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January 17, 2025 | Massachusetts Passed a Climate Bill: Here’s What It Means for YouMassachusetts has passed a bold climate bill promising cleaner air, healthier communities, and safer transportation for all. From fast-tracking solar projects to empowering neighborhoods to shape local energy plans, this law is a game-changer for families, commuters, and businesses. Curious about what it means for you? Dive in and discover how it impacts your life. |  |
January 14, 2025 | Attacking Marine National Monuments: Can They Do That?The Trump administration may try to attack our ocean, but we’re ready to fight back. |  |
January 9, 2025 | Los Angeles Neighborhoods Are Ablaze With FireWhen I boarded a yellow school bus from South Central LA to Pacific Palisades each day, no one in either neighborhood was talking about climate change. But times have changed, and the unprecedented fires in Los Angeles are showing us what climate change looks like. |  |
January 7, 2025 | Critical Atlantic Cod Research Puts Survival of Struggling Fish at a CrossroadsNew research shines a light on Atlantic cod’s falling populations. |  |
December 30, 2024 | Your Question Answered: Is Aquaculture Sustainable?Open-ocean, finfish aquaculture might seem like an efficient alternative to traditional commercial fishing but these fish farms cause tremendous damage to New England’s environment. |  |
December 27, 2024 | Why Do Landfills Stink?Landfills are full of organic waste – food scraps, yard trimmings, even old clothes – that break down and release a cocktail of unpleasant gases. But while the smell is overpowering, it’s not even the worst part. The real danger lies in the invisible gases that landfills release. |  |
December 24, 2024 | Five Questions with Caty TabordaCLF’s new director of research and metrics has spent her career examining health inequity. Now, she brings an ambitious goal to CLF: addressing environmental health disparities across New England. |  |
December 23, 2024 | Progress Report: Tackling Toxic ChemicalsNew England’s drinking water is under threat from dangerous chemicals. Toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, otherwise known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” infiltrate water because they are widely used in consumer, commercial, and industrial products. |  |
December 20, 2024 | The Massachusetts Climate Law is a Win for Utility CustomersThe Massachusetts legislature passed, and Governor Maura Healey has signed, a climate law that may be the first step toward a clean, reliable, and economical grid that will be less prone to outages and more resistant to extreme weather. |  |
December 19, 2024 | Can They Do That? Deflating the Inflation Reduction ActThe Inflation Reduction Act, the most extensive climate legislation ever passed in the United States, is now under threat thanks to Donald Trump’s pledge to unravel it. |  |