So-called “advanced recycling” is a ruse. The term is part of a larger disinformation – or greenwashing – campaign. That campaign’s goal: to distract lawmakers and the public from real solutions to the world’s plastic crisis.
Chris Fastie, Ph.D., is an ecologist with research contributions in forest succession, wildfire, insect disturbance, and treeline response to climate change. He is based in Vermont but his scientific investigations during the last 30 years have been almost exclusively in Alaska. Recently, Chris has been involved in advocacy in Vermont related to pesticide use, water… Continue reading Chris Fastie, Ph.D.
We’re opposing these toxic ways of disposing of trash.
“It’s past time we take a stand against environmental injustices in Vermont,” said Elena Mihaly, Vice President of CLF Vermont. “For too long, some communities have been overburdened by environmental harms like pollution or flooding, while having little access to environmental benefits, like green spaces, clean energy, and public transportation. All Vermonters have the right to decide what happens in their communities and enjoy a healthy environment, and this law is an important step towards making that a reality.”
New federal and state laws and policies require government agencies to invest in environmental justice populations. The details behind these requirements must recognize the primary predictor to experience environmental burdens: race. CLF is working to ensure that government investments reach the populations who have endured the brunt of pollution and other consequences of climate change.
Scott Sanderson is the Manager of CLF’s Food & Farm Initiative. Scott holds a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he participated in the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic, the Climate Solutions Living Lab, and the Ghana Project. He worked with CLF in Vermont as a T.A. Barron Fellow and with Advocates… Continue reading Scott Sanderson
As CLF’s Lake Champlain Lakekeeper, Julie Silverman works to advocate, inform, and inspire people to protect and restore Lake Champlain and its surrounding natural spaces in order to keep the Lake Champlain region a magnificent place to live, work, and play—the west coast of New England. Before joining CLF, Julie worked for the State of… Continue reading Julie Silverman
A rule that governs one of New England’s electricity markets, the Minimum Offer Price Rule, has been extended for two years. Here’s why that’s a bad deal for New Englanders.
As New Englander’s, we are lucky to have our very own marine National Monument in our backyards. But it shouldn’t be the last. Here are 5 reasons why we must continue to protect special places in our ocean.
These polluting products are two sides of the same coin, and Big Oil and Gas are the culprits.
