April 22, 2019

Video: We’re Losing Our Waterfront

by Conservation Law Foundation

Boston 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 Challenge

by Ashira Morris

Check 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 Data

by Allison Lorenc

Centuries 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.

by John Hite

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.

Plastic water bottles
April 11, 2019

Guest Post: Court Victory against ExxonMobil Gives Weight to Community Concerns

Roseann 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 Hampshire

by Tom Irwin

Coal 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.

Merrimack Station in Bow, New Hampshire
April 10, 2019

Take the Zero Waste Challenge

by Conservation Law Foundation

Take the Zero Waste Challenge and fight toxic landfills by cutting plastic in your life.

Recycling is just one way to build sustainable communities
April 4, 2019

Threats Continue as Right Whales Migrate Back to New England

by Erica Fuller

Seven 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 State

by Amy Moses

The 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.

Single-use plastic bags threaten our environment.
March 29, 2019

Maine to Study Toxic “Forever” Chemicals

by Phelps Turner

In 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.

Nonstick pans are among the everyday household products made with toxic PFAS chemicals.