Aug 11, 2025

How Climate Change is Making Summer Humidity Worse

No, it’s not just you. Summers across New England are getting more humid.  Failing deodorant and the inability to cool off by opening the windows at night are our new realities under the extreme weather caused by climate change. 

A child plays in fountain to beat summer humidity
Jul 17, 2025

The Truth About a World Rife with ‘Forever Chemicals’

Our homes are rife with PFAS. Even though chemical companies have known for decades that forever chemicals are toxic to humans and don’t dissolve once out in the world, they’ve resisted eliminating them because, well, they’re profitable.  

Jul 09, 2025

Two Stories, A Scent of Déjà Vu

Across regions, people are standing up for their health, culture, and environment – pushing back on unjust waste infrastructure and reclaiming power over their communities’ futures. In Old Town, Maine, and New Bedford, Massachusetts, residents are confronting a familiar pattern – and showing what it takes to break the cycle and build lasting change.

Aerial view of Juniper Ridge Landfill in Maine, central to ongoing environmental justice concerns.
Jul 07, 2025

Bottle Return Guide for New England

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?

Photo of hand putting empty plastic bottle inside bottle return program machine.
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.