Leslie Harroun, a longtime supporter and friend of CLF, has entered a "Blog Your Way to the North Pole" contest offered by Quark Expeditions of Vermont. Check out her eloquent statement and vote for her, if the spirit moves you (and I hope it does). read more..

CLF Senior Counsel Peter Shelley spoke to Boston's ABC affiliate WCVB-TV in response to Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke's decision on Friday to reject Governor Patrick's request to increase catch limits, citing the lack of scientific and economic evidence indicating that such an increase was necessary. read more..

Today, Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke made the decision to reject Governor Patrick’s request for emergency action to increase catch limits for Massachusetts fishermen. read more..

In a boost for clean air and clean water, the mismanaged and ill-conceived Circ highway planned for Vermont’s Chittenden County faces a potentially fatal blow. The head of EPA in New England described the project as environmentally devastating. read more..

Stateline, the excellent online news service of the Pew Center on the States reports on the continuing interest and efforts to develop renewable energy across the nation, even where Republican governors face pressure to change course because of misconceptions that renewable energy efforts are based solely on an environmental agenda. read more..

Boston's iconic Longfellow Bridge serves as a poster child for public transit. Every few minutes, the bridge transports Red Line commuters between Boston and Cambridge, affording its passengers a breathtaking view of the Charles River and Boston skyline-- and the parallel lanes of bumper-to-bumper vehicle traffic that the speeding train leaves in its wake. While that's a positive situation for MBTA riders, it's a dangerous one for the rest of the city's commuters who don't cross the bridge by car-- cyclists and pedestrians. read more..

Conservation Law Foundation issued the following statement in response to today’s release of Massachusetts’ Clean Energy and Climate Plan, which will reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. read more..

Today, the U.S. EPA announced that it will join CLF's lawsuit against the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) for violations of the Clean Water Act. The suit, filled by CLF in U.S. District Court in February 2010, states that BWSC has failed to control polluted discharges from its storm water system. read more..

CLF’s supporters are our greatest and most powerful asset. Because of you, we were able to achieve important victories in New England and beyond. read more..

On Monday, Dec. 20, a committee of the New England Fishery Management Council will meet in Portsmouth to continue the effort to develop a new management plan for Atlantic herring. read more..