2010 Press Releases

• Conservation Law Foundation Statement on MA Supreme Judicial Court Decision to Uphold Permit for Cape Wind 8/31/10
• Conservation Law Foundation and The Coalition for Buzzards Bay Take Action to Expedite Clean Up of Polluted Cape Cod Bays 8/25/10
• CLF Statement on PUC Decision on Deepwater Wind/National Grid Power Purchase Agreement 8/11/10
• CLF Statement on Release of the Country's First National Ocean Policy 7/19/10
• Conservation Law Foundation Statement on Wind Energy Siting Reform Act Clearning Massachusetts House of Representatives 7/14/10
• Conservation Law Foundation to Intervene as Defendant in Lawsuit Challenging New Fishing Regulations 7/8/10
• Conservation Law Foundation Statement on Massachusetts Biomass Policy Directive 7/8/10
• Conservation Law Foundation Continues Fight to Get Renewable Energy Done Right in Rhode Island 7/6/10
• Conservation Law Foundation Shows Inadequate Leak Response at Vermont Yankee and Calls for Shutdown in New Testimony 7/2/10
• Conservation Law Foundation Sues Dominion Energy for Ongoing Clean Air Act Violations at Salem Harbor Station 6/24/10
• CLF Statement on Deepwater Bill Vote 6/11/10
• CLF Statement on Murkowski Vote (ME) 6/10/10
• CLF Statement on Murkowski Vote (MA) 6/10/10
• CLF Calls New Biomass Study Conclusions 'Sobering' 6/10/10
• CLF to Host Discussion and Q&A on Vermont Yankee 6/10/10
• CLF Statement: MassDOT's GreenDot Initiative is a Step in the Right Direction 6/3/10
• CLF Prevails in 2008 Stormwater Case Against Mass Highway 5/14/10
• CLF Statement on Canada's Extending Moratorium on Drilling on Georges Bank 5/13/10
• Joint Statement on the Pricing of Power From Cape Wind 5/13/10
• CLF Statement on Introduction of the American Power Act 5/12/10
• Proposed Resolution on CMP's Maine Power Reliability Program Will Transform How Maine Gets Its Electricity 5/7/10
• CLF Statement on National Grid/Cape Wind Power Purchase Agreement 5/7/10
• Environmental Organizations Applaud Obama Administration Decision
  To Approve Cape Wind, First Offshore Wind Facility in United States 4/28/10
• International Conservation Partnership Formed To Study Quebec's Hydropower Plan 4/7/10
• New Hampshire To Benefit From Obama Administration's Decision To Implement Clean Car Standards 4/1/10
• White House Follows Vermont's Lead On Clean Cars 4/1/10
• Groups Oppose Entergy Bid for Secrecy 4/1/10
• Conservation Law Foundation Says Offshore Drilling is Wrong Solution to Energy Independence and Climate Change 3/30/10
• CLF Ventures, Peregrine Energy, New Hampshire Regional Planning Commissions and Clean Air-Cool Planet to Collaborate on Federally Funded Project to Help New Hampshire Municipalities Boost Energy Efficiency 3/25/10
• Maine Board of Environmental Protection Steps in on Proposed Liquefied Natural Gas Facility and Pipeline 3/18/10
• CLF Statement on VT Yankee 2/24/10
• RI Supreme Court Overturns Ruling that Would Have Allowed Champlin's Marina Expansion 2/18/10
• Press Statement on Wind Energy Siting Reform Act 2/4/10
• Conservation Law Foundation Takes Aim at Aging Coal Plant Puts Dominion Energy on Notice of Clean Air Act Lawsuit 1/27/10
• Press Statement on Cape Wind 1/13/10
• Environmental Advocates Applaud Release of Comprehensive Ocean Management Plan for Massachusetts, First in the Nation 1/4/10

2009 Press Releases

• Environmental Organizations See Progress Toward Cleaner Fuel Future in New Agreement Signed by Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States 12/30/09
• Plan to Open Vermont State Lands to All-terrain Vehicles Rejected by State Committee 12/16/09
• Conservation Law Foundation's Statement on Release of Interim Framework for Costal and Marine Spatial Planning 12/14/2009
• CLF Applauds Strong Public Health And Environmental Safeguards in New Massachusetts Plan for Solid Waste Management 12/11/09
• CLF Statement on Rhode Island Wind Contract 12/09/2009
• Drive Less, Pay Less: Environmental and Transportation Groups Unveil Performance Standard for Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance 12/09/2009
• CLF Statement on Cape Wind 12/02/2009
• National Marine Fisheries Service Denies Federal Protection to Vulnerable Atlantic Wolffish 11/10/2009
• Environmental and Community Activists Hail Shut Down of Polluting Coal Plant 11/5/09
• Environmental Advocates Applaud Northeast's Initiative to Promote Low Carbon Fuels 10/22/09
• CLF Statement on Senator Kennedy 8/26/2009
• CLF Comments on ozone and lead 8/18/09
• CLF Praises Governors For Coordinated Vision On Regional Rail System 7/16/09z
  
