Shinelle serves as the Research Associate working on the Healthy Neighborhoods Study. In this role, she manages research data and works with community partners to turn research into action. She comes to CLF from Boston Medical Center, where she worked as a Senior Researcher in the Department of Emergency Medicine. Shinelle holds a BS in… Continue reading Shinelle Kirk
Monica comes to CLF with experience in healthcare administration, higher education, and technology. She has worked for organizations such as Atrius Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Lesley University. While in healthcare, she worked in clinics with an inclusive array of patient backgrounds, including children with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Throughout her career… Continue reading Monica Pereira
“After waiting 30 years, this is a historic day for communities that depend on the MBTA,” said CLF President Brad Campbell. “The long-delayed Green Line extension will finally unlock reliable rapid transit for thousands of people in Medford and Somerville. CLF will be continuing to push for the expansion of the Medford branch to Route 16 to bring access to even more residents in the coming years.”
The Green Line extension to Medford is finally here. Today, after 8 years of delays, a new branch of the Green Line – consisting of five stations reaching out into Medford – opened its doors to riders.
Staci Rubin, the Vice President of Environmental Justice at Conservation Law Foundation, calls Monday’s event, “a victory, 32 years in the making.”
One of the problems with this was the increase in traffic and air pollution was of great concern. And the Conservation Law Foundation actually sued the state and said, you know, you’re going to be violating the Clean Air Act by doing this and you really have to do something to mitigate it.
Update, December 2022: In 2021, a permit needed to build the Palmer biomass plant was revoked by state officials. Palmer appealed that decision in an effort to have it overturned. Last month, Palmer lost that appeal. We’re revisiting our 2021 conversation with Tanisha Arena, executive director of Arise for Social Justice, about why this fight… Continue reading How Many Times Must a Community Say No?
The opening of the Green Line Extension is a long-awaited milestone dating back to 1990, when CLF reached a historic settlement with Massachusetts over Big Dig pollution.
COP27 demonstrated once again that in the absence of leadership and accountability, good intentions on climate are no match for the power wielded by the fossil fuel industry.
“Burning wood for electricity is a bad idea to begin with, and building a biomass plant in a residential neighborhood is just evil,” said Johannes Epke, an attorney at environmental nonprofit Conservation Law Foundation, an opponent of the plant.
