The Schiller and Merrimack power plants are New England’s last two coal-fired behemoths. During their operating lives, the two relics pumped out deadly soot and climate-damaging carbon pollution. Now, thanks to a CLF campaign, they’re set to close.
CLF is advocating for bills that promote environmental justice and reduce inequity across New England
The Kennebec River is emblematic of the damage dams can do to healthy rivers. For decades, dams blocked fish passage in Maine, causing a series of cascading problems. That’s why CLF has worked hard to remove dams that are harming people, communities, and wildlife.
Neonicotinoids are killing off vulnerable pollinators, polluting the environment, and harming human beings.
The Trump administration has taken aim at NOAA and the EPA. We’re ready to fight back.
The Trump administration could try to halt the EPA’s work to protect New England’s waters, but CLF will be ready to fight back.
This Supreme Court has taken away an important tool used by federal and especially state agencies for decades to keep our waters safe from toxic pollution.
A final Environmental Impact Statement issued for four dams on Maine’s lower Kennebec River ignores the best available science and could doom endangered Atlantic salmon to extinction while harming recovery of other sea-run fish.
CLF has won a First Circuit Court of Appeals decision in a lawsuit against Academy Express regarding the bus company’s unlawful tailpipe emissions.
Methane leaks kill trees and contribute to dangerous heat islands.
