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April 22, 2019 | Video: We’re Losing Our WaterfrontBoston is a quickly growing city, but not everyone is benefitting from that growth. Watch our video to learn more. | ![]() |
April 18, 2019 | Meet the Winners of CLF and Bow Seat’s Healthy Whale, Healthy Ocean ChallengeCheck out the winning artwork from CLF and Bow Seat’s Healthy Whale, Healthy Ocean Challenge. This art contest invited K-12 students from the New England and Gulf of Maine regions in the U.S. and Canada to use their creative voices to highlight the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales and the need for conservation of marine ecosystems and resources. | ![]() |
April 12, 2019 | Give Atlantic Cod a Break: Flawed DataCenturies of intense fishing and decades of poor management have driven New England’s Atlantic cod population to the brink. And, while our region’s most iconic fish could still recover, ensuring future generations will be able to enjoy fresh, local cod starts with improving our understanding of how many cod are actually being caught. | ![]() |
April 11, 2019 | Our Recycling System is Broken. It’s Time for Plastic Producers to Take Responsibility.American recycling is in a crisis. But this crisis is a chance to create a better system for tomorrow. Today’s products and their packaging are often made from plastic and designed for disposal. By holding the producers of those products accountable for their polluting products, we can create a system that’s better for our communities and better for our planet. | ![]() |
April 11, 2019 | Guest Post: Court Victory against ExxonMobil Gives Weight to Community ConcernsRoseann Bongiovanni is a lifelong Chelsea resident who has led significant environmental justice campaigns over more than 20 years. She is the Executive Director of GreenRoots, Inc., an organization dedicated to achieving environmental and climate justice for Chelsea and East Boston. CLF’s lawsuit against ExxonMobil passed a major milestone in March, which is a victory for… Continue reading Guest Post: Court Victory against ExxonMobil Gives Weight to Community Concerns | ![]() |
April 10, 2019 | Tackling the High Cost of Dirty Energy in New HampshireCoal plants pollute our air and waterways, and one of the last remaining coal plants in New England – Merrimack Station in Bow, New Hampshire – is doing just that. That’s why CLF and Sierra Club have joined together to sue the plant in federal court, to end its ongoing harm to the Merrimack River. | ![]() |
April 10, 2019 | Take the Zero Waste ChallengeTake the Zero Waste Challenge and fight toxic landfills by cutting plastic in your life. | ![]() |
April 4, 2019 | Threats Continue as Right Whales Migrate Back to New EnglandSeven new North Atlantic right whale calves are migrating with their mothers and other whales back up the east cost into New England and Canadian waters. But this journey is full of threats: ship strikes, noise pollution, and entanglement in fishing gear all threaten their survival. We must work to make our oceans a safe and welcoming place for right whales. | ![]() |
April 2, 2019 | Stemming the Tide of Single-Use Plastics in the Ocean StateThe Rhode Island Task Force to Tackle Plastics has finished up its work with a recommendation for a statewide ban on single-use plastics. We support such a move, but it’s just the start of what needs to be done to deal with plastic pollution. | ![]() |
March 29, 2019 | Maine to Study Toxic “Forever” ChemicalsIn a move welcomed by advocates for safe and clean drinking water, Governor Janet Mills has established a task force to assess the scope of PFAS exposure and contamination in Maine. | ![]() |