CLF submitted its proposal today to the Vermont Public Service Board recommending strong action in response to the ongoing leaks and contamination at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power facility. read more..

On February 15 the "Blog Your Way to the North Pole" contest ends. Once again we urge you to take a second to vote for CLF friend Leslie Harroun as she surges to the top of the polling. read more..

In an ongoing battle between the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and the Administration of Governor Paul LePage over the release of public documents related to his regulatory reform proposals and “red tape audits,” the LePage Administration Thursday relented and agreed with CLF’s legal conclusion that Maine’s Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) requires the Governor’s office to disclose documents related to the development of his regulatory agenda and staffing that were generated during his post-election transition. read more..

In his column in yesterday’s Boston Globe, Harvard economics professor Edward Glaeser illustrates that densely developed cities are better for the environment than leafy suburbs. read more..

Located at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay, only 25 nautical miles from Boston and three nautical miles from Gloucester and Provincetown, lies Stellwagen Bank, an underwater plateau that is home to a wide variety of marine life and is one of New England's special ocean places. read more..

CLF, with the Appalachian Mountain Club and Coos Community Benefits Alliance, has filed an objection with the US Department of Energy (DOE) challenging the DOE's selection of a contractor to prepare the Environmental Impact Statement for the Northern Pass electric transmission project. read more..

The LePage Administration appears to be failing its first formal test of what it claimed would be the most transparent administration in Maine’s history. read more..

CLF today announced that it intends to file a federal citizen suit against Mt. Tom Generating Company, FirstLight Power Resources and GDF Suez North America, the owners of Mt. Tom Station, for ongoing violations of the Clean Air Act. read more..

By now, you’ve heard about Governor LePage’s regulatory “reform” proposals that threaten to dismantle four decades of sound environmental regulations and put Maine’s environment and economy at risk. read more..

Among the many questions CLF is asking about Northern Pass -- the 180-mile transmission line proposed to transport 1,200 megawatts of hydro-generated power from HydroQuebec into New England -- is what the project would mean for the development of local renewable energy in New Hampshire and New England. read more..