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December 9, 2024
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Clean Heat
If New Englanders hope to address the climate crisis, more of us must upgrade our old oil boilers and gas furnaces to electric heat. Our buildings are responsible for nearly...
buildings in Back Bay Boston from above
October 7, 2024
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Roots of Resilience
An increasingly accepted principle in city halls and state houses is that communities can become more resilient to extreme weather by leaning into nature.
A view of Dog River park in Northfield, VT with trees and grass in the foreground.
July 3, 2024
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Railing Against the Wind
Local anti-wind citizens' groups are using pro-environment rhetoric to turn public opinion against offshore wind, a tactic borrowed from fossil fuel companies.
June 5, 2024
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Winds of Change
The Salem Harbor site where a coal-fired power plant once stood is slated to become a clean energy offshore wind port terminal in 2026, launching New England definitively into a...
Rendering of the new Salem Wind Port in Salem, MA
March 15, 2024
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A Shell Game
CLF is suing Big Oil to protect communities from dangerous facilities.
Woman speaking into a microphone
March 14, 2024
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Merrier Days Ahead for the Merrimack
CLF is holding a big polluter accountable while allowing communities to restore contaminated public waters.
Bridge crossing Merrimack River
March 13, 2024
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The Power of Policy
CLF is creating climate policies that will dramatically cut carbon emissions, particularly in polluting sectors like transportation.
Cars crossing a highway bridge at night
February 8, 2024
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Clearing the Air for New England 
CLF is fighting to enforce anti-idling laws and protect communities from tailpipe pollution.
Close-up of a vehicle tailpipe
January 11, 2024
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Taking the Bite Out of Food Waste
Uneaten food takes up valuable space in landfills and produces climate-damaging methane when left to rot.
Food waste spills out of a metal bucket laying against wood planks.
November 2, 2023
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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...
A view of Lawrence's Bennington Triangle pop-up park.