Alyssa Harrynanan is a paralegal supporting CLF’s Climate Accountability Initiative. She grew up in New York, where she attended Union College and received her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Policy with a minor in Anthropology. While there, she wrote her senior thesis on FEMA housing recovery efforts regarding vulnerable populations after Hurricane Katrina and Ida. She also… Continue reading Alyssa Harrynanan
Ana McMonigle is a staff attorney in CLF’s Strategic Litigation program. Prior to joining CLF, Ana practiced civil and criminal law while working at private firms and for the State of Connecticut. Before that, she served as a judicial law clerk at the Connecticut Superior Court and the Connecticut Appellate Court. Ana is admitted to… Continue reading Ana McMonigle
Clare Soria is an Associate Attorney working out of the Boston, MA office. She began at CLF as a Charlotte E. Ray Fellow. Clare graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. During her time there she was the Managing Editor of the Canada – United States Law Journal and the Best Oral Advocate… Continue reading Clare Soria
Suhasini Ghosh is a Staff Attorney based in the Boston office. She began at CLF as a Charlotte E. Ray Fellow. Prior to CLF, Suhasini worked at the Georgetown Climate Center in Washington, D.C. where she was a Justice Fellow for the Adaptation Program. She received her J.D. from Vermont Law School and a B.A.… Continue reading Suhasini Ghosh
“A newborn calf spends most of the first few months of its life on the surface with its mother,” said Erica Fuller, senior attorney at Conservation Law Foundation. “Given that these whales are tough to see under the best of circumstances, slowing boats down is the only way to prevent collisions like those that have killed whales, injured people, and caused major vessel damage in the past.”
“Septic pollution is driving Cape Cod’s waters to disaster,” said Christopher Kilian, Vice President of Strategic Litigation at CLF. “The state has finally taken this concern seriously, but we will be reviewing the proposal to assure that it is strong and effective in solving this problem. Toxic nitrogen pollution destroys our waters, sickens people, and threatens the region’s tourism economy, and it has no place in Cape Cod’s waters.”
“Widespread gentrification and neighborhood changes are clearly impacting the health of longtime residents,” said Reann Gibson, an HNS Research Scientist at Conservation Law Foundation (CLF). “Decades of redlining and racism have affected communities of color, and now gentrifying development is threatening these neighborhoods all over again. The study’s findings are yet one more reason why people must have power over the changes that could profoundly alter their communities.”
“No one can be allowed to skirt Vermont’s critical environmental laws,” said Elena Mihaly, Vice President of CLF Vermont. “With climate impacts at our doorstep, everyone—no matter how big or powerful – should be held accountable to Vermont’s climate requirements. This agreement makes sure that GlobalFoundries does its part to reduce climate pollution, advance energy efficiency, and transition to clean, renewable energy.”
Under its agreement with the Conservation Law Foundation, GlobalFoundries committed to build a 5-megawatt solar facility in Essex Junction and to comply with Vermont’s environmental laws — in particular, the state’s renewable energy standard, which requires utilities to obtain more and more of their electricity from renewable sources.
“This downward spiral must be stopped,” said Erica Fuller, Senior Attorney at CLF. “It’s time to put meaningful protections in place so whales are no longer needlessly killed by boats and fishing gear. The federal government needs to step up and do what’s right. Critically endangered right whales can recover, we just need to give them a chance.”
