Jun 25, 2025

The Truth About Cleanup After Natural Disasters

As the pace of natural disasters picks up, stunned communities ask themselves: How do we clean up from this? While there’s no easy answers, we need to take a more systematic approach to natural disasters.

Piles of debris on a Montpelier street
Jun 19, 2025

What Juneteenth Reminds Me About Sustainability and Food Security

Conservative media and even some conservation spaces want you to believe that Black people don’t care about the environment, nor do they vote for the environment. I find that ironic, considering I was raised by farmers and environmentalists on both sides of my family. They cared about taking care of the environment because it was the only thing they had. 

Jun 11, 2025

Conservation Matters: Summer 2025

With more boots on the ground than ever across all six New England states, we will be undaunted in these fights and the many others to come.

Magazine cover showing an underwater net filled with fish. Text reads Conservation Matters, a journal of Conservation Law Foundation. Beneath the Surface of Factory Fish Farms
Jun 09, 2025

James Flynn

James “Jamie” Flynn is a Visiting Fellow at CLF, where he works with the leadership team and program staff to develop and execute strategies to address the region’s most significant environmental challenges. Before joining CLF, Jamie was a Senior Policy Advisor at the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM), where he built coalitions… Continue reading James Flynn

Jamie Flynn headshot
Jun 09, 2025

The Down-to-Earth Promise of Geothermal Energy

Geothermal energy could be a game changer in Connecticut, where more than 40% of homes burn heating oil for warmth and 37% use natural gas. Pollution from heating buildings accounts for about 30% of the state’s carbon emissions.