“We’ll say it again: there is simply no need for this landfill,” said CLF staff attorney Heidi Trimarco. “The Waste Management Council has made it clear yet again that the state cannot permit new landfills that aren’t needed to satisfy New Hampshire’s disposal needs. It’s time for Casella to give up this fight and be a partner in reducing waste through recycling and composting.”
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With heavier rainfall events expected as a result of climate change, the groups said there’s little time to waste to protect Boston’s waterways. “These iconic rivers are suffering because of the EPA’s consistent foot-dragging,” said Heather Govern, CLF’s vice president of clean air and water.
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“These iconic rivers are suffering because of the EPA’s consistent foot-dragging,” said Heather Govern, CLF’s Vice President of Clean Air and Water. “Despite all the evidence linking stormwater pollution to dirty and unsafe water, the agency has failed to take legally required steps to address this growing problem. We have waited over three years for them to regulate the pollution, and these rivers cannot wait any longer.”
Alyssa Harrynanan is a paralegal supporting CLF’s Climate Accountability Initiative. She grew up in New York, where she attended Union College and received her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Policy with a minor in Anthropology. While there, she wrote her senior thesis on FEMA housing recovery efforts regarding vulnerable populations after Hurricane Katrina and Ida. She also… Continue reading Alyssa Harrynanan
Ana McMonigle is a staff attorney in CLF’s Strategic Litigation program. Prior to joining CLF, Ana practiced civil and criminal law while working at private firms and for the State of Connecticut. Before that, she served as a judicial law clerk at the Connecticut Superior Court and the Connecticut Appellate Court. Ana is admitted to… Continue reading Ana McMonigle
Clare Soria is an Associate Attorney working out of the Boston, MA office. She began at CLF as a Charlotte E. Ray Fellow. Clare graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. During her time there she was the Managing Editor of the Canada – United States Law Journal and the Best Oral Advocate… Continue reading Clare Soria
Suhasini Ghosh is a Staff Attorney based in the Boston office. She began at CLF as a Charlotte E. Ray Fellow. Prior to CLF, Suhasini worked at the Georgetown Climate Center in Washington, D.C. where she was a Justice Fellow for the Adaptation Program. She received her J.D. from Vermont Law School and a B.A.… Continue reading Suhasini Ghosh
“A newborn calf spends most of the first few months of its life on the surface with its mother,” said Erica Fuller, senior attorney at Conservation Law Foundation. “Given that these whales are tough to see under the best of circumstances, slowing boats down is the only way to prevent collisions like those that have killed whales, injured people, and caused major vessel damage in the past.”
