In the 1970s, Philip J. Landrigan conducted groundbreaking work linking lead in gasoline and paint to a lowered IQ in children exposed to it. Now he’s sounding the alarm about the pesticides and plastics in our lives that are also compromising the health of both children and adults.
Trump’s latest executive order aims to make English the only official U.S. language – threatening civil rights and silencing millions. Learn how this move harms communities, undermines language access, and why CLF is fighting back to protect everyone’s voice.
CLF is advocating for bills that promote environmental justice and reduce inequity across New England
The act ensures that the public is able to engage in decisions like the placement of power plants, oil and gas infrastructure, industrial facilities, and highways and bridges.
Neonicotinoids are killing off vulnerable pollinators, polluting the environment, and harming human beings.
The Trump administration could try to halt the EPA’s work to protect New England’s waters, but CLF will be ready to fight back.
The Trump administration is working to roll back environmental justice protections like Justice40 and Title VI – but can they really do that? Undoing these policies won’t be easy, but their strategy goes beyond legal challenges. Learn how communities can fight back against these attacks on clean air, safe water, and environmental equity.
Incinerator companies have done a great job green-washing their true impacts on communities by implying that so-called “waste-to-incineration” facilities are good neighbors offering a safe process that eliminates waste, allows for robust recycling programs, and generates renewable energy. Nothing could be further from the truth. The reality is burning waste harms the health, environment, and economy of many communities. The perceived benefits simply aren’t worth the risk.
These recommendations, which represent a pathway to better decisions and healthier communities in Connecticut, have been delivered to the legislature.
The Inflation Reduction Act, the most extensive climate legislation ever passed in the United States, is now under threat thanks to Donald Trump’s pledge to unravel it.
