Mar 28, 2024
Say Goodbye to New England’s Last Two Coal-Fired Power Plants
New England’s last two coal-fired power plants will close by 2028 and the region will finally be free of this polluting, toxic, climate-changing fuel.
Focus Area: Clean Air & Water
Mar 15, 2024
A Shell Game
CLF is suing Big Oil to protect communities from dangerous facilities.
Mar 14, 2024
Merrier Days Ahead for the Merrimack
CLF is holding a big polluter accountable while allowing communities to restore contaminated public waters.
Mar 11, 2024
Dirty, Unregulated Industrial Salmon Farms Put Our Waters at Risk
Maine’s coastal waters need more protection from polluting industrial fish farms.
Feb 08, 2024
Clearing the Air for New England
CLF is fighting to enforce anti-idling laws and protect communities from tailpipe pollution.
Jan 31, 2024
It’s Time for Vermont to Protect its Pollinators, Farmers, and Food System
Scientists are finding neonicotinoids which are used by farmers on seeds are killing pollinators, and that threatens our food system. Now Vermont’s Pollinator Protection Bill seeks to protect our crops.
Dec 11, 2023
CLF Appeals Decision in Tailpipe Pollution Lawsuit
“Every year, vehicle emissions are linked to thousands of deaths in the northeast,” said Heather Govern, Director of CLF’s Clean Air and Water program. “Large bus companies must be held accountable for ignoring idling laws designed to limit toxic emissions and protect public health. CLF filed this appeal to continue the fight for cleaner air in our communities.”
Nov 30, 2023
CLF Prevails Again Over Dirty Biomass Plant
“It is unconscionable that anyone would build such a dirty power plant right across the street from a residential neighborhood,” said CLF attorney Johannes Epke. “Inefficient biomass plants like the one proposed here don’t make sense anywhere in 2023, and especially not in a community in Springfield already overburdened by air pollution. Burning wood for electricity worsens asthma and other respiratory conditions and sets us back in reaching mandatory climate goals, and the court made the right decision.”
Nov 22, 2023
Some of $2.2 million settlement will help clean up the Merrimack River
The Conservation Law Foundation reached an agreement with Schnitzer Steel over heavy metal pollution going into the water in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico
Nov 20, 2023
CLF Settles Water Pollution Lawsuits for $2.2 Million
“It’s about time this multi-billion-dollar company complied with the law,” said CLF attorney Chelsea Kendall. “Toxic runoff from Schnitzer’s facilities has been contaminating waters that people depend on for drinking and recreation. This $3 million settlement will go a long way towards cleaning up these rivers and ensuring the company ends this harmful pollution”
