In New Bedford, Massachusetts, a proposed waste transfer station threatens to bury the community under a mountain of literal and figurative problems. But what exactly is a waste transfer station, and why should we be concerned about this expansion? Let’s take a closer look at what these facilities do, how they operate, and the real impact they can have on the neighborhoods around them.
Meet Denise January of Alternatives for Community and Environment, to learn more about her work and vision as a coordinator for the EJAN program: a network helping low-income residents and communities of color who face environmental challenges like air pollution and unsafe drinking water.
In a disappointing turn for East Boston, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld the Energy Facilities Siting Board’s approval of Eversource’s proposed substation.
CLF is fighting the Juniper Ridge Landfill expansion, which threatens the Penobscot Nation and local communities. We’re ensuring residents’ voices are heard in the fight to protect their health and environment from harmful pollution.
Who you vote into office colors every aspect of your life–from the purity of the air you breathe to the safety of the water you drink.
Trees are vital to climate resiliency because they keep cities cooler. But many trees are dying because of methane gas leaks.
In the latest effort to prevent methane leaks that pose explosive dangers to communities, kill trees, and cost families and businesses money for gas that never reaches their home or office, Conservation Law Foundation has announced plans to sue National Grid for federal and state violations.
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed into law today an important bill that will stop the spread of toxic chemical pollution by banning PFAS—or “forever chemicals”—in many consumer products sold in New Hampshire.
Unlike other New England states, New Hampshire does not have laws designed to consider the cumulative effects of pollution.
Conservation Law Foundation is asking the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to involve New Bedford residents in the decision-making process for Parallel Products’ proposed waste transfer station.
