Paulina Muratore is CLF’s Director of Transportation Justice and Infrastructure. In her role, she works within the Environmental Justice Program and in lockstep with community-based partners across New England to work toward transportation solutions that center justice and equity. Before joining CLF, Paulina worked for over six years at the Union of Concerned Scientists… Continue reading Paulina Muratore
This is part of an occasional series examining how the Trump administration may alter environmental laws. In 2020, President Trump rolled back protections of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. His administration opened it up to commercial fishing, endangering the area’s rare ancient corals, vibrant marine life, and vital habitats. We promptly sued… Continue reading Attacking Marine National Monuments: Can They Do That?
Any long term solution requires the Governor and Legislature to explore new revenue sources for a transportation system that will build stronger, healthier, and better-connected communities for all.
When 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.
CLF President Brad Campbell spoke about prospects for regional progress in 2025 at the intersection of climate, transportation, housing, and public health.
New research shines a light on Atlantic cod’s falling populations.
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.
CLF’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.
New 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.
The 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.
