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Best (and Worst) of the Beaches

Jul 4, 2011 at 9:52am by Cynthia Liebman | Bio | Leave a Comment

It's July 4. As you head out to your favorite swimming spot, consider this: While New England is home to many clean, scenic beaches, the sad truth is that hundreds of beach closures occurred in 2010 across the New England states. read more..

Tags: Beaches, Clean Water, conservation law foundation, environment, Maine, Massachusetts, New England, Ocean Conservation, public health, Rhode Island, Sewer overflows, stormwater, swimming, water pollution, water quality

Posted in: Clean Water & Healthy Forests

This week in Talking Fish

Jul 1, 2011 at 7:16pm by Claire Morgenstern | Bio | Leave a Comment

Catch the latest news from Talking Fish, the blog brought to you by CLF and others that is focused on the scientific, financial and social aspects at work in New England’s fisheries. read more..

Tags: Clean Energy & Climate Change, fisheries, fisheries management, fishing industry, New England, ocean acidification, overfishing, Talking Fish

Posted in: Ocean Conservation

A Long Journey to a Cleaner Boston Harbor

Jul 1, 2011 at 1:32pm by Peter Shelley | Bio | 9 Comments »

Twenty-eight years ago, we at CLF said we were going to take Boston Harbor back from the state polluters for the benefit of the children at the beach, the economic opportunities around a clean harbor and the future of Massachusetts. read more..

Governor LePage: Why isn’t saving money on gas a good idea?

Jul 1, 2011 at 12:23pm by Jane West | Bio | Leave a Comment

As you hit the road this holiday weekend, you will be joining millions of others in filling up your gas tank and will watch in consternation as your paycheck pours into your tank. read more..

Tags: Clean Energy, fuel efficiency, gas prices, Governor LePage, greenhouse gas emissions, MPG standards

Posted in: Clean Energy & Climate Change, Maine

Federal judge puts an end to judicial fishing season for Amendment 16

Jul 1, 2011 at 11:02am by Claire Morgenstern | Bio | Leave a Comment

Yesterday, in a ruling by the Massachusetts District Court in a lawsuit by the City of New Bedford and others challenging the legality of the fishing regulations known as Amendment 16 , Judge Rya Zobel denied the plaintiffs’ motions for summary judgment in the case, upholding the regulations. read more..

Tags: amendment 16, fish, fisheries, fisheries management, fishermen, fishing industry, groundfish, Magnuson-Stevens Act, New Bedford, New England, Ocean Conservation, overfishing

Posted in: Massachusetts, Ocean Conservation

CLF statement on settlement of claims against Mt. Tom

Jun 30, 2011 at 1:34pm by Claire Morgenstern | Bio | Leave a Comment

Today, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and the state Department of Environmental Protection announced that they have settled claims over violations of air quality at the Mt. Tom Power Plant in Holyoke, MA. read more..

Tags: air pollution, air quality, asthma, Clean Air Act, Clean Energy, coal plants, Holyoke, Massachusetts, Mt. Tom, Mt. Tom power plant, public health

Posted in: Clean Energy & Climate Change, Healthy Communities & Environmental Justice, Massachusetts

Can the National Ocean Council hear me now? Public supports implementation of National Ocean Policy at regional listening session

Jun 29, 2011 at 5:03pm by Nancy Shrodes | Bio | Leave a Comment

On Monday, June 27, the National Ocean Council (NOC) held a listening session in Exeter, NH for New Englanders to learn about and comment on the NOC’s Strategic Action Plans to achieve the nine priority objectives of the National Ocean Policy (NOP). read more..

Tags: coastal and marine spatial planning, ecosystem-based management, Gulf of Maine, National Ocean Council, National Ocean Policy, ocean ecosystem, ocean health, ocean planning, stakeholder engagement, strategic action plans

Posted in: Events, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ocean Conservation, Rhode Island, Vermont

Severe weather signals amid the climate noise

Jun 29, 2011 at 12:51pm by Christophe Courchesne | Bio | Leave a Comment

A Scientific American series this week explains that the evidence is in - climate change is causing more and worse extreme weather around the globe. read more..

Tags: Clean Energy & Climate Change, climate, climate science, drought, energy, extreme weather, floods, meteorology, severe weather, Transportation, weather, wildfires

Posted in: Clean Energy & Climate Change

Announcing the Summer 2011 issue of Conservation Matters

Jun 27, 2011 at 6:06pm by Claire Morgenstern | Bio | Leave a Comment

If you needed one more indication that summer in New England has arrived, we have one- the arrival of our Summer 2011 edition of Conservation Matters, CLF's quarterly newsletter! read more..

Tags: CM, Conservation Matters, Ocean Conservation, summer

Posted in: Announcements

What’s next for the Dolby landfill?

Jun 24, 2011 at 2:42pm by Sean Mahoney | Bio | Leave a Comment

We wrote about the Legislature's wrongheaded - fically and environmentally - pursuit to acquire the leaking and contaminated Dolby Landfill two weeks ago. read more..

Tags: Attorney General William Schneider, Dolby landfill, East Millinocket, Governor LePage, LD 1567, Maine

Posted in: Clean Energy & Climate Change

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