Aug 14, 2025

Leslye Steptoe

Leslye Steptoe is CLF’s Senior VP for Culture & Equity, based in Boston. She’s spent her 20+ year career expanding access and equity, beginning in postsecondary education before moving into the healthcare space and now, environmental justice. She holds a BA in sociology and education from University of Alaska Anchorage, an MA in sociology from… Continue reading Leslye Steptoe

Leslye Steptoe
Aug 13, 2025

Raya Rafia Choudhury

Raya Rafia Choudhury joins CLF as the Foundation Relations Assistant. Originally from Bangladesh, Raya received her BS in Environmental Science where she researched topics on environmental policy and greenwashing. She went on to receive her MS in Environmental Science & Policy from Clark University where she discovered her passion for nonprofit and advocacy work. While… Continue reading Raya Rafia Choudhury

Raya Choudhury
Aug 13, 2025

What Is Energy Efficiency?

Investing in more efficient technology to power our homes and businesses now can save us money on our utility bills in the long run.

What is energy efficiency? It's the ace of energy waste
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
Aug 01, 2025

Michele Yao

Michele Yao serves as the Human Resources Assistant for CLF. With a background of nine years in Human Resources and Employee Management, Michele has a passion for bringing people in together as a team. During her career, she has helped develop new training and certification programs for previous companies, as well as create and implement… Continue reading Michele Yao

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Jul 30, 2025

Case by Case: CLF is Challenging Trump in Court

Despite Donald Trump’s sometimes hourly flip-flopping, his overall objective is clear: He wants to centralize power in the executive branch while dismantling an imagined “deep state.” His actions are hurting our democracy, people, and the environment.

U.S. President Donald Trump on a laptop screen