Jun 06, 2018
Proposed 600-foot tower doesn’t square with Boston’s waterfront dreams
The Conservation Law Foundation is also threatening a lawsuit if the Chiofaro tower, and a 305-foot tower on the Hook Lobster site, get a final OK.
Focus Area: Climate Change
Jun 06, 2018
In Boston’s booming Seaport, the namesake is also the threat
But despite the changes, there’s still no requirement for developers to follow through, complained Bradley Campbell, president of the Conservation Law Foundation, an environmental advocacy group.
“It’s a largely procedural requirement,” he said.
Jun 05, 2018
Win Quayle, Esq.
I am a longtime supporter of CLF. As I transition into retirement, I am pleased to follow in the footsteps of friends and a former colleague who have made significant volunteer contributions to the organization. Much of my work relates to CLF’s mission to build healthy communities and promote environmental justice, such as increasing resilience to extreme weather events and addressing the urban heat island effect.… Continue reading Win Quayle, Esq.
Jun 04, 2018
Region’s power grid is changing dramatically
“What this means for New Englanders is that there is less need than ever for new fossil fuel infrastructure (including both new natural gas pipelines and new fossil fuel power plants) as more and more lower cost renewables replace older, higher-cost fossil fuel power plants,” writes Jerry Elmer.
May 29, 2018
April 21, 2018: Renewable Energy Makes History in New England
April 21, 2018 was an historic date for the New England power grid: It was the first time that mid-day peak energy demand from the power grid was lower than at the lowest point overnight. The reason for this historic first is the effectiveness of energy efficiency and the combined output of 130,000 small, medium,… Continue reading April 21, 2018: Renewable Energy Makes History in New England
May 23, 2018
Massachusetts and Rhode Island Move Forward With Offshore Wind
“The clean, local energy generated by these projects will benefit all of New England. CLF is looking forward to working with those involved to ensure this project comes online quickly while minimizing environmental impacts for endangered right whales and other critical species.”
May 22, 2018
Environmental group objects to zoning that allows waterfront towers
The “private benefits your decision confers on a few private developers dwarf any public benefits being provided,” wrote Heather Miller and Peter Shelley, attorneys for the group. “Critically and fatally to your decision, nowhere do you even articulate exactly how this project primarily serves a public purpose.”
May 22, 2018
Clean Renewable Energy Is the Key to a Resilient Electric Grid in New England
New analysis from the regional grid operator, ISO New England (ISO), confirms what CLF and other experts have been saying for some time: New England doesn’t need expensive natural gas pipelines to keep the lights on and our homes warm even during our harshest winters. In fact, thanks to the growth of clean, renewable energy,… Continue reading Clean Renewable Energy Is the Key to a Resilient Electric Grid in New England
May 15, 2018
Reclaiming the People’s Harbor
A wave of luxury development threatens to wall off the experience of Boston Harbor from the people who paid to clean it up, just as the waterfront was once literally walled off behind the city’s Central Artery expressway. CLF Senior Counsel Peter Shelley remembers the original campaign to clean up the Boston Harbor, and continues to work on current issues of equity and fairness.
May 15, 2018
CLF Sues EPA Over Rollback of Clean Car Standards
“The impacts of weakening these landmark standards will be widespread and severe,” said Emily Green, CLF Staff Attorney. “American families and businesses will be forced to pay more at the pump for gas, while the air we breathe becomes dirtier and the health of our communities is put at risk.”
