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Untrustworthy Again – Entergy Orders New Fuel for VT Yankee

Jul 25, 2011 at 5:05pm by Sandy Levine | Bio | Leave a Comment

The nuclear industry - and Entergy in particular - sure seems to have problems keeping promises. read more..

Tags: Clean Energy, Vermont Yankee, water pollution

Posted in: Clean Energy & Climate Change, Vermont

Clean Water: It’s your call (or click)!

Jul 25, 2011 at 11:48am by Anthony Iarrapino | Bio | Leave a Comment

Last night, I sought refuge from the oppressive heat by taking a long swim in the cool, clean water of our local lake. read more..

Tags: cape cod, Clean Energy & Climate Change, Clean Water Act, global warming, heat wave, Lake Champlain, Naragansett Bay, Senator Inhofe, swimming

Posted in: Action Alerts, Clean Water & Healthy Forests

Transportation for the Next Generation

Jul 22, 2011 at 2:56pm by Jane West | Bio | 3 Comments »

Last week I had the honor of teaching a group of summer camp students enrolled in the University of Maine’s unique “Maine Summer Transportation Institute,” a two week program for Bangor-area middle school students. read more..

Tags: carbon footprint, kids, Maine, Transit, Transportation

Posted in: Healthy Communities & Environmental Justice, Maine

CLF’s Tricia Jedele remarks on federal approval of Rhode Island’s Ocean Special Area Management Plan

Jul 22, 2011 at 1:27pm by Claire Morgenstern | Bio | 2 Comments »

This morning, CLF Rhode Island Director Tricia Jedele joined Governor Chafee and members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at a press conference to celebrate the formal adoption of the SAMP, at which she reflected on this momentous achievement. read more..

Tags: coastal resource management council, CRMC, marine life, National Ocean Policy, NOAA, Ocean Conservation, Ocean Management, oceans, Rhode Island, SAMP, Special Area Management Plan

Posted in: Ocean Conservation, Rhode Island

This week in Talking Fish

Jul 22, 2011 at 11:47am 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: amendment 16, fish, fisheries, fishing industry, groundfish, marine life, Ocean Conservation, Talking Fish

Posted in: Ocean Conservation

Maine’s commissioner of marine resources becomes third LePage cabinet member to resign

Jul 22, 2011 at 10:11am by Sean Mahoney | Bio | Leave a Comment

As if the life and times in Augusta haven’t already been strange enough, the third of governor Paul LePage’s cabinet members tendered his resignation to the Governor yesterday. read more..

Tags: commissioner olsen, darry brown, department of marine resources, Governor LePage, LePage administration, Maine, Paul LePage, philip congdon

Posted in: Maine

BREAKING NEWS: CLF sues PSNH over Clean Air Act violations at Merrimack Station power plant

Jul 21, 2011 at 1:29pm by Claire Morgenstern | Bio | Leave a Comment

Today CLF filed a federal Clean Air Act citizen suit in New Hampshire federal district court against Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH), the owner of Merrimack Station power plant for the plant’s repeated failures to obtain required air permits. read more..

Tags: air pollution, citizen suit, clean air, Clean Air Act, Clean Energy, coal, Coal Free New England, merrimack power plant, Merrimack Station, New Hampshire, permits, permitting, PSNH, public service company of New Hampshire, ratepayers

Posted in: Clean Energy & Climate Change, New Hampshire

The future of transportation has arrived: CLF joins coalition in support of the electric vehicle

Jul 20, 2011 at 10:28am by Cory McKenna | Bio | 1 Comment »

As American dependence on foreign oil only grows stronger, high unemployment remains steady, and pollution continues to rise, the current state of domestic affairs seems bleak. read more..

Tags: air pollution, economy, electric vehicle, emissions, environment, EV, fossil fuels, gas, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, hybrid, jobs, oil, prius, public health, Transportation