Jun 06, 2025
The Missing Link in Transportation Project Planning
States are pouring money into roads and highways. It’s time for a better plan — one that cuts pollution and brings real driving alternatives to every community.
Author: Emily Green
Feb 18, 2025
Can They Do That? Unwind State Clean Cars and Trucks Standards
Not legally! But that doesn’t mean they won’t try – and CLF won’t make it an easy road.
Apr 25, 2024
It’s Time for Maine to Deliver on Its Climate Law
CLF, Maine Youth Action, and Sierra Club are suing the State of Maine for breaking its 2019 Climate Law.
Dec 18, 2023
Maine Officials Signal Support for Clean Cars Standards but Not Clean Trucks
Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection’s straw poll indicates the members’ positions on both standards preceding a formal, final decision that will take place at the end of December.
Jun 02, 2023
Why New England Needs Stricter Clean Cars and Trucks Standards
The cars, buses, and trucks we drive are the largest source of climate damaging emissions in the region. We need bold standards to slash this pollution and slow climate change.
Jan 18, 2023
Maine Approves “Renewable” Gas Facility Without Considering the Climate or Community
A newly approve facility will turn methane gas leaked from the Juniper Ridge landfill into energy, but it’s really just a way for the fossil fuel and waste industries to maintain the status quo.
Sep 28, 2022
Cleaner Trucks are Critical for New England’s Health and Climate
Slashing polluting emissions from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles is a critical part of our climate fight.
Jan 26, 2021
An Ambitious Climate Action Plan Makes Progress in Maine
Maine has finalized its Climate Action Plan. Now, the work to implement the goals outlined in the plan and get Maine on track to slash emissions before 2030, begins.
Nov 05, 2020
Vessel Collisions Jeopardize Survival of North Atlantic Right Whales
Scientists estimate that little more than 350 whales are left on the planet – a shockingly low number. It is our activities in the ocean – fishing, shipping, drilling, construction – that threaten the survival of this species. In the last three years, vessel strikes, in particular, have caused about half of the known or suspected deaths of right whales in the U.S. and Canada.
Jun 15, 2020
Giving Native River Herring a Second Chance
Thousands of dams, large and small, built over the last 250 years have cut fish off from freshwater spawning grounds, thwarting reproductive cycles that had been ongoing for eons. The impacts of these dams, on top of pollution, overfishing, and climate change, have led to a drastic decline in river herring populations – threatening their survival.
