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?
Strategy: Environmental Justice
Jan 17, 2024
MBTA Slow Zones: Everything You Need to Know
Commuters know the frustration of MBTA Slow Zones all too well. Learn why these restrictions exist and what we need to prevent them for good.
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 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
Unlocking the Power of Microgrids in Today’s Energy Landscape
Microgrids will provide communities with energy independence, resilience, and security in the face of extreme weather.
Nov 30, 2023
CLF Prevails Again Over Dirty Biomass Plant
“It is unconscionable that anyone would build such a dirty power plant right across the street from a residential neighborhood,” said CLF attorney Johannes Epke. “Inefficient biomass plants like the one proposed here don’t make sense anywhere in 2023, and especially not in a community in Springfield already overburdened by air pollution. Burning wood for electricity worsens asthma and other respiratory conditions and sets us back in reaching mandatory climate goals, and the court made the right decision.”
Nov 28, 2023
Mountaineer Mardi Fuller on Racial Equity in Nature
Outdoorswoman Mardi Fuller has reveled in nature all her life – hiking, backpacking, paddling, and more. In fact, the mountaineer, who enjoys hiking, backcountry skiing, and ice climbing, has earned a rare distinction: In January 2021, she became the first Black person to hike all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000-foot peaks in winter. “Maybe 1,000 people… Continue reading Mountaineer Mardi Fuller on Racial Equity in Nature
Nov 02, 2023
A Cool Place in the Neighborhood
On a small triangle of land between Bennington and Lawrence Streets stand picnic tables, corrugated metal beds bursting with flowers, and trees in planters of hot pink, lemon yellow, and royal blue. It’s an uplifting treat in this Lawrence, Massachusetts, neighborhood and a considerable contrast to what stood here before – a jumble of parked cars… Continue reading A Cool Place in the Neighborhood
Nov 01, 2023
Utilities Need to Do Their Part to Prepare for Climate Change
Utility companies are not preparing for the cost of climate change-fueled weather, and consumers are paying for it.
Oct 19, 2023
Pickett Mountain is No Place for Mining
Mining Pickett Mountain would damage irreplaceable Maine wilderness, including protected lands, waters, and species.
