Ending Plastic Pollution Archives

Jan 25, 2024

Rhode Island’s Bottle Bill: 3 Reasons to Pass It into Law

Rhode Island has a litter problem. Learn how passing a bottle bill can make a difference for our communities and the environment.

Close-up of an empty plastic bottle being picked off from the ground by person wearing blue nail polish. In the background, there's sand, the ocean, and a bright sunny sky.

Jan 05, 2024

Is Plastic Biodegradable? Here’s the truth

Regardless of how we dispose of it, plastic will not biodegrade. Here’s what that means for our communities and environment.

Empty single-use plastic bottle sits on shore over water. Photo illustrates that plastic products do not break down or biodegrade when in contact with natural elements. From top to bottom, the background shows a gradient going from light orange to white to dark blue. These sunset-like colors are reflected in the water.

Jan 01, 2024

5 Questions for Britteny Jenkins

Britteny Jenkins, CLF’s Vice President for the Environmental Justice Program shares her journey and goals for our region. She will lead our transportation, climate justice, and zero waste efforts.

Portrait photography of Britteny Jenkins, Environmental Justice Vice President at Conservation Law Foundation. The background shows lush greenery and a green-tarnished metal fountain at Post Office Square in central Boston.

Jun 26, 2023

Massachusetts Bottle Bill: 3 Reasons Why We Need to Modernize It

Litter is taking a toll on Massachusetts’ health and economy. These three reasons show how an updated bottle bill could help us change that.

Mar 27, 2023

Connecticut’s New Bottle Law Kicks the Can Down the Road

Connecticut just took a big step back in its commitment to recycling. In 2021, legislators voted to modernize and expand the state’s bottle return program by raising the deposit fee and making more types of beverage containers eligible. Last month, these same legislators inexplicably chose to weaken the program by approving a measure that will… Continue reading Connecticut’s New Bottle Law Kicks the Can Down the Road

Mar 08, 2023

Ohio Train Derailment Reveals the Toxic Face of Fossil Fuels and Plastics

The derailment of a train carrying toxic petroleum-based chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio in February is a sad consequence of the fossil fuel industry’s deadly plastics push.

A black plume and fireball rise over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains Monday, Feb. 6, 2023

Feb 28, 2023

Here’s Why Vermont Needs to Ban Toxic Dock Foam

Dock foam pollution harms wildlife and water quality – that’s why we must take action to ban it in Vermont and regionwide.

Small and large pieces of dock foam pollution

Jan 26, 2023

Cleaning Up Great Bay Can Help Us Tackle Trash Pollution

CLF’s Great Bay–Piscataqua Waterkeeper brings together partners and dozens of volunteers on annual cleanup to remove polluting debris from the estuary’s shoreline.

Great Bay, New Hampshire with overcast skies. View of greenery in Durham Point on the background. Area of annual Great Bay cleanup.

Oct 05, 2022

Three Hot Tips to Help the Ocean Cool Down

Why is our ocean overheating? The main is that it is working overtime to protect us. An overheating ocean spells bad news for marine life and humans. But we can help. Here’s ho

Diver exploring kelp forest in the depths of Cashes Ledge in the Gulf of Maine.

Aug 08, 2022

Rhode Island Legislators Acted on Climate, Clean Energy, Plastic, and PFAS

CLF’s forceful advocacy paid off in this year’s Rhode Island legislative session with laws passed to help our climate, stop plastic pollution, and safeguard our drinking water from toxic chemicals.