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June 9, 2017 | Rhode Island Takes Action to Create a Food System for the People, the Environment, and the EconomyRhode Island just took a historic step this past month with the launching of the state’s first comprehensive food strategy, a plan to grow and sustain markets for locally grown food for the good of communities, the environment, and the economy. |  |
June 9, 2017 | Corporate Neglect in MA: The Fight For Historic Canal Restoration in LawrenceThe corporation responsible for the upkeep of the Lawrence canals neglected its responsibility to its community neighbors by allowing the canals to fall into decay and disrepair. The company’s obligation to keep the canals in good working order is also a legal one – it’s a requirement of the federal license it received to run its hydroelectric plant in 1978. It’s time they stop violating that license. |  |
June 8, 2017 | Corporate Neglect in MA: Company Running the Lawrence Canals Won’t Clean Up Its MessCLF is working with partners in Lawrence, Massachusetts, to save the city’s historic canals from decades of neglect and decay. The goal: to transform North and South Canals and the surrounding areas from an environmental burden into community assets so that they can help rather than hinder economic development in the struggling city. |  |
June 8, 2017 | Take Action to Defend New England’s National Monuments!We are at risk of losing something very special: President Trump wants to reverse the hard-earned protections for two of New England’s natural jewels – the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument and the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. Your voice is urgently needed, and will make a big difference. For just a… Continue reading Take Action to Defend New England’s National Monuments! |  |
June 7, 2017 | Corporate Neglect in MA: Crumbling Canal Burdens LawrenceIn many cities around the world, canals serve as a draw for tourists and locals alike. Not so in Lawrence, Massachusetts, however, where a beautiful mill district is burdened by the city’s dilapidated canals. |  |
June 5, 2017 | Trump’s National Ocean Proclamation Covfefe, ConfusingInstead of using National Ocean Month as a platform for promoting conservation, Trump seized the moment to suggest ways to exploit and destroy our oceans treasures. |  |
June 2, 2017 | Exxon Shareholders’ Historic Vote for Climate ActionAfter decades of funding climate deceit and denial, ExxonMobil shareholders overwhelmingly voted to include climate change risks in Exxon’s corporate disclosures – a huge turning point for a company that has turned a blind eye to climate change for decades. |  |
June 2, 2017 | Vermont Legislative Recap: Wins for Clean Water, But Lost Opportunities, TooCLF’s primary goals in Vermont this legislative session were to secure clean water funding and fight against attempts to weaken our water protections. Here is a list of our wins and losses for this year. |  |
June 1, 2017 | This Is Why I Love Working for CLF!Yesterday, I came home and found a letter in a hand-written envelope waiting for me. I did not recognize the return address. Inside was a two-page letter, hand-written on yellow lined paper. It said: I wanted to send you a quick note to thank you for all of the hard work and dedication you and… Continue reading This Is Why I Love Working for CLF! | |
May 31, 2017 | A Win for New England: Brayton Point Power Plant Shuts Down for GoodToday, New England’s largest coal plant shut its doors. Brayton Point Station in Somerset, Massachusetts, shuttered production today after roughly 50 years of spewing air, water, and carbon pollution into the South Shore air and the Mt. Hope Bay. For years, Conservation Law Foundation and our allies worked tirelessly to close the outdated power plant.… Continue reading A Win for New England: Brayton Point Power Plant Shuts Down for Good |  |