Sep 15, 2025
Conservation Matters: Fall 2025
The people leading the fight in communities across New England aren’t backing down now. Neither is CLF. Our commitment to justice – and our communities – is unwavering.
Focus Area: People & Justice
Jul 29, 2025
Trump Attacks EPA Climate Finding That Protects Public Health
President Trump is once again siding with Big Oil and Gas over our health. It’s a scientific fact: fossil fuel pollution is deadly.
Jul 22, 2025
Trump’s Cuts to IRA Funding are Anti-Climate and Anti-Farmer
In a short-sighted vendetta against “diversity, equity, and inclusion” the Trump administration has canceled many grants that farmers were relying on to grow their food sustainably.
Jul 18, 2025
CLF Files Brief Urging Court to Reinstate Revoked EPA Funding
The brief supports a motion to restore funding while litigation proceeds – and lays bare the devastating impact these cuts have had on frontline communities.
Jul 15, 2025
Why Rhode Island Must Pass an Environmental Justice Law
What stands in the way of cleaner air, safer drinking water, unpolluted ports, and better health for Rhode Islanders is what we are sorely missing: an environmental justice law that takes a holistic perspective.
Jul 09, 2025
Two Stories, A Scent of Déjà Vu
Across regions, people are standing up for their health, culture, and environment – pushing back on unjust waste infrastructure and reclaiming power over their communities’ futures. In Old Town, Maine, and New Bedford, Massachusetts, residents are confronting a familiar pattern – and showing what it takes to break the cycle and build lasting change.
Jul 07, 2025
Officials Allow Polluting New Bedford Trash Facility to Proceed
In partnership with the community, CLF has been actively opposing the expanded facility.
Jul 07, 2025
Bottle Return Programs in New England: A Report Card
How does your state stack up in this report card? Could your elected officials be doing more to cut litter and keep bottles out of landfills?
Jul 03, 2025
Ocean SOS: The Fishy Story Behind Ocean Plastic Pollution
Via a cartoon, a seal and a turtle explain what’s causing plastic pollution in the ocean and who’s responsible.
Jun 28, 2025
Looking for Leadership on Climate? Rhode Island General Assembly Says “Nothing to See Here!”
Rhode Island legislators chose inaction on issues critical to the health and well-being of Rhode Islanders.
