Sep 07, 2020
Burning Waste Poisons People
Jackie Mercurio is carrying on her mother’s fight against a toxic waste incinerator.
Focus Area: People & Justice
Sep 02, 2020
10 Zero Waste Tips to Slash Trash in Your Life
Making any life change takes time, and the same goes for slashing your trash – including what goes in your recycling bin. That’s why we’ve put together this list of tips to help you get started.
Sep 01, 2020
Infographic: What Should You Be Composting in Your Backyard?
Food and yard waste hurt our economy and environment. But home composting can help! Get your backyard compost started using these handy guidelines.
Sep 01, 2020
Transit-Oriented Development and Health: Update to the 2013 Health Impact Assessment to Inform Healthy Neighborhoods Equity Fund II
This new rapid Health Impact Assessment (HIA) explores how transit-oriented development impacts health and contributes to social, environmental, and economic changes. A collaboration between the Metropolitan Area Planning Council and Conservation Law Foundation
Aug 31, 2020
Infographic: 5 Items You Can Repurpose at Home
One of the best ways to slash your trash is to reuse or repurpose what you already have, rather than buying something new. Check out this infographic and see how you can give these five items new life.
Aug 28, 2020
Slash Your Trash and Advocate for Zero Waste
For too long we’ve relied on outdated and polluting systems to deal with our trash. What we need are new, sustainable systems that aim to reduce the trash in our lives, while protecting our people and our planet. And we can make that happen right now.
Aug 24, 2020
A new, bigger I-90 viaduct is not the answer
Nearly all key stakeholders and public officials have embraced this opportunity to transform Boston’s western gateway into a showpiece of enhanced urban design and environmental planning, with a new transit station in Allston at the heart of the plans. Let’s get this project done. We can think big to improve mobility and protect the Charles River
Aug 20, 2020
Waste Incineration is an Environmental Justice Issue
Communities across New England deal with the crude repercussions of local incinerators every day. As long we allow these facilities to operate, they will continue to poison our planet and our people.
Aug 14, 2020
Vermont Regulators Consider New Toxic Chemical Rules
“We should never have to wonder if the water coming out of our taps is safe,” said Jen Duggan, Director of CLF Vermont. “The federal government has utterly failed to protect us from these toxic forever chemicals, so it is up to Vermont to take action. Vermonters must make their voices heard and tell regulators to put standards in place that get all of these chemicals out of our water once and for all.”
Aug 13, 2020
Is New Hampshire School Drinking Water Safe?
At a time of great concern about the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential risks posed to students, teachers, and families, it’s important not to lose sight of a lingering, ongoing health problem – one that can have lifelong consequences for our kids, but that is easily preventable: lead-contaminated drinking water.
