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October 26, 2018	Got Five Minutes? You Can Help Lake Champlain. by Rebekah Weber Vermonters are concerned about the health of Lake Champlain. Whether you’ve got five minutes, an hour, or more, you can get involved in clean water advocacy to help the lake.
October 25, 2018	Planning, Investment, and Action Must Go Hand in Hand to Protect Boston by Deanna Moran Boston has no time left to waste in addressing the threat of climate change. Last winter, we experienced massive flooding in the Seaport not once but twice, and we know that more dangerous storms and rising tides are in our future. That’s why Conservation Law Foundation is applauding a plan by Mayor Marty Walsh to… Continue reading Planning, Investment, and Action Must Go Hand in Hand to Protect Boston
October 24, 2018	Protecting Our Kids from Lead in Drinking Water by Tom Irwin Schools and childcare centers – places where children spend so much time – can have unsafe levels of lead in their water, putting our kids’ health at risk. To ensure safe water, it’s time for parents and teachers to demand that schools test their water for lead and take measures necessary to protect the health of schoolchildren.
October 24, 2018	A Firsthand Account of the Ravages of Lead Poisoning by Tom Irwin Joan Valk, a Family Support Specialist at Child Family Services in New Hampshire, sees the terrible impact of lead poisoning on children and families every day.
October 22, 2018	Painting or Renovating? Keep Your Family Safe from the Hazards of Lead by Tom Irwin If your home was built before 1978, it’s essential to the health of your family that you ask an important question: Will my home improvement project disturb lead-based paint?
October 18, 2018	How Can a “Biological Opinion” Help North Atlantic Right Whales? by Erica Fuller Immediate action is required to save the North Atlantic right whale. Getting an accurate Biological Opinion is a key step.
October 11, 2018	Court Upholds Only Ocean Monument in the U.S. Atlantic by Peter Shelley A federal judge ruled that the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument was created legally. The ruling confirms that the Antiquities Act can be used to protect the ocean, keeping these underwater spaces safe from oil drilling and commercial fishing.
October 9, 2018	Unwanted Invenergy Plant Faces Powerful Setbacks by Jerry Elmer In an unprecedented display of no confidence, our energy grid operator terminated its legal relationship with Invenergy. It’s yet another nail in the coffin on this unneeded, unwanted, fracked-gas power plant.
October 4, 2018	Landmark Law Leads to Climate Victory in Massachusetts by David Ismay CLF dismissed three appeals challenging the permits for two new gas-fired power plants after Massachusetts’ highest court reaffirmed that lowering climate-damaging emissions is the law of the land in the Commonwealth.
October 3, 2018	New Stormwater Regulations Could Clean Up Vermont’s Waters by Elena Mihaly Pollution from stormwater runoff is one of the biggest threats to clean water in New England. A new permitting rule could improve stormwater pollution in Vermont.