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.
State: Rhode Island
Jan 29, 2024
How a Supreme Court Ruling Could Upend Environmental Laws and Much More
This month, the Supreme Court heard a ruling on two cases that have have the potential to reshape the balance of power between federal courts and agencies.
Jan 25, 2024
Rhode Island’s Bottle Bill: 3 Reasons to Pass It into Law
Rhode Island has a litter problem. Learn how passing a bottle bill can make a difference for our communities and the environment.
Jan 24, 2024
Erin Ritter
Erin Ritter is a Program Assistant supporting the CLF Rhode Island office and the Environmental Justice and the Clean Energy and Climate Change programs. She has previously interned at TikTok, where she worked in trust and safety operations and has also done climate justice research at Iowa State University. Erin received her BA in Religious Studies… Continue reading Erin Ritter
Jan 24, 2024
Richard Stang
Richard began his legal career in New York City at Kelley Drye & Warren where he focused on the development and permitting of combined cycle cogeneration power plants designated by FERC as a “Qualifying Facility.” He moved back to his home state of Rhode Island and joined the law firm Adler, Pollock & Sheehan. There… Continue reading Richard Stang
Jan 24, 2024
Weather Whiplash: Climate Change is Creating More Extremes. Here’s How to Prepare.
Weather whiplash, unpredictable weather patterns and extreme weather are becoming increasingly frequent. These are changes we can see and feel and it’s time to prepare.
Jan 23, 2024
Bottle Return Programs in New England: A Report Card
How does your state stack up in this report card? Could your elected officials be doing more to cut litter and keep bottles out of landfills?
Jan 10, 2024
Progress Report: Protecting the Canyons and Seamounts
CLF is fighting to protect the invaluable habitat, biodiversity, and unique marine life of the Canyons and Seamounts National Monument.
Jan 10, 2024
Setting the Record Straight: Q&A on Offshore Wind in New England
Don’t believe the disinformation. We can develop offshore wind and meet our renewable energy goals while protecting the marine environment.
Jan 05, 2024
Is Plastic Biodegradable? Here’s the truth
Regardless of how we dispose of it, plastic will not biodegrade. Here’s what that means for our communities and environment.
