Sarah White

Growing up around Codman Square in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, Judith Foster routinely smelled gas on the street. The gas company didn’t seem to care enough to fix it. She also disliked the lack of trees in her neighborhood, which starkly contrasted with the lush natural world of her native Jamaica and other wealthier, whiter neighborhoods…

If your gas heating bill seems particularly high this year, you’re not alone. Gas prices have shot up this season in Massachusetts, so much so that the state government is scrambling to find a way to bring them down. The inflated bills are hitting those of us living with lower and fixed incomes the hardest. …

We’re all hurt by pollution, climate change, and other environmental harms – but we’re not hurt equally. Historically, sources of pollution like factories and highways have been placed in lower-income, nonwhite, and immigrant communities. Meanwhile, wealthier, whiter communities get more funding to protect themselves from the impacts of climate change and environmental disasters. These disparities…

Update April 2025: If you needed more proof that these laws are effective and important, President Trump signed an executive order attacking state climate laws and calling out the Vermont Climate Superfund law specifically. CLF will fight to defend and further this landmark climate legislation. Devastating floods in Vermont. Coastal storm erosion in Maine. Wildfires…

This is part of an occasional series examining how the Trump administration may alter environmental laws. As President Trump has set about dismantling large chunks of the federal government, he has made the Environmental Protection Agency a prominent and troubling target. The administration’s moves to strip funding, drive out career employees, and appoint a fossil fuel fan…