Jun 27, 2025
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 Despite multiple court victories, the battle continues as developers push outdated paperwork.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.
May 08, 2025
States need to rise to the occasion and fight climate change on a local level
May 07, 2025
The Trump administration has launched an all-out legal attack on states’ authority to set climate change policy, but the president has come to the fight That’s why we’re urging state and local leaders to remain steadfast in pursuing environmental and climate change policies they know will improve the health of the planet.
Feb 27, 2025
The Trump administration is working to roll back environmental justice protections like Justice40 and Title VI – but can they really do that? Undoing these policies won’t be easy, but their strategy goes beyond legal challenges. Learn how communities can fight back against these attacks on clean air, safe water, and environmental equity.
Feb 19, 2025
Zeyneb Magavi is executive director of HEET, a Boston-based nonprofit (and a CLF partner) dedicated to spreading the gospel of geothermal energy. She sees geothermal networks linking hundreds of homes and businesses through pipes snaking deep underground as part of “an ethical and efficient thermal energy transition.”
Dec 17, 2024
CLF will continue to counter Trump and make climate and environmental progress in the next four years.
Dec 09, 2024
If New Englanders hope to address the climate crisis, more of us must upgrade our old oil boilers and gas furnaces to electric heat. Our buildings are responsible for nearly a third of all the carbon pollution overheating our planet.
Jul 10, 2024
Robert King has nursed neglected dams back to health for more than 30 years. He says his story shows how regular people concerned about climate change can make a difference.
Jul 03, 2024
Local anti-wind citizens’ groups are using pro-environment rhetoric to turn public opinion against offshore wind, a tactic borrowed from fossil fuel companies.
Jun 24, 2024
CLF worked with Salem Alliance for the Environment (SAFE), a local community group, to negotiate with the mayor of Salem and an offshore wind developer a legal contract known as a Community Benefits Agreement. Here, we present 5 takeaways from our work with the local community.