“Plastic bags are pervasive in the environment. They litter our communities, they blow around,” she said. “They fall apart eventually and those little bits of plastic, those microplastics, are then in our soil, in our freshwater, in our oceans.”
Dec 14
2018
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Dec 12
2018
2018
The News about Our Climate Isn’t Good – But the Fight is Far from Over
Heat waves and flooding are putting New England’s people, environment, and economy at risk. Aging infrastructure is increasingly stressed from sea level rise and bigger storms. Our farmers face challenges from shifting growing seasons. Atlantic cod – already dwindling – will disappear and lobster will move out of reach of New England fishermen as waters warm.…
Dec 10
2018
2018
North Atlantic Right Whales are at the End of Their Rope. Protections Can’t Wait.
With a new estimate of fewer than 408 North Atlantic right whales, it’s even more critical to get new ropeless fishing gear in the water as soon as possible to prevent the entanglements that are killing our endangered whales.
Dec 9
2018
2018
Representative Kennedy honored at Conservation Law Foundation gala
“Representative Kennedy and the group of local heroes we are honoring tonight have devoted their time, energy, and passion to defending our homes, protecting the health of our children, and supporting the vibrancy of our communities,” said Bradley Campbell, president of CLF.
Dec 5
2018
2018
Conservation Law Foundation Honors Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III at Sold-Out Biennial Gala
“In these uncertain times, the work that CLF does here at home in New England has never been more important or more urgent. Without our donors, our volunteers, and our partners this work would be impossible.”
Nov 8
2018
2018
Video: What Do the Midterms Mean for New Englanders?
The day after the election, CLF President Brad Campbell joined Staff Attorney Emily Green and special guest Jamie Hoyte – former Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs and currently Senior Advisor with Tremont Strategies Group – to talk through what the election results mean for New Englanders.
Oct 31
2018
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Proposed Emissions Rules Toxic to Public Health and Environment
“The Trump administration is endangering the health of the American people,” said Greg Cunningham, Vice President and Director of CLF’s Clean Energy and Climate Change program. “This rollback will hand a lifeline to old, polluting power plants that still haunt our communities, spreading respiratory and other illnesses among our children and families. The EPA replacement plan violates the Clean Air Act and totally disregards good science and sound economic principles.”
Marie Lefton, Esq.
After a career as a litigator and a management consultant to major law firms, I now harness my experience to analyze CLF’s programs, increase their efficiency, and sharpen their impact. This lets me do something I am passionate about: help protect New England’s environment for generations to come. Marie Lefton, Esq. is a law firm…
Oct 29
2018
2018
No Time to Spare in Cutting Carbon Emissions
There is still time to stop irreversible climate change if we act now. But we have to act fast or else the consequences will be dire and inescapable. That, in a nutshell, is what more than 90 of the top climate scientists from 40 countries around the world announced recently in a special report from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (the IPCC).