National Archives

May 28, 2024

What are Wetlands? Why Should We Care?

Wetlands are a critical piece of our ecosystem that must be protected.

May 16, 2024

Federal Agency to Overhaul Electric Grid Planning

Grid improvements will create cheaper and more reliable electricity

A bottom-up view of transmission poles and wires against a cloudy, but sunny, sky

May 13, 2024

The Truth About Air Pollution and Climate Change

Air pollution across the United States is getting worse. Why? Because of our planet’s warming atmosphere.

Apr 30, 2024

Tackling The World’s Plastics Problem

The world produces 400 million metric tons of plastic waste each year. A global plastics treaty attempts to solve this problem.

Apr 25, 2024

The EPA’s New Rules on “Forever Chemicals” is Only a Beginning

The EPA’s announcement that cities must remove six synthetic forever chemicals from public drinking water is just a drop in the bucket of what actions it should take to limit PFAS in our lives.

Apr 25, 2024

States Challenge New, Stricter Federal Tailpipe Pollution Rules

CLF and partners to intervene and defend rules.

a close up of a silver car's tailpipe. the car is driving on a road with other cars, blurred in the background. The tailpipe has grey fumes and smoke coming out of it, concealing most of the background.

Apr 11, 2024

How to Plan a Community Cleanup to Make It Count

Organizing a trash cleanup will only make a tiny dent in all the plastic we toss, but it’s still a great opportunity to care for the environment, get some steps in, and connect with friends and neighbors. They also highlight the detrimental effects that plastic has on our planet! Here’s a guide to plan yours.

Sunny beach day. A person wearing white gloves picks up empty plastic bottles from the sand and puts them inside a black plastic bag as part of a community cleanup. Cleanups like this help document the impact of plastic litter on our environment.

Apr 02, 2024

Conservation Groups Decry Yet Another Preventable Right Whale Death

“How many more right whales need to die before we stop the carnage?” said Erica Fuller, senior counsel at the Conservation Law Foundation. “We have a solution — a seasonal 10 knot vessel speed restriction. Yet the Biden administration continues to condone policies that are driving the species toward extinction.”