Apr 21, 2026
April 21, 2026 (Boston, MA) – Conservation Law Foundation, the Environmental Defense Fund, and Sierra Club have asked the state’s Department of Public Utilities to reject gas utilities’ climate compliance plans and require the companies to resubmit new ones. “These plans are a resounding failure,” said Jocelyn Lee, CLF Staff Attorney. “Each one essentially commits… Continue reading Conservation Law Foundation Asks Department of Public Utilities to Reject Utility Climate Compliance Plans
Apr 17, 2026
Though Trump may be intent on killing wind energy, the fact is that it already accounts for a significant share of the nation’s electricity. In 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, wind energy made up 10.2% of utility-scale electricity generation. Before the Trump administration attacks, wind energy also supported approximately 131,000 U.S. jobs.
Apr 14, 2026
Vermont’s ground-breaking Climate Superfund Act is the first law in the nation designed to make fossil fuel companies pay their fair share of cleanup costs after the increasingly frequent, severe storms we are experiencing because of the climate change their products cause.
Apr 07, 2026
The most significant piece of climate legislation before the Maine Legislature this year, LD 1870 will create the first-ever comprehensive study to assess and document the financial damage climate change has inflicted on Maine.
Mar 31, 2026
A Climate Superfund will place the responsibility where it belongs: with the companies that cause climate change in the first place.
Mar 19, 2026
In this special Impact edition of Conservation Matters, we aim to inspire you by sharing how CLF is turning challenge into change, advancing its critical mission in New England – despite a difficult federal landscape.
Mar 14, 2026
These projects will provide reliable, homegrown energy and will prevent millions tons of carbon from fouling our air and lungs each year.
Mar 09, 2026
Answers to your most frequently asked questions about offshore wind projects. Learn how they work, how they benefit the environment, and the future of wind energy.
Mar 03, 2026
Well, the Trump administration has finally done what it had long threatened to do: it slammed the door on the federal government’s authority to fight climate change. But just because something is expected doesn’t make it any less devastating – or legal. By improperly revoking the “endangerment finding” linking carbon pollution to pressing existential risks such as climate change and chronic disease, the administration abandoned even the slightest pretense of concern for American families.
Feb 25, 2026
Despite this year’s backflip to the polar temperatures and snowfall totals of a bygone era, winters are undeniably becoming shorter and milder. The last decade of relatively warm, dry winters has made that clear, with temperatures accelerating upward over the last five years.
