Jul 07, 2025
Bottle Return Programs in New England: A Report Card
How does your state stack up in this report card? Could your elected officials be doing more to cut litter and keep bottles out of landfills?
State: Maine
Jul 03, 2025
Ocean SOS: The Fishy Story Behind Ocean Plastic Pollution
Via a cartoon, a seal and a turtle explain what’s causing plastic pollution in the ocean and who’s responsible.
Jul 02, 2025
Pondering “What if We Get it Right?”
CLF President Bradley Campbell recently spoke with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson about environmentalism in the age of Trump. We’ve excerpted portions of their conversation.
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.
Jun 24, 2025
Protecting Cashes Ledge and Preserving the Unknown
Guest author Wilson Haims explores how wild spaces like Cashes Ledge can expand people’s perspectives
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 17, 2025
Lawmakers Greenlight Loophole for Casella to Bring More Out-of-State Waste to Maine
This bill allows Casella to yet again fill the landfill with other states’ construction waste, creating toxic garbage juice that ultimately flows into waterways, like the Penobscot River, and puts people at risk.
Jun 17, 2025
Maine Lawmakers Miss the Mark on Climate and Transportation
This failure keeps us stuck in the same polluting patterns that harm our health, our wallets, and our communities.
Jun 12, 2025
Fishy Business: How Industrial Fish Farms Foul New England’s Waters
Aquaculture fish farms are polluting the Gulf of Maine and harming native fish populations. CLF is suing to make them clean up their act.
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.
