Aaron Johnson is a US and Canadian licensed attorney and former litigator for oil and gas companies in Alberta, Canada. He served as general counsel for a green technology company reducing emissions in the energy sector and lead corporate counsel for a national U.S. retailer. Aaron has a B.A. from the University of Alberta and a J.D.…
May 5
2020
2020
World Asthma Day: Why Environmental Justice Communities Are Hit Hardest by Asthma and COVID-19
In anticipation of World Asthma Day, I connected with María Belén Power from GreenRoots, Andrea Nyamekye of Neighbor to Neighbor, and my CLF colleague Staci Rubin. The four of us spoke about air quality, public health, and what it means to live in an environmental justice community during a pandemic.
Apr 29
2020
2020
CLF Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Rollback of Clean Water Protections
“At a time when our nation’s waters are under siege from polluters, we need more protections, not less,” said Heather Govern, Director of CLF’s Clean Air and Water Program. “This heinous new rule is another Trump Administration giveaway to industries at the expense of our environment, and it cannot go unchecked.”
Gail Ferreira
Gail Ferreira brings her fighting spirit to CLF after a successful career in marketing communications for technical software products that protect our online environment against cyber threats. Previously, Gail has worked with Mass Audubon, particularly the Broad Meadow Brook Sanctuary in Worcester, as a result of growing up in Worcester. Gail also chairs the Board of…
Cynthia Beckham, Esq.
Cynthia Beckham, Esq. comes to CLF with a background in environmental law and strategy consulting. Cynthia began her career practicing environmental and natural resources law in the private and public sectors in Washington, D.C., Boston, MA, and Portland, OR. She also was the recipient of a Congressional fellowship and two research fellowships. She left legal practice…
Apr 23
2020
2020
Supreme Court Rejects Clean Water Act Loophole
“With the nation’s landmark clean water protections in peril, the Supreme Court made the right call today,” said Heather Govern, Director of CLF’s Clean Air and Water program. “The Trump Administration attempted to open a serious loophole in the Clean Water Act and was roundly rejected. This decision will prevent pollution and help repair the rivers, streams, and marine waters throughout New England that so many of us depend on.”
Apr 17
2020
2020
‘We’re watching them die’: can right whales pull back from the brink?
“A species that most people have never seen is harder to convince others to save,” says Dr Erica Fuller, a veterinarian and a lawyer with Conservation Law Foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. “If you saw one, you’d be struck by how majestic they are.”
Apr 15
2020
2020
Update: How to Track Right Whales from the Comfort of Your Home
Thanks to technology, you can spot endangered North Atlantic right whales from your couch. Right now, the whales that traveled south for the winter are migrating back north to our waters. While we’re all at home, it’s a great time to add whale watching to your quarantine activity list.
Apr 9
2020
2020
Judge Rules that Federal Fishery Managers Violated the Endangered Species Act
“This decision confirms that even the federal government is not above the law,” said Erica Fuller, CLF Senior Attorney. “We must do whatever it takes to ensure right whales are here for future generations, and that starts with obeying the Endangered Species Act. The ruling provides an incentive for fishermen and scientists to forge a new path that protects right whales while also sustaining the lobster industry.”
Apr 9
2020
2020
In major ruling for right whales, federal judge rules that regulators violated Endangered Species Act
“This decision confirms that even the federal government is not above the law,” said Erica Fuller, a senior attorney at the Boston-based Conservation Law Foundation, one of four groups that filed the lawsuit. “We must do whatever it takes to ensure right whales are here for future generations, and that starts with obeying the Endangered Species Act.”