October 30, 2023

Bioenergy in New England: A New Report 

by Caitlin Peale Sloan

CLF’s recently published study finds that bioenergy can play a limited role in industries that are near-impossible to electrify – but clean energy like solar, wind, and heat pumps must largely pave the path forward.

New Hampshire's Energy Strategy calls for more natural gas – which is the last thing we need.
October 24, 2023

Powering the Electric Car Revolution: Mineral Mining 

by Anxhela Mile

As demand for electric vehicles rises, so does demand for the minerals that make up their batteries. We can ensure mining for them does not hurt people or the environment.

A row of cars alongside a curb plugged into curbside charging stations to recharge while parked. A red sedan is first in view, and then a black/grey SUV behind it.
October 20, 2023

Urban Forests are Great for People and the Planet – Here’s How to Help Them Thrive

by Julia Carlton MacKay

Urban forests have health and climate benefits. But many communities struggle with nurturing and maintaining them. We looked at solutions to help urban forests grow.

A street in Holyoke, Massachusetts, lined with trees in bloom
October 19, 2023

Pickett Mountain is No Place for Mining 

by Sean Mahoney

Mining Pickett Mountain would damage irreplaceable Maine wilderness, including protected lands, waters, and species.

Baxter State Park
October 17, 2023

Is a Publicly Owned Utility Too Risky for Maine?

by Phelps Turner

Voting yes on the referendum to create Pine Tree Power provides no certainty that this quasi-public utility would solve the myriad of problems we’ve come to expect from CMP and Versant.

Power Lines radiate out from a utility pole
October 11, 2023

What Does a “Just Transition” Mean for New England? 

by Kate Sinding Daly

Our transition to a clean energy future must benefit those shouldering the worst burdens of pollution, economic loss, and public health harm

A group of people facing the camera. A young person stands in the center directly looking into camera holding a sign that says "There is no planet b." They are surrounded by other young adults, some of which are holding other signs (slightly out of focus).
October 11, 2023

Q&A with Monica Huertas

by Laurie O'Reilly

Monica Huertas is among those leading the fight for environmental justice in her community. The mother of four’s passion lies in her work as a doula, but she recognizes that for her own kids – and the babies she delivers – to grow up healthy, she and her neighbors must take a stand against the industrial pollution fouling her community.

Monica Huertas, a Latina woman wearing a brown t-shirt and jeans, sitting in front of the water with a crane in the background. Her shirt reads "People's Port Authority."
October 3, 2023

Vermont Affordable Heat Act: What Comes Next 

by Elena Mihaly

This landmark law aims to clean up how we heat our homes and buildings. Now we need to implement it effectively so that it achieves its goal.

A hand adjusts the temperature on a thermostat to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
September 27, 2023

We Can Solve Big Ag’s Climate Problem – But Not with “Renewable” Natural Gas 

by Scott Sanderson

A proposal to build an anaerobic digester on Vermont’s largest dairy farm is not the climate solution its proponents claim it to be.

View from above of a modern dairy farm. Holstein dairy cows are lined up in stabling during milking.
September 19, 2023

Why Are North Atlantic Right Whales Endangered? 

by Sarah White

To save right whales from extinction, we must protect them from boats and fishing gear.

Body of a whale that has been struck and killed by a vessel, tied to a dock for study