Jan 30, 2025

Len Cabral

My respect for the environment and the world in which we live was passed down through generations.  In the early 1900’s, my grandparents came here from the Cape Verdean Islands, working first as whalers and then as farmers. The ocean and land were a very important part of feeding their families and community members. I… Continue reading Len Cabral

Jan 09, 2025

Los Angeles Neighborhoods Are Ablaze With Fire

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.

flames on a hillside overlooking Los Angeles
Dec 24, 2024

Five Questions with Caty Taborda

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.

Dec 23, 2024

Progress Report: Tackling Toxic Chemicals

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.

What are PFAS