• CLF Hails Passage of Key Legislation to Protect Great Bay 8/3/09
• MA Releases First-In-Nation Ocean Management Plan 7/1/09
• CLF Welcomes Issuance of California Waiver to Limit Greenhouse Gas Emissions 6/30/09
• New Dam Regs Will Restore Health to Presumpscot River 6/29/09
• Fishery Management Council Takes Important Step Towards Sustainable Fishery, Falls Short on Critical Issue 6/25/09
• Cape Wind Project Advances 5/21/09
• Environmental Groups Defend Northeast’s Global Warming Effort, File Court Papers to Support New York in Power Plant Lawsuit 5/20/09
• New Federal Vehicle Emission Standards Mark End of
  Industry’s Legal Battles Against the States 5/19/09
• CLF's Cynthia Giles confirmed for EPA post, Tricia Jedele to become RI Advocacy Center Director5/12/09
• CLF Applauds MA Transit Projects 5/4/09
• CLF to Host Event Addressing Cape Cod Pollution 5/1/09
  
• CLF Launches "Great Green Giveaway" Contest 4/28/09
• Environmental Group Hails California Decision on Low Carbon Fuels 4/24/09
• Earth Day celebrated with release of Lawyers Eco-Challenge Green Guidelines for Landscape Management 4/22/09
• CLF Announces Intent to Sue MA Coal-Fired Plant 4/22/09
• CLF Files Appeals in Champlin's Marina Case 4/17/09
• CLF Announces New President 4/15/09
• CLF Calls For Significant Change in Fisheries Management in Response to Interim Fishing Rule 4/6/09
• New England Regional Rail Coaltion Urges Funding For Rail 3/30/09
• Transportation, environmental advocates warn fare hikes imminent 3/24/09
• CLF Vice President Cynthia Giles Nominated For Key EPA Post 3/18/09
• CLF Hails Latest Development In Cape Wind Case 3/13/09
• Obama Nominates Key Figure For Environmental Post 3/12/09
• Patrick Plan Essential For MA Transportation Future 2/20/09
• Federal Stimulus Package Benefits New England's Environment, Economy 2/13/09
• Environmentalists Cite Travel Warning 2/12/09
• CLF Awarded Clean Water Network's Aqua Award! 2/10/09
• State Agrees to Extend Green Line to Route 16 and Boston Ave. in Medford 2/3/09
• Bill Filed to Protect Georges Bank from Oil & Gas Drilling 2/2/09
• Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA) Eco-Challenge Launches Cell Phone Recycling Program 2/2/09 (PDF)
• Obama's Green Light to Stricter Emissions Standards 1/26/09
• Annual Catch Limits For Fisherman Must Lead to Renewed Focus on Effective Fisheries Management 1/16/09
• $457 Million+ Cost for Merrimack Power Plant Deserves Extra Scrutiny 1/15/09
• Federal Officials Begin Official Review of Endangered Listing for Atlantic Wolffish 1/5/09

