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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. |  |
March 28, 2019 | Home Energy Solutions: Investing in Rooftop SolarSince Sean Mahoney, CLF’s Executive Vice President, and his wife put a rooftop solar panel system on their barn, they’ve noticed a huge difference in their energy bills. All told, their annual energy costs have decreased by up to 80 percent! For the Mahoneys, installing solar panels was about both saving money on electricity and about reducing their carbon footprint. |  |
March 26, 2019 | Home Energy Solutions: Saving on Gas with an Electric CarCLF’ers Elena Mihaly and Tom Irwin show that an electric car is the perfect commuting solution for New Englanders. |  |
March 22, 2019 | Invenergy Final Hearing ResumesAfter a month-long hiatus, the Invenergy Final Hearing has resumed. At stake is whether Rhode Island’s Energy Facility Siting Board will grant Invenergy a permit to pave over a forest in Burrillville to build a new fracked gas and diesel oil power plant. |  |
March 21, 2019 | To Fight Climate Change, Vermont Needs Strong Climate LawsVermont students flooded the Statehouse this month to speak to legislators about the dire need to take bold action to address climate change. Their pleas and passion were welcomed by many new climate champions that joined the Vermont Legislature this year. As the Trump administration scorns its responsibility to tackle climate change, state and local… Continue reading To Fight Climate Change, Vermont Needs Strong Climate Laws |  |
March 20, 2019 | Pledge to Protect the People’s HarborBoston Harbor is nearing a crossroads: Will it remain the People’s Harbor, open and accessible to the public? Or will it become an exclusive enclave welcome only to the wealthy? Will it be swamped by sea level rise and extreme weather? Or will it emerge as a national model for climate resiliency? We all can… Continue reading Pledge to Protect the People’s Harbor |  |
March 19, 2019 | Congress Acts to Save Right WhalesThe SAVE Right Whales Act is an important piece of the solution for protecting this iconic species from extinction. |  |
March 15, 2019 | MBTA Fare Hikes Spare Bus Riders, Seniors, Youth, StudentsWe asked, and the Fiscal and Management Control Board partially listened. The Control Board approved proposed MBTA fare hikes for the subway and commuter rail, but bus fares as well as senior, youth, and student passes won’t see an increase in price. T Fares Held Steady for Bus Riders, Discount Pass Holders On March 11,… Continue reading MBTA Fare Hikes Spare Bus Riders, Seniors, Youth, Students |  |
March 14, 2019 | Why We Don’t Need to Worry About Cold Snaps in New EnglandIt’s hardly news that temperatures in New England drop below freezing in winter. But as CLF has long argued, we have plenty of fuel to get through even the coldest winters unscathed, without footing the bill for a polluting new pipeline. And on top of that, if we want to avoid the most devastating effects of climate change, we must stop using dirty fuels like gas altogether. |  |