Clean Air & Water Archives

Oct 22, 2025

Supreme Judicial Court Declines Palmer Biomass Case

This case isn’t just about permits or legal technicalities. It’s about insisting that communities be protected, heard, and respected.

Community members holding a banner reading "Welcome to Springfield the Asthma Capital of the USA" to oppose a proposed biomass plant.

Oct 16, 2025

Vorsteveld Farm Faces Lawsuit for Dumping Pesticides into Lake Champlain Tributaries

Unregulated pollution poses a grave risk to people, plants, and wildlife in our communities.

The NM-1 outfall from the Vorsteveld operation in Panton, VT.

Oct 08, 2025

Five Things To Know About Tailpipe Emissions

For far too long, we’ve accepted the vehicle exhaust that clouds our roads and cities as just the price we pay to move from one place to another. It’s become our new normal. Our acceptance of this status quo is part of the reason that the transportation sector was the largest source of greenhouse gases in the United States in 2022.

Oct 02, 2025

Merrimack Station Powers Down Coal for Good

In a milestone moment for clean energy and public health, the last remaining coal-fired power plant in New England is being deactivated.

An angled, overhead view of the Merrimack coal station.

Sep 30, 2025

Cleaning Up Lake Champlain

Toxic litter is fouling our waters. Lakekeeper Julie Silverman is fighting to clean up and protect Lake Champlain.

Julie Silverman, wearing waders, gloves, and a CLF hat, collects debris from Lake Champlain

Sep 23, 2025

Progress Report: Holding Shell Oil Accountable

For years, Shell Oil has jeopardized the health and safety of New England coastal residents by constructing oil storage tanks right next to waterways and communities. Shell did it in New Haven, Connecticut, where oil storage tanks hulk next to New Haven Harbor. And it did it again in Providence, Rhode Island, where an oil storage terminal looms above the iconic Narragansett Bay.