The Trump administration has launched an all-out legal attack on states’ authority to set climate change policy, but the president has come to the fight That’s why we’re urging state and local leaders to remain steadfast in pursuing environmental and climate change policies they know will improve the health of the planet.
The settlement requires Twin Rivers to take steps to reduce pollution and pay $600,000 for salt marsh restoration and youth-led tree planting.
Methane leaks from leaky gas pipes kill street trees and make neighborhoods hotter.
Big Plastic has sold us on these easy-to-use plastic products and packaging, even though their effects, in the long run, are neither quick nor easy. In fact, the intrusion of plastic into every conceivable corner of our lives is contributing to the degradation of not only the planet but of our very own bodies.
In the 1970s, Philip J. Landrigan conducted groundbreaking work linking lead in gasoline and paint to a lowered IQ in children exposed to it. Now he’s sounding the alarm about the pesticides and plastics in our lives that are also compromising the health of both children and adults.
Learn some of the most impactful activities you can do this Earth Day.
Gas companies’ leaking pipes are driving up your utility bill
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.
