March 25, 2025

Protecting Pollinators and Ourselves from Toxic Neonicotinoid Pesticides

by Scott Sanderson

Neonicotinoids are killing off vulnerable pollinators, polluting the environment, and harming human beings.

A bee visits a pink flower amid lily pads
March 20, 2025

Climate Superfunds Will Make Polluters Pay

by Sarah White

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
March 10, 2025

Attacking NOAA and the EPA: Can They Do That?

by Kate Sinding Daly

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

Fish swimming above seaweed
March 6, 2025

Rolling Back EPA Pollution Permits and Projects: Can They Do That?

by Sarah White

The Trump administration could try to halt the EPA’s work to protect New England’s waters, but CLF will be ready to fight back.

Charles River, dotted with boats, with the city skyline in the background
March 4, 2025

The Truth About Overfishing

by Adilson González Morales

Overfishing is not caused by the actions of an individual boat. It’s a systemic problem in which federal regulators may allow fish to be caught faster than they can replenish themselves.

Atlantic Cod fish
February 28, 2025

Let’s Talk About CLF in 2025

by Pam Reynolds

We continue to make progress notwithstanding this second Trump administration. They’re clearly better prepared and taking more radical steps to undermine our bedrock environmental laws and stop clean energy progress. But in a sense, their overreach may very well be their undoing. 

Brad Campbell standing at waterfront in East Boston
February 27, 2025

Rolling Back Environmental Justice Regulations: Can They Do That? 

by Britteny Jenkins

The Trump administration is working to roll back environmental justice protections like Justice40 and Title VI – but can they really do that? Undoing these policies won’t be easy, but their strategy goes beyond legal challenges. Learn how communities can fight back against these attacks on clean air, safe water, and environmental equity.

A wooden gavel held by a hand is poised above a small globe balancing on a judge's sound block, symbolizing the intersection of environmental justice and legal decisions. The background is blurred, emphasizing the focus on the gavel and Earth.
February 20, 2025

The Hidden Connections Between Methane, Trees, and Heat Islands

by Sarah White

Methane leaks kill trees and contribute to dangerous heat islands.

Sunny, mostly treeless Chelsea intersection
February 18, 2025

Can They Do That? Unwind State Clean Cars and Trucks Standards 

by Emily Green

Not legally! But that doesn’t mean they won’t try – and CLF won’t make it an easy road.

a row of grey/silver electric cars parked against a curb charging. You can only see the front of the car up to half the front tire.
February 14, 2025

Rebuilding Allston’s Future: Prioritize People Over Pavement

by Seth Gadbois

Highways have cut Allston off for decades, limiting how people move and connect. The Allston Multimodal Project is a chance to fix that—if we push MassDOT to prioritize people, not just cars. Here’s how we can make it work for everyone.

Aerial view of the Allston Interchange and surrounding rail yards, highways, and industrial land, showing the barriers dividing the neighborhood from the Charles River. The Allston Multimodal Project aims to reconnect these communities.