November 15, 2024

COP29: Another Year of Stalling, Empty Promises, and Frustration

by Thalia Chaves

This year’s international climate conference, COP29, reminds me why local action is so critical to cutting carbon pollution.

Thalia Chaves stands behind a podium with "Brasil" written on it in white lettering. She is wearing a black shirt and a lanyard and smiling at the camera.
November 12, 2024

It’s Not the 2025 We Want: What Trump’s Project 2025 Agenda Means for the Environment and the Future of New England

by Kate Sinding Daly

Project 2025, written as a blueprint for a new conservative administration, would eviscerate decades of hard-won environmental protections for the benefit of the wealthy few. The rest of us—and the country as a whole—would be much worse off because of it.

Corner of an American flag on the left, and illustration of the United States capital on the right, with the words “Project 2025” below
November 8, 2024

How Climate Change is Quietly Redefining New England’s Iconic Fall Season

by Rishya Narayanan

Researchers at Climate Central find that autumn is becoming warmer, with consequences for our health and the environment

An angled view of a rocky mountain with trees covering it that are changing to their fall colors. Below the mountain is a body of water reflecting the scene above.
November 6, 2024

Building the Momentum for Ropeless Fishing 

by Erica Fuller

Getting entangled in fishing gear is a major threat to right whales. Solutions are available.

Right whale trailing fishing gear
November 4, 2024

Vermont’s Farm Runoff Problem: A Q&A with Deb Markowitz

by Sarah White

Former Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources Deb Markowitz joins CLF to talk about tackling agricultural runoff.

A farm on Lake Champlain
October 31, 2024

Key Marine Habitats Deserve Protection

by Sarah White

The Northern Edge is vital Atlantic cod habitat and needs protections.

Atlantic cod
October 30, 2024

We Can Develop Offshore Wind Sustainably in the Gulf of Maine 

by Sarah White

CLF is fighting to ensure vital offshore wind projects in the Gulf of Maine are responsible and equitable.

Wind turbine on the water
October 24, 2024

3 Terrifying Truths About the MBTA

by Adilson González Morales

Boston’s MBTA is crumbling, underfunded, and unreliable, leaving riders stranded and disconnected. These three terrifying truths reveal the haunting reality of our aging transit system, calling for urgent action to secure funding and prevent further collapse.

An MBTA rider is wearing a Halloween costume of the orange line on fire. The costume plays on the idea that riding the MBTA is terrifying.
October 18, 2024

Seeing Wind Turbines In Person Made Our Clean Energy Future That Much More Real

by Nick Krakoff

I recently toured the South Fork Wind Farm off the coast of Rhode Island – and it affirmed that we can and are producing clean energy right now.

CLF's Nick Krakoff in front of one of South Fork's wind turbines. The sky is bright blue and cloudy. Nick is wearing an army green pull over sweater and smiling at the camera.
October 17, 2024

What is Massachusetts’ Energy Efficiency Plan?

by Jocelyn Lee

State utility companies just released the final draft of the state’s three-year efficiency program.

A small toy house wrapped in a scarf sits on a radiator against a blue wall. The house has a gray roof with four windows and a small red door.