The fossil fuel industry is challenging a first-of-its-kind law meant to protect the wallets of Vermont families and businesses who are currently paying to cleanup and repair damage after extreme storms caused by climate change.
The Pawtucket, Rhode Island project includes the creation of 150 units of all-electric housing and is supported by an $8.35 million equity investment from the Healthy Neighborhoods Equity Fund, which is administered by CLF and MHIC.
The new report offers clear, actionable solutions to rebuild the state’s crumbling transportation system, while protecting the health, wallets, and quality of life of Massachusetts residents.
Conservation Law Foundation has opposed the State of Vermont’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by CLF to hold the Secretary of the Agency of Natural Resources accountable after she failed to ensure the state is on track to reduce climate-damaging emissions.
While ANR’s plan is a first step, it is lacking and will not adequately protect Vermont’s waters, including Lake Champlain, from the excess phosphorus that continues to cause the state’s waters to run with toxic algae.
Maine’s updated Climate Action Plan comes on the heels of the state’s rejection of two standards that would have cut climate-damaging pollution from cars and trucks. The plan is supposed to chart a pathway for curbing pollution, protecting our health, and safeguarding Maine’s environment.
These organizations are recycling a tired refrain we’ve heard every time New England takes bold steps toward 100 percent clean energy. It’s time to stop letting corporate interests try to bully us out of what’s best for our wallets, health, and future.
Wright’s indifference to the devastation communities already are suffering from increased burning of fossil fuels should be disqualifying for any candidate to steer the nation’s energy policy, said CLF President Brad Campbell.
Going forward, the companies must report their emissions and explain how they are reducing carbon pollution in line with state climate law. As a next step, PURA should follow other states that are developing frameworks to end people’s reliance on polluting gas and transition to clean heating.
“This is a positive step forward. We are encouraged that lawmakers listened to residents, reached a compromise, and passed crucial reforms on energy siting, curbing gas expansion, and enhancing utility resilience,” said Caitlin Peale Sloan, Vice President of CLF Massachusetts.
