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Focus Area: Healthy Communities

Mar 20, 2025

Climate Superfunds Will Make Polluters Pay

Climate Superfund bills could make the worst climate polluters fund projects to protect New Englanders from the impacts of climate change.

Exxon facility in Everett, Massachusetts during a rainstorm
Mar 10, 2025

Attacking NOAA and the EPA: Can They Do That?

The Trump administration has taken aim at NOAA and the EPA. We’re ready to fight back.

Fish swimming above seaweed
Feb 20, 2025

The Hidden Connections Between Methane, Trees, and Heat Islands

Methane leaks kill trees and contribute to dangerous heat islands.

Sunny, mostly treeless Chelsea intersection
Feb 13, 2025

Ayotte Announces Landfill Moratorium for New Hampshire

Roughly half of the waste buried in New Hampshire landfills comes from out of state. 

A sprawling landfill under a bright sky, with piles of mixed waste. A bulldozer sits atop the waste, processing the layers. The scene conveys the scale of waste disposal and the potential for strong smells often associated with landfill operations and the mix of garbage.
Feb 04, 2025

The Truth About Reduced Fares: Transforming Transportation

Reduced fares transform communities by improving access to jobs, healthcare, and culture while cutting costs for families. But what other benefits could we unlock for everyone by making transit more affordable?

Photo of MBTA fare machine and customer tapping card on sensor to purchase additional fare. Under new reduced fare program, eligible customers will qualify for a discount of half or more. This is a step forward to make public transportation more affordable.
Jan 29, 2025

New Report Outlines Roadmap for Reimagining How Boston’s Designated Port Areas Can Better Serve the Region’s Evolving Community, Economic, and Climate Needs

Fifty years after they were originally established, Massachusetts Designated Port Areas have not undergone a comprehensive review or any type of reform to ensure they are responsive to present day dynamics.

Brayton Point Station in Somerset, Massachusetts
Jan 10, 2025

DEEP Releases Final Report on Infrastructure Siting in Connecticut

These recommendations, which represent a pathway to better decisions and healthier communities in Connecticut, have been delivered to the legislature.

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Dec 18, 2024

Conservation Law Foundation and MHIC Approve Investment in Transformative Pawtucket Development

The Pawtucket, Rhode Island project includes the creation of 150 units of all-electric housing and is supported by an $8.35 million equity investment from the Healthy Neighborhoods Equity Fund, which is administered by CLF and MHIC.

A rendering of a multi-story development against a blue sky in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Dec 17, 2024

Conservation Matters: Winter 2024

CLF will continue to counter Trump and make climate and environmental progress in the next four years.

Dec 10, 2024

Vermont Releases Draft Plan to Improve Clean Water Enforcement

While ANR’s plan is a first step, it is lacking and will not adequately protect Vermont’s waters, including Lake Champlain, from the excess phosphorus that continues to cause the state’s waters to run with toxic algae.

Lake Champlain Vermont algae outbreak

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