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April 4, 2017 | Administration’s Proposed NOAA Cuts Won’t Cut it for New England’s CoastsWhen President Trump released his proposed budget to Congress, we already knew to expect severe cuts across almost every program. But, the proposal went beyond even our worst fears, especially when it comes to programs that protect our air and water, and support the most vulnerable communities among us. While the President’s proposal is just… Continue reading Administration’s Proposed NOAA Cuts Won’t Cut it for New England’s Coasts |  |
April 3, 2017 | Defending New England’s Only Marine MonumentLast week, Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by fishing industry groups who have challenged President Obama’s designation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument under the Antiquities Act of 1906. In partnership with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Center for Biological Diversity, and… Continue reading Defending New England’s Only Marine Monument |  |
March 30, 2017 | More Liquefied Natural Gas Storage in Maine? We Don’t Need It!UPDATE: Victory! On April 11, the Public Utilities Commission announced that it will not issue any contract for a new natural gas storage facility in Maine. The Commission agreed with CLF’s and its staff’s position that the costs of building new natural gas storage facilities would far outweigh any speculative benefits for Maine people. For… Continue reading More Liquefied Natural Gas Storage in Maine? We Don’t Need It! | |
March 30, 2017 | More Evidence of Big Gas’s Bad Deal for New EnglandBig Gas’s claims about a dire need for new gas pipelines in New England are not based in objective fact. As CLF recently noted, electricity prices and demand are down, and we have ample gas available when we need it most. And, more importantly, large batches of clean energy resources will be coming online over… Continue reading More Evidence of Big Gas’s Bad Deal for New England | |
March 20, 2017 | Trump’s “Two-for-One” Order is Bad for the EnvironmentPresident Trump’s first 100 days in office started with a bang – as in, the sound of a shot through the heart of our country’s environmental protections. One of the President’s first official actions was to sign an executive order that requires federal agencies to axe two existing regulations for each new regulation they create.… Continue reading Trump’s “Two-for-One” Order is Bad for the Environment | |
March 17, 2017 | Trump Administration Takes a Treacherous U-Turn on Clean Car StandardsOn Wednesday, President Trump took the first step toward rolling back emissions standards for new cars and trucks in model years 2022–2025. These important federal standards set fuel economy (miles per gallon, or “MPG”) requirements that save you money at the pump and reduce our dependence on foreign oil. They also reduce dangerous climate emissions… Continue reading Trump Administration Takes a Treacherous U-Turn on Clean Car Standards |  |
March 10, 2017 | A Roadmap for Rooftop Solar in New HampshireOn Friday, March 10, CLF filed a groundbreaking agreement with 10 other nonprofits and clean technology companies to create a roadmap for rooftop solar and other distributed energy resources in New Hampshire. The agreement, filed at the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC), lays out a two-stage roadmap for the state to follow over the… Continue reading A Roadmap for Rooftop Solar in New Hampshire |  |
March 9, 2017 | Massachusetts Proposal to Ratchet Down Climate Pollution Not Good EnoughProposed regulations by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to ratchet down climate-damaging emissions fall dramatically short of what’s needed and legally required – adding up to only about 70,000 tons of emissions, not the 5 million tons we need to reach a 2020 goal. |  |
March 8, 2017 | New Bill in Rhode Island General Assembly May Stop Invenergy Power PlantA new bill, H-5897, just introduced into the Rhode Island General Assembly, may be enough to kill Invenergy’s proposal to build a 1,000-megawatt fracked gas and diesel oil power plant in rustic Burrillville, Rhode Island. |  |
March 8, 2017 | Maine Takes a Giant Step Backward on the Road to Solar PowerMaine’s Public Utilities Commission just issued the most regressive rule to govern solar energy in the country, including a provision that punishes solar panel owners for generating their own clean electricity. The Commission’s new rule flies in the face of the more than 4,000 comments Mainers filed opposing the draft rule and Mainers’ overwhelming support… Continue reading Maine Takes a Giant Step Backward on the Road to Solar Power |  |