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November 8, 2017 | One Year Down: Fighting Back and Fighting On for New EnglandWe’re not giving in. Yes, approaching a year after President’s Trump’s election, he seems intent on undermining decades of work to protect public health and the environment and fostering an ideology that denies and denigrates the basic facts of science. But we’ve been here before. In the 1970s, oil companies were intent on drilling for… Continue reading One Year Down: Fighting Back and Fighting On for New England |  |
November 7, 2017 | No Looking Back: New England Leading the Way on ClimateA year after the election of Donald Trump, at least one thing is clear: New England is not buying into his nostalgia for an America we left behind a long time ago. Despite the President’s rhetoric, the end of the fossil fuel era has already begun. With the region’s last two coal plants sitting today… Continue reading No Looking Back: New England Leading the Way on Climate |  |
November 6, 2017 | Landfills, Incinerators, and Waste Disposal: Not a Necessary Evil, Just EvilWhat if I told you that I wanted to build a facility in your town that would cost taxpayers a lot to construct, but create only a few low-quality jobs? Once operational, it would contaminate the air and groundwater and poison neighbors’ wells for decades. What’s more, this contamination would be largely ignored, and probably… Continue reading Landfills, Incinerators, and Waste Disposal: Not a Necessary Evil, Just Evil |  |
November 6, 2017 | A Rallying Cry for Clean WaterWe are faced with a federal administration that wants not only to halt decades of hard-fought progress on clean water but reverse them altogether. But today, the impacts on our public health from blue-green algae outbreaks and chemical pollution are as serious and urgent as ever. We cannot and will not stop fighting for clean water as a fundamental right for all Americans. |  |
November 5, 2017 | We’re Not Waiting for Trump’s Promised Infrastructure InvestmentIf there was one issue where candidate Donald Trump seemed to offer a promise that both sides of the aisle could get behind, it was his vow to spend $1 trillion on public works over the next decade. It would be an investment, he said, in repairing and upgrading the nation’s transportation systems. Unlike the… Continue reading We’re Not Waiting for Trump’s Promised Infrastructure Investment |  |
November 2, 2017 | Unwanted Invenergy Power Plant Dealt Another BlowIn Brief New England’s regional grid operator has disqualified Invenergy from participating in its upcoming annual energy auction, in which power generators bid to supply the energy the region will use three years from now. This shows that even those who operate our electricity grid don’t think New England needs this fossil fuel power plant.… Continue reading Unwanted Invenergy Power Plant Dealt Another Blow | |
November 2, 2017 | CLF Sues Vermont Agency for Letting Towns Dump More Pollution into Lake ChamplainVermonters see firsthand the disastrous impacts of too much phosphorus pouring into Lake Champlain when favorite swimming beaches close and toxic blue-green algae coats portions of the lake in a stinky slime. So why does the state Agency of Natural Resources want to let towns dump more phosphorus pollution into the lake? |  |
November 1, 2017 | Road Work Ahead? Proposed Expansions of the Maine Turnpike Should Proceed with CautionTraffic in the greater Portland area is getting worse, so the Maine Turnpike Authority wants to add lanes and build a new highway connector. But is this really the best solution to the problem? |  |
October 27, 2017 | What Is Grid Modernization? An ExplainerCLF is working on modernizing the electrical grid across New England. Learn what that means for the future of electricity. |  |
October 24, 2017 | National Seafood Month: Chef Bun Lai Pioneers Sustainable SushiBun Lai is the James Beard-nominated chef of Miya’s Sushi in New Haven, CT. Miya’s is known for being the first sustainable sushi restaurant in the world. To celebrate National Seafood Month, I spoke to Chef Bun Lai about forging a new path, and why it’s important to think of the environment when choosing seafood. … Continue reading National Seafood Month: Chef Bun Lai Pioneers Sustainable Sushi |  |