Jan 13, 2017
… Attorneys with the Conservation Law Foundation see this development as a victory, calling the project dead. The group has been fighting the proposal, citing federal law that forbids charging electricity customers for natural gas pipelines. CLF Senior Attorney Jerry Elmer thinks a new proposal would likely fail for two reasons. “One, it is illegal… Continue reading National Grid Files To Withdraw Access Northeast Project In Rhode Island
Dec 21, 2016
… David Ismay, an attorney with the Conservation Law Foundation, said the group could end up filing lawsuits if the EPA does not enforce existing laws such as the Clean Water Act. “If it’s the case the EPA is being shut down or slowed down, you could see us jumping into the breach,” Ismay said.… Continue reading Ed Markey vows to fight Donald Trump nominees
Dec 19, 2016
… In the first lawsuit of its kind, filed in September, the Boston-based Conservation Law Foundation contends Exxon Mobil has failed to prepare for rising sea levels and severe weather caused by climate change, potentially exposing the public to toxic breaches around its oil terminal on the Mystic River in Everett. While the lawsuit focuses… Continue reading Trump’s State pick has a history with Mass. politicians
Dec 16, 2016
… Many environmental groups oppose Zinke for his commitment to fossil fuels and his view that the science on climate change is “unsettled.” Bradley Campbell, the president of the Conservation Law Foundation feared that Zinke would be given the task of unravelling Obama’s protections of the environment and federal lands. Considering Zinke’s history on climate… Continue reading Trump taps Montana Congressman Zinke to lead Interior Department
Nov 29, 2016
The Conservation Law Foundation is asking the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission to reconsider its decision not to reject a consumer tax that would help pay for natural gas pipeline expansions in the region. The PUC denied CLF’s request in September. The project was billed as a regional solution to rising electricity costs. But since… Continue reading Conservation Law Foundation Renews Effort To Quash Gas Tax For Regional Pipeline
Oct 18, 2016
“For any project that comes up now, the ocean plan will guide the consideration of that project and in very specific ways,” said Priscilla Brooks, vice president and director of ocean conservation at the Conservation Law Foundation, who participated in stakeholder meetings. “It will guide [the project] in terms of agencies using this new Northeast… Continue reading Northeast Ocean Plan emerges as development tool
Sep 29, 2016
The Conservation Law Foundation and other objectors welcomed the Rhode Island decision. “The Commission’s decision to delay this proceeding is a step toward the inevitable death of the pipeline tax. Forcing Rhode Island electric customers to foot the bill for a gas pipeline we don’t need defies our best interest and our laws,” Megan Herzog,… Continue reading R.I. regulators put pipeline expansion on hold
Sep 29, 2016
U.S. District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro approved the deal, which includes the state of New Hampshire, U.S. Department of Justice and the Conservation Law Foundation, on Thursday… …Tom Irwin, vice president and director of CLF New Hampshire, said the group is “pleased that both in his order and in comments from the bench that… Continue reading Portsmouth’s deal with EPA on sewer plant approved
Sep 29, 2016
On Thursday, the Boston-based Conservation Law Foundation filed a lawsuit against the largest oil and gas company in the US for leaking pollutants into the Island End and Mystic Rivers in and around Boston… …The Conservation Law Foundation is now trying a new tack, arguing that the company should have known that the rivers’… Continue reading ExxonMobil Should Have Considered Climate Change Before Polluting River In Boston, Lawsuit Claims
Sep 15, 2016
Environmental advocates, however, lauded the president’s action. “From valleys deeper than the Grand Canyon, to peaks as high as Mount Washington, to the hundreds of diverse and endangered species that call this place home, the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts is the embodiment of a treasure worthy of such permanent protection,” Bradley Campbell of the Conservation… Continue reading Obama grants federal protection to section of Atlantic
