Oct 04, 2022
New Hampshire’s Ten-Year Energy Strategy Misses the Mark
The plan ignores the role state policy plays in spiking electricity costs while calling for more polluting natural gas.
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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.
Sep 25, 2022
Opinion/Brown: 17 years and still waiting for fixes to New England power grid
To fight climate change we need a strong and committed power grid operator that makes cleaning up our energy mix its first priority.
Sep 22, 2022
The Truth about Renewable Natural Gas
Despite the fossil fuel industry’s greenwashing, “renewable” natural gas still pollutes the climate and hurts our health.
Sep 22, 2022
Manchin ‘Side Deal’ Would Roll Back Bedrock Environmental Protections
“This bill is a thinly veiled attempt to shut out community input and roll back bedrock environmental protections like the Clean Water Act and the National Environmental Policy Act — effectively green-lighting scores of bad fossil fuel projects and stymying the just and clean energy transition President Biden says he supports,” said CLF President Bradley Campbell.
Sep 21, 2022
Victory at New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission Makes Electric Vehicles More Accessible for Granite Staters
The Commission recently approved Eversource’s plan to make electric vehicle charging stations more widespread throughout the state.
Sep 19, 2022
Climate Lawsuit Against Shell in New Haven Moves Forward
“We will see Shell in court for putting the New Haven community in danger of life-threatening toxic spills,” said Brad Campbell, President of Conservation Law Foundation. “These fossil fuel companies have been deceiving regulators and the public about the risk of the climate crisis for years. It’s past time for them to be held accountable for putting communities and the environment in harm’s way.”
Sep 16, 2022
Feds Decline Full Environmental Review of Offshore Wind in Maine
“This decision epitomizes short-term thinking that will only cause problems in the long run,” said Erica Fuller, Senior Attorney at CLF. “It’s simply backwards to choose areas for offshore wind development before doing a full environmental analysis, which would ultimately save time and money if done now. It is critical to advance offshore wind to respond to the climate crisis and clean up our electric grid, but it must be done in a science-based, inclusive and transparent way.”
Sep 15, 2022
N.H. Senate Fails to Override Landfill Siting Veto
“All landfills eventually leak. While we ultimately need to move away from burying our waste, we need to make sure landfills are safe for New Hampshire in the meantime,” said Tom Irwin, Vice President CLF New Hampshire.
Sep 15, 2022
New England’s Marine National Monument Turns Six
As we celebrate the sixth anniversary of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, we are calling for more of our ocean to be permanently protected
