Dec 31, 2022
Healthy Retail and Commerce Fund
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Focus Area: Healthy Communities
Dec 29, 2022
5 Questions for Shannon Laun
Shannon Laun oversees CLF’s newly opened Connecticut office, making headway on the state’s biggest environmental challenges.
Dec 16, 2022
Shinelle Kirk
Shinelle serves as the Senior Research Associate for the Healthy Neighborhoods Study. In this role she manages research data and works with community partners to turn research into action. She comes to CLF from Boston Medical Center, where she worked as a Senior Researcher in the Department of Emergency Medicine. Shinelle holds a BS in… Continue reading Shinelle Kirk
Dec 15, 2022
Amid Pressure, VT Legislators Delay Vote on Pesticide Rule
“People have a right to make their voice heard when harmful chemicals are being used in their neighborhoods,” said CLF attorney Mason Overstreet. “The proposed rule threatens public health and runs counter to the goals laid out in Vermont’s climate laws. Legislators made the right decision in postponing a vote, and this rule should go back to the drawing board.”
Dec 12, 2022
A Victory 32 Years in the Making
The Green Line extension to Medford is finally here. Today, after 8 years of delays, a new branch of the Green Line – consisting of five stations reaching out into Medford – opened its doors to riders.
Nov 29, 2022
Utilities Must Act Now to Protect Us from Climate Fallout
Fixing emergency power outages can cost electricity companies millions of dollars – costs they pass on to their customers. It is time for utility companies to update and reinforce their infrastructure to make it more capable of withstanding these storms.
Nov 21, 2022
Is Vermont Prepared for the Rain and Flooding Climate Change Is Causing?
Vermont can do more to protect residents and communities from the devastating impacts of flooding.
Oct 28, 2022
New Study Reveals Community Ownership over Urban Development Linked to Greater Physical and Mental Health
“Widespread gentrification and neighborhood changes are clearly impacting the health of longtime residents,” said Reann Gibson, an HNS Research Scientist at Conservation Law Foundation (CLF). “Decades of redlining and racism have affected communities of color, and now gentrifying development is threatening these neighborhoods all over again. The study’s findings are yet one more reason why people must have power over the changes that could profoundly alter their communities.”
Sep 15, 2022
N.H. Senate Fails to Override Landfill Siting Veto
“All landfills eventually leak. While we ultimately need to move away from burying our waste, we need to make sure landfills are safe for New Hampshire in the meantime,” said Tom Irwin, Vice President CLF New Hampshire.
Sep 08, 2022
Watch: Big Oil’s Climate Denial Puts Our Communities at Risk
Darrèll Brown, vice president of CLF’s Rhode Island Advocacy Center, talks about the organization’s work to hold Big Oil accountable for failing to prepare its coastal facilities for the climate impacts its polluting products have caused.
