pipes snaking deep underground as part of “an ethical and efficient thermal energy transition.”
The Trump administration has taken aim at NOAA and the EPA. We’re ready to fight back.
Roughly half of the waste buried in New Hampshire landfills comes from out of state.
According to Zeyneb Magavi, geothermal energy is a grand opportunity to shift into a new clean energy age, tackling climate change and lowering energy costs all at the same time.
CLF will continue to counter Trump and make climate and environmental progress in the next four years.
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.
As Governor-elect Kelley Ayotte prepares for office, she has an opportunity to tackle challenges facing the health of our communities and environment.
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.
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.