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.
Campaign: Zero by 2050
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 07, 2022
Chase Whiting: We deserve better than fossil fuels and fearmongering
Vermont has spoken. The other New England states have spoken. ISO hasn’t listened. We hope when ISO comes to Burlington on Sept. 8, they’ll finally listen to New Englanders and step up on climate change.
Aug 25, 2022
After CLF Push, GlobalFoundries Adheres to Vermont’s Climate Laws
If the state Public Utility Commission approves this landmark deal, it will mark a victory for Vermonters and the climate.
Aug 19, 2022
How will two new climate laws impact Massachusetts?
Oh, this is certainly a big deal. It gives a major boost to offshore wind, both in terms of some technical ways, like removing the price cap, but also changing the process of selection, so the major utilities aren’t deeply, essentially, controlling the process. There was kind of a fox in the henhouse design of the earlier law.
Aug 17, 2022
Conservation Law Foundation agrees to allow GlobalFoundries to create its own electric utility
Under the agreement, GlobalFoundries commits to follow Vermont’s renewable energy standard, which Whiting called “Vermont’s single most effective and important law at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.” The law requires utilities to purchase increasing amounts of energy from renewable sources.
Aug 16, 2022
How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Impact New England
President Biden recently signed this first-of-its-kind climate bill into law – but what does it mean for climate action here at home?
Aug 12, 2022
House Sends Landmark Climate Bill to Biden’s Desk
“The U.S. is long overdue for real action on climate,” said CLF President Bradley Campbell. “This bill will help slash emissions at a time when the impacts of the climate crisis are being felt around the country. We still have work to do at the state and local level to respond to this crisis and bring emissions down to zero by 2050.”
Aug 11, 2022
Mass. Governor Signs Climate Bill into Law
“This new law takes some great steps on biomass and offshore wind, but it’s sorely lacking when it comes to environmental justice,” said Staci Rubin, Vice President of Environmental Justice at CLF. “For too long, these communities have been overburdened and overlooked when it comes to air quality, access to transit, and toxic pollution. We need to put a much larger focus on protecting EJ neighborhoods and phasing out fossil fuels once and for all when the legislature reconvenes.”
