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January 11, 2021	How HEET is Cutting Out Carbon and Transforming Energy by Naomi Richmond HEET is using funds received from CLF’s settlement with Boston’s school bus operator to support its work to cut carbon emissions.
January 11, 2021	Growing Resilience in Boston Neighborhoods by Planting and Saving Trees by Naomi Richmond Speak for the Trees focuses on education, empowerment, and advocacy. Yes, they host tree giveaways and tree planting events, but, as its founder explains, “it’s more than just a tree. It’s a way of adapting to this new climate that we’re facing. It’s a way of making sure that Boston is resilient for the future.”
January 11, 2021	New England Won Against Transdev – Here’s What Happens Next by Naomi Richmond In our latest case to stop toxic tailpipe pollution, we sued Transdev Services, Inc., under the federal Clean Air Act. Transdev is a leading provider of transportation throughout the country, including Boston’s public school buses. CLF is holding Transdev accountable by requiring them to fund projects at three local nonprofit organizations: Speak for the Trees, HEET (the Home Energy Efficiency Team), and Alternatives for Community & Environment (ACE).
January 8, 2021	Building Communities That Thrive: A Conversation with Dr. Thea James It’s tempting to boil down good health solely to factors like medical care, healthy food, and exercise. However, many other dynamics, like historic redlining and racial segregation, along with substandard housing, air pollution, crumbling infrastructure, and lack of access to jobs, healthy food, and green space, all play a role. Perhaps no one understands the interplay of these factors better than those who work in healthcare, including Dr. Thea James, who serves as Boston Medical Center’s Associate Chief Medical Officer, Vice President of Mission, and Director of the Violence Prevention.
January 6, 2021	How a Multi-State Plan to Cut Transportation Emissions Falls Short by Bradley Campbell The multi-state Transportation and Climate Initiative falls well short of its potential. Here’s what needs to happen to make it a powerful tool for redressing inequities in our communities and cutting climate-damaging emissions.
December 23, 2020	Rebuilding a Resilient Vermont by Jen Duggan COVID-19 has had a profound impact on Vermonters. But, if we move forward in the right way, we can build a resilient future for Vermont. Here are the three priority areas that we must work on to create the future we want.
December 17, 2020	Why We Should Modernize Our Electric Grid by Bethany Kwoka Our electricity grid was designed over 100 years ago. But times have changed. Today, we can harness clean, renewable energy right where we live. But we have to update our electric grid to take advantage of it.
December 17, 2020	Infographic: Time to Shut Down Hartford’s Toxic Incinerator by Olivia Synoracki Hartford’s incinerator has been poisoning nearby communities for far too long. It’s time for the city to shut down this toxic facility and move towards innovative zero-waste solutions that aim to protect public health.
December 10, 2020	A Wave of Good News for the People of Great Bay by Melissa Paly From multimillion-dollar investments to win-win collaborations, good news from New Hampshire’s Great Bay give us reasons to celebrate in 2020. Taken together, these stories remind us that when communities act boldly, we can turn the tide on pollution and restore the health of the rivers, bays, and coast in the Seacoast region and beyond.
December 10, 2020	Here’s How to Break New England’s Addiction to Dirty Gas by Caitlin Peale Sloan In our new report, we lay out how Massachusetts can move away from dirty gas for home heating and towards a clean future. We also offer a framework for other New England states to start kicking gas to the curb.