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July 7, 2025	Bottle Return Programs in New England: A Report Card by Adilson González Morales How does your state stack up in this report card? Could your elected officials be doing more to cut litter and keep bottles out of landfills?
July 3, 2025	Ocean SOS: The Fishy Story Behind Ocean Plastic Pollution Via a cartoon, a seal and a turtle explain what’s causing plastic pollution in the ocean and who’s responsible.
July 2, 2025	Pondering “What if We Get it Right?” by Conservation Law Foundation CLF President Bradley Campbell recently spoke with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson about environmentalism in the age of Trump. We’ve excerpted portions of their conversation.
June 28, 2025	Looking for Leadership on Climate? Rhode Island General Assembly Says “Nothing to See Here!” by Darrèll Brown Rhode Island legislators chose inaction on issues critical to the health and well-being of Rhode Islanders.
June 27, 2025	Springfield’s Fight for Justice Isn’t Over by Adilson González Morales Springfield residents have spent 14+ years fighting a polluting biomass plant backed by expired permits and legal loopholes. Despite multiple court victories, the battle continues as developers push outdated paperwork. This is a story of environmental justice, community resilience, and the demand to finally end the Franken-permit once and for all.
June 25, 2025	The Truth About Cleanup After Natural Disasters by Pam Reynolds As the pace of natural disasters picks up, stunned communities ask themselves: How do we clean up from this? While there’s no easy answers, we need to take a more systematic approach to natural disasters.
June 24, 2025	Protecting Cashes Ledge and Preserving the Unknown Guest author Wilson Haims explores how wild spaces like Cashes Ledge can expand people’s perspectives
June 19, 2025	What Juneteenth Reminds Me About Sustainability and Food Security by Dominique White Conservative media and even some conservation spaces want you to believe that Black people don’t care about the environment, nor do they vote for the environment. I find that ironic, considering I was raised by farmers and environmentalists on both sides of my family. They cared about taking care of the environment because it was the only thing they had.
June 18, 2025	Building Climate-Friendly Housing Through the Power of Incentives by Virginia Foote In an era in which the federal government is abandoning climate goals and efficiency incentives, CLF’s Healthy Neighborhood Equity Funds offer a glimpse of how private financial markets can help build the economical, climate-smart housing we need.
June 16, 2025	What’s a “Citizen Suit” and Why Does it Matter? by Adam Aguirre The citizen suit allows anyone affected by a polluting person or corporation to sue for violating federal statutes like the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Safe Drinking Water Act.