Sep 10, 2025
Court Clears CLF Pollution Case to Protect Chelsea Creek
This ruling moves us one step closer to a cleaner, healthier Chelsea Creek.
Focus Area: Clean Air & Water
Sep 09, 2025
By Revoking the Endangerment Finding, Trump is Putting Us All in Danger
Scrapping the Endangerment Finding both sets us back from the fundamental obligation of protecting health, but impedes the urgent action we need to address climate change.
Aug 21, 2025
The Fight Against Toxic Air
“We carry a huge air pollution burden, indoors and outdoors,” says Rusty Polsgrove, associate director of Arise for Social Justice, a Springfield environmental justice organization dedicated to defending the rights of the city’s low-income residents. Polsgrove says that Springfield, with its historic districts, diversity, and easy urban-suburban amenities, has been unfairly saddled with an environmental problem that can overshadow the city’s many positive attributes.
Aug 05, 2025
Clean Steam Ahead: Boston Pioneers Innovative Heating Tech
“eSteam™” is Vicinity Energy’s latest innovation in district heating, which involves heating or cooling a collection of buildings connected to one central source.
Jul 29, 2025
Trump Attacks EPA Climate Finding That Protects Public Health
President Trump is once again siding with Big Oil and Gas over our health. It’s a scientific fact: fossil fuel pollution is deadly.
Jul 14, 2025
Court Rules CLF’s Tailpipe Pollution Case Can Move Forward
This ruling brings us one step closer to protecting the health of our communities and ensuring that polluting companies violating clean air laws can’t avoid accountability.
Jul 10, 2025
Protecting Citizens’ Rights to Sue for Clean Air
When illegally idling vehicles produce toxic fumes, citizens should be able to fight back.
Jul 09, 2025
Two Stories, A Scent of Déjà Vu
Across regions, people are standing up for their health, culture, and environment – pushing back on unjust waste infrastructure and reclaiming power over their communities’ futures. In Old Town, Maine, and New Bedford, Massachusetts, residents are confronting a familiar pattern – and showing what it takes to break the cycle and build lasting change.
Jul 07, 2025
Officials Allow Polluting New Bedford Trash Facility to Proceed
In partnership with the community, CLF has been actively opposing the expanded facility.
Jun 28, 2025
Looking for Leadership on Climate? Rhode Island General Assembly Says “Nothing to See Here!”
Rhode Island legislators chose inaction on issues critical to the health and well-being of Rhode Islanders.