2008 Press Releases

• RI Supreme Court Ruling Will End Legislative Involvement in CRMC 12/19/08
• Conservation Groups Sue EPA Over Toxic Air Pollution From Power Plants 12/18/08
• Clean Energy and Environmental Groups Call for Immediate Action on Cape Wind 12/11/08
• EPA Will Curb Stormwater Pollution Into Long Creek 12/5/08
• GM and Chrysler Lose Third Straight Lawsuit Against State Emissions Regulations 11/25/08
• CLF Blasts PUC Decision 11/25/08
• CLF Appeals St. Albans Sewage Permit (VT) 10/31/08
• Northeast States Move to Force Reduction of Mercury Pollution from Midwest Power Plants 10/30/08
• Endangered Species Listing Sought For Atlantic Wolffish 10/1/08
• Historic Carbon Pollution Auction Kicks Off September 25 9/23/08
• Offshore Drilling in New England a Non-Starter 9/5/08
• Feds Designate Protected Habitat to Restore Atlantic Salmon in Maine 9/2/08
• 104 Citizens Groups Criticize Anti-Democratic Rulemaking 8/21/08
• "Dam Cam" to Capture Removal of NH's Merrimack Village Dam 8/4/08
• New England Fisheries Managers Set to Unveil Groundfish Stock Assessment 8/4/08
• MA Set to Approve Emissions Cap 7/30/08
• A Climate Call To Action For New England 7/28/08
• Dominion Skates on Thin Ice: Reveals Little About Plans to Reduce Pollution (MA) 7/25/08
• Regional Global Warming Pollution Auction Process Kicks Off For Sept. Launch 7/24/08
• MA Department of Public Utilities Calls for Critical Transition to Energy-Efficient System 7/17/08
• CLF Calls for Cleanup of Industrial Farm Pollution in Vermont 6/30/08
• RI Renewable Energy Advocates Urge General Assembly to Override Gov. Carcieri Veto 6/27/08
• Campaign for Our Transportation Future in Massachusetts 6/23/08
• Residents Vow to Continue Fight Against Somerset Coal Gasification Plans 6/13/08
• Momentum Growing for Passage of Key Global Warming Bill 6/11/08
• NH Joins Regional Global Warming Pact 6/11/08
• Increased Energy Efficiency Budget Needed Now 6/9/08
• Landmark Court Decision Rules MassHighway Water Pollution Violates Federal Law
• MA Governor Signs Historic Ocean Management Bill 5/30/08
• MA Leads the Nation by Passing First Ever Comprehensive Ocean Planning Bill 5/23/08
• Experts Say U.S. Coasts and Estuaries Contribute Billions to Economy, But Much Is At Risk 5/21/08
• Conference Committee Advances First in the Nation Comprehensive Ocean Planning Bill for State Waters 5/15/08
• A Green Light for Green Power in MA 5/1/08
• VT Environmental Enforcement Bill Sent to Governor 4/29/08
• On Earth Day, Two Major Boston Law Firms Join the MBA Lawyers Eco-Challenge 4/22/08
• ME Governor Signs New Law Limiting CO2 Pollution 4/14/08
• New England States, Enviros Say EPA Ignoring Supreme Court Ruling on Greenhouse Gas Emissions 4/2/08
• RI Bill Aims to Cut Global Warming Pollution 80% by 2050 3/31/08
• CLF Statement on Transportation Reforms 3/27/08
• Environmental and Clean Energy Advocates Urge Movement on Cape Wind at Final Hearing 3/13/08
• CLF Seeks Restrictions on Long Creek Stormwater Pollution 3/10/08
• MA Senate Passes Landmark Global Warming Bill 3/7/08
• CLF Statement on RI Senate's Renewable Energy Legislative Package 3/6/08
• Critical Next Steps for Cape Wind 3/6/08
• New Blue Line Cars an Important Milestone for Big Dig Transit Commitments 2/20/08
• ME Wind Power Task Force Report Calls for Massive Injection of Wind Power 2/14/08
• Broken Promises: Residents Rally in Opposition to Somerset Coal Plant Extension 2/11/08
• Federal Court Overturns EPA Power Plant Mercury Rules 2/8/08
• Maine BEP Requires Paper Mills to Speed Cleanup of the Androscoggin River 2/7/08
• MassHighway Water Pollution Case Goes to Trial Friday 2/7/08
• CLF Joins Save the Bay and the Environment Council of Rhode Island to submit CRMC Brief to Rhode Island Supreme Court 1/31/08
• Clean Energy Groups Outraged Over Decision on Somerset Coal Plant 1/24/08
• Settlement Paves Way for Pollution Reductions at Portsmouth Sewage Treatment Plant 1/18/07
• Cape Wind Draft Environmental Impact Statement Released 1/14/08
• Wind Farm Decision a Missed Opportunity for ME 1/14/08
• State Allows Coal Plant to Continue Releasing Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1/7/08
• States, Environmentalists Seek Reversal of EPA's Tailpipe Emissions Waiver Denial 1/2/08

