Massachusetts Archives

Mar 01, 2024

Fossil Fuel Interests and Dark Money Donors Are Behind Opposition to Offshore Wind

Climate deniers and fossil fuel interests are quietly fueling an anti-offshore wind misinformation campaign

Mar 01, 2024

Wine Bottles: The Case to Include Them in Bottle Return Programs

In most states, bottle return programs don’t cover wine bottles. So, our options for recycling them are limited. That means they end up mixed with trash or littering our communities. But there’s a simple solution: expand bottle bills.

Closeup photo of empty wine bottles in bright green and dark yellow tones. Bottles looked broken and in pieces.

Mar 01, 2024

Biden Nominates Three New Candidates for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

“Judy Chang’s nomination sends a strong signal that the White House is committed to sound energy policy, a just transition to clean energy, and openness to reforms that would make FERC a full partner in protecting both the environment and the economy in the energy transition now underway,” said Brad Campbell, President of Conservation Law Foundation. “Regardless of who is appointed, we will be at the table urging the Commission to stop the unrelenting expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure that FERC historically has encouraged.”

At an angle facing upwards, against a blue sky, are two electricity transmission towers.

Feb 23, 2024

Five Things to Know About the New Nine-State Heat Pump Pledge

Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island join six other states in promising to cut climate pollution from buildings via electric heating.

Heat pumps on the outside of a grey, wooden home while it is sunny outside.

Feb 22, 2024

Caty Taborda

Caty is the Director of Research and Metrics at Conservation Law Foundation. Prior to joining CLF, Caty was a program director at the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research supporting community engaged research and health equity initiatives. She earned her PhD in Sociology from the University of Minnesota, as well as an MA in Women’s… Continue reading Caty Taborda

Feb 14, 2024

CLF Settlement to Fund Thompson Island Outward Bound Project

“Thompson Island Outward Bound’s programs are indispensable in providing inclusive access to the beauty of Boston Harbor to an expanding number of Boston residents,” said CLF President Bradley Campbell. “I am grateful to Cronin Holdings for working with TIOB and CLF to identify this worthy project to increase public access for everyone in the region – and ultimately expand access to people with disabilities — to one of Boston’s greatest resources, our waterfront.”

Feb 12, 2024

Anisha Patil

Anisha is the Manager of Community Engaged Research in the Healthy Neighborhoods Study. She has a master’s degree from MIT in urban planning with a focus on climate justice and participatory action research. She previously worked at Silent Spring Institute on environmental health literacy and has a background in people-centered design and engineering from Olin… Continue reading Anisha Patil