Climate Change Archives

Sep 13, 2023

What Is Greenwashing?

Some of the world’s biggest polluters want us to believe they’re going green – but they’re really just hiding “business as usual” behind slick words. Here’s how to spot greenwashing in action.

Sep 13, 2023

Commentary: Much thought led to recommending Sears Island for offshore wind port

Offshore wind energy is critical to the future of Maine. It is a necessary step in growing our economy and a crucial piece of meeting our obligations to reduce our reliance on polluting fossil fuels.

Sep 05, 2023

The Truth about Hydrogen

Big Gas and Oil and utility companies are urging us to use hydrogen like we do other fossil fuels – which will damage the climate and our health

A 3-D rendering of the hydrogen molecule. One is in focus towards the right hand of the image, with a few more in the background not in focus. The image, including the molecules, are varying shades of blue.

Aug 31, 2023

Climate Change Worsens Extreme Weather in New England

Clean energy can help us slash the carbon pollution driving heat waves, storms, and floods.

An aerial view of Waterbury, Vermont's flooding during the intense rainstorm of Summer 2023. Houses are submerged up to their doorsteps.

Aug 21, 2023

CLF sues Quincy chemical plant along Weymouth Fore River, alleging air and water pollution

“People have complained about the odors and pollution for years,” said Heather Govern, an attorney at CLF. “This odor is very unique, it smells like a chemical but also a soap, which the glycerin operations is causing. The smells are not supposed to permeate and travel.”

Aug 21, 2023

Environmentalists Raise a Stink Over a Proposed Gas Pipeline to a Dairy Farm

Elena Mihaly, director of CLF Vermont, said the project “makes no economic or environmental sense.” “Projects like this one generate as much polluting methane as possible, lock farms into industrial dairying, and saddle Vermonters with the bill for expensive, unnecessary gas infrastructure,” she said in a press release.

Aug 16, 2023

New Study: Going 100% with Clean Car Rule Would Deliver $21 Billion in Societal Benefits

Maine’s proposed rule to spur electric vehicle purchases should go farther

A row of gray electric cars being charged at charging stations.

Aug 11, 2023

CLF Opposing “Renewable” Gas Facility on VT Farm

“The Bellevue Project makes no economic or environmental sense,” said Elena Mihaly, Vice President of CLF Vermont. “Vermont should prioritize projects that help farms avoid producing climate-damaging emissions in the first place. Projects like this one generate as much polluting methane as possible, lock farms into industrial dairying, and saddle Vermonters with the bill for expensive, unnecessary gas infrastructure.”

Aug 10, 2023

Setting the Stage for Our Clean Energy Future

Massachusetts’ waterfronts have always played a critical role in the state’s economy, supporting our fishing, shipping, and energy industries, among others. But those industrial uses haven’t always benefitted the communities that host them.

Brayton Point Station in Somerset, Massachusetts

Aug 08, 2023

Rhode Island Begins Clean Car Process

“Harmful emissions from gas-powered cars and trucks are driving the climate crisis and polluting the air in our communities,” said CLF attorney James Crowley. “Rhode Island has an opportunity to tackle the climate crisis while cleaning up the air in our neighborhoods. It’s time to ditch fossil fuels once and for all, and these new rules will help us get there.”