2007 Press Releases

• EPA Approves Northeast's Plan to Curb Mercury Pollution From Midwest Coal Plants 12/21/07
• EPA Denies States' Stronger Tailpipe Emissions Waiver Request 12/20/07
• Environmentalists Call For Full-Scale Review Of Somerset Power Plant Extension 12/18/07
• Dominion Agrees to Strict, New Water Permit For Brayton Point Plant 12/18/07
• EPA Plan to Evade Required Cuts in Mercury Pollution challenged in Court by States, Tribes, Health and Environmental Groups 12/6/07
• Developer Pulls Plans for Chelsea Power Plant 11/14/07
• CLF Statement on the Massachusetts Energy Bill 11/8/07
• CLF and Mass Bar Association Form Lawyers Eco-Challenge Task Force 11/8/07
• CLF and grassroots groups applaud Wiscasset vote rejecting coal plant 11/6/07
• "GO BIG little rhody" Campaign Launches to Cut Global Warming Pollution 80% by 2050 11/4/07
• Northeast States Set Tough Mercury Limits Targeting Midwest Coal Plants 10/24/07
• MA Moving to Boost Energy Efficiency 10/23/07
• CLF Statement on Today's Cape Cod Commission Cape Wind Vote 10/18/07
• Settlement Will Provide Habitat Protection for Endangered Atlantic Salmon in Maine 10/4/07
• Jo Anne Shatkin Joins CLF Ventures as Managing Director 10/2/07
• Dominion's Second Appeal of Stricter Brayton Point Water Permit Denied 10/1/07
• MA Senate Approves Nation's First Comprehensive Ocean Management Bill 9/27/07
• MA Transportation Investment Coalition Responds to Commission Report on Funding Options 9/17/07
• Judge Rules VT Can Enact Stricter Auto Emissions Under Clean Air Act 9/12/07
• Court Rules I-93 Widening Failed to Properly Consider Traffic and Environmental Impacts 8/30/07
• Region's Energy Future Depends On Efficiency And Cutting Carbon Emissions Report Says 8/10/07
• State Backing Off On Green Line Extension Promise...Again 8/8/07
• Enviro Groups Call On Mirant, EPA To Stop Permit Delays 8/7/07
• CLF Says No Discharge Zone Right Step Forward For Boston Harbor Health 8/6/07
• CLF Opposes Proposed Wiscasset , ME Coal Plant (7/25/07)
• NSTAR Goes Green: Unique Program Offers Renewable Option for Customers 7/24/07
• Canadian Oil Refinery Fails to Assess Air Pollution Impacts on Maine 7/19/07
• 6/18/07 - CMRC Actions Spark Request From CLF for Ethics Investigation
• 6/13/07 - NH PUC Moves to Boost Energy Efficiency
• 6/12/07 - Comprehensive Management Plan Necessary to Protect Threatened Ocean
• 6/08/07 - Opponents of Weaver's Cove LNG Take Their Case to Court
• 6/05/07 - Maine Passes "RGGI" Law to Cut Global Warming Pollution from Power Plants
• 6/05/07 - CLF Will Urge LURC to Reopen Record on Revised Redington Wind Project
• 5/24/07 - New Law Strengthens Lake Champlain Cleanup Plan
• 5/23/07 - Call for EPA to Let States Cut Emissions (Portland Press Herald)
• 5/16/07 - CLF Moves To Force Greater Protections From Portsmouth's Peirce Island Wastewater Plant
• 5/15/07 - CLF Statement on President Bush's Executive Order on Emissions
• 5/03/07 - Sean Mahoney Joins CLF As Maine Advocacy Center Director
• 5/01/07 - Massachusetts Climate Coalition Calls for Deep Cuts in Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Curb Global Warming
• 4/26/07 - Transportation Investment Coalition Forms To Advocate For Increase In Transportation Revenue
• 4/11/07 - New England States Band Together To Reduce Mercury Pollution From Power Plants
• 4/11/07 - CLF Files Motion To Take Depositions Of House Speaker Murphy, Others, In Wake Of Sensational Allegations In Champlin's Case
• 4/10/07 - Historic Auto Emissions Trial Begins In Vermont
• 4/02/07 - Supreme Court Rejects Bush Administration's Inaction On Global Warming Emissions From Cars
• 3/30/07 - Pollution from Salem Plant Up According to New Data
• 3/30/07 - Cape Wind Clears State Environmental Hurdle
• 3/29/07 - CLF Statement On Transportation Finance Commission Report
• 3/23/07 - Citing Global Warming, Environmentalists Urge Immediate Approval of Cape Wind Environmental Impact Report
• 3/16/07 - Destructive Fishing Fleet Shipped Offshore
• 3/15/07 - CLF Argues I-93 Widening Flawed In Court Hearing
• 3/08/07 - Landmark Global Warming Bill Introduced In Maine; Environment Groups Praise Innovative Approach
• 3/08/07 - CLF Opposes "Deliberative Process Priviledge" In Champlin's Case, Siting Public's Right To Know
• 3/08/07 -National Grid Blasted By Environmentalists For Attempts To Skirt Renewable Energy Standard
• 3/01/07 - CLF Joins UCS in Unveiling New Car Design That Meets States' Clean Cars Standards
• 2/01/07 - Melissa Hoffer Joins CLF As New Hampshire Advocacy Director
• 1/31/07 - Rhode Island Joins Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
• 1/24/07 - LURC Vote A "Lost Opportunity" For Maine's Fight Against Global Warming
• 1/23/07 - Uphams Corner Stop A New Beginning For Transit Dreams Of Inner City Boston
• 1/23/07 - Maine Oceans Study Shows Coasts At Risk
• 1/18/07 - Massachusetts Joins Global Warming Pact
• 1/18/07- Lax Enforcement Threatening Vermont's Environment