Publications

December 5, 2018	People’s Guide to the Public Waterfront Act The Massachusetts Public Waterfront Act gives you the right to speak up, be heard, and shape the future of our waterfront interests. Specifically, the law creates a process that ensures...
July 26, 2018	Conservation Matters Summer 2018 The prosperity of future generations of New Englanders depends on the health of our waters and marine resources and the public’s ability to access them.
April 18, 2018	Conservation Matters Spring 2018: Year in Review In this special issue of Conservation Matters, we want to take you behind the scenes of our work, to give you a glimpse into how we break down challenges and...
January 30, 2018	Climate Adaptation and Liability: A Legal Primer and Workshop Summary Climate change impacts are affecting New England communities now, so CLF set out to determine the liability risks of government entities and other decision makers if they fail to prepare...
November 3, 2017	Conservation Matters Fall 2017 We are at a defining moment in the effort to avert the threat of climate catastrophe. President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord has put the United States on...
July 26, 2017	Conservation Matters Summer 2017: Year in Review Fighting Big Gas How One Community's Fight Could Shape the Future of New England Restoring Lake Champlain Reasons for Hope after Decades of Degradation Local Food 2.0 Training a New...
June 1, 2017	Investing in Health from the Ground Up: Building a Market for Healthy Neighborhoods Why is it so difficult to finance the development of healthy neighborhoods when the benefits to people, communities, and the economy are so profound? The answer, at least in part,...
April 22, 2017	Conservation Matters Spring 2017 Talking Trash CLF Launches Zero-Waste Project to Tackle Massachusetts's Trash Problem Getting Smart about Energy Energy Efficiency Under Fire in Maine Why I Give Rebecca LaRocque Five Questions For... Rebekah...
November 30, 2016	Conservation Matters Fall 2016 Celebrating 50 Years of CLF Going Low-Carb Transforming New England's Energy System Coal-Free New England Community Voices: The Clean Energy Landscape Web of Deceit Holding ExxonMobil Accountable for Its Decades...
December 3, 2015	Using Data to Address Health Disparities and Drive Investment in Healthy Neighborhoods Our interest in health data and metrics grew out of a collaborative effort to build a new real estate investment fund for transit-oriented development called the Healthy Neighborhoods Equity Fund.