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.
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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 10, 2024
North Atlantic Right Whale Calf Likely to Die from Vessel Strike Injuries
“There are so few right whales left that every death brings this species closer to extinction,” said CLF Senior Attorney Erica Fuller. “This calf isn’t even two months old and yet it’s not expected to live because the federal government has delayed meaningful action for more than a decade. NOAA must publish its final rule immediately and protect this majestic species before it disappears from our oceans forever.”
Jan 08, 2024
Plastic Free Mass Urges Legislators to Fix Recycling System
“Massachusetts beaches and waterways are choking with trash,” said CLF attorney Mara Shulman. “Across the state, volunteers are spending countless hours picking up litter. This is unsustainable. Updating the Bottle Bill will not only slash litter, but it will also reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions. It’s time for legislators to meet this moment and stop relying on volunteers to clean up litter when a legislative solution is at our fingertips.”
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.
Jan 03, 2024
Vineyard Wind Sends Power to Grid for First Time
“This is a historic moment that’s been years in the making,” said CLF President Bradley Campbell. “It’s proof positive that New England’s transition away from polluting fossil fuels and towards clean, renewable energy is underway in earnest. We must now quadruple the rate of clean energy deployment, and New England is where it can be done responsibly.”
Jan 01, 2024
5 Questions for Britteny Jenkins
Britteny Jenkins, CLF’s Vice President for the Environmental Justice Program shares her journey and goals for our region. She will lead our transportation, climate justice, and zero waste efforts.
Dec 29, 2023
Opinion/Guest View: Preservation Society lawsuit over wind turbines is misguided
By providing our country with clean, renewable energy, those tiny lines on the far horizon mean thousands of families won’t face the sickness and shortened lives that are required to produce fossil fuel energy.
Dec 27, 2023
MBTA Closures: 5 T’s to Make Them Easier for Riders
To make closures as painless as possible, the MBTA must prioritize: 1. Timely Announcements, 2. Transit Alternatives, 3. Transparency, 4. Translation, and 5. Thinking Ahead.
Dec 18, 2023
Maine Officials Signal Support for Clean Cars Standards but Not Clean Trucks
Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection’s straw poll indicates the members’ positions on both standards preceding a formal, final decision that will take place at the end of December.
