State: Massachusetts

Oct 28, 2025

The Villain, a Cure, and a Shift

We’ve got to understand that this is about to become a flaming pocketbook issue for Americans who right now don’t see climate change as something that immediately affects them.

Oct 21, 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
Oct 20, 2025

Five Things You Need to Know About Lead Poisoning

Lead poisoning remains a hidden danger in homes, pipes, and soil across New England. The good news? It’s 100% preventable. Learn the facts about lead exposure – and how we can protect families from this toxic threat once and for all.

Close-up of a gloved hand holding a blood vial labeled "Lead (Pb) - Test," surrounded by test tubes, a syringe, and a stethoscope on a medical report – illustrating how lead poisoning is diagnosed through blood testing.
Oct 14, 2025

Painting a Safer Tomorrow

Decades after lead paint was banned, thousands of New England homes still pose a hidden danger – especially to children. Learn about the ongoing risks of lead exposure, the policy gaps that allow it to persist, and what communities can do to ensure safe, healthy housing for all.

A row of aging New England triple-decker homes in Dorchester, Massachusetts, with peeling paint and weathered porches—representing the hidden threat of lead paint still present in many older housing units built before 1978, where families remain at risk of lead exposure due to insufficient testing and remediation.
Oct 08, 2025

Nora Swidey

Nora serves as the Program Coordinator for the Strategic Litigation Team and the Senior Vice President of Law & Policy. She joined CLF after graduating from Stanford University with a master’s degree in Environmental Communication and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Previously, she’s worked on political campaigns at every level, from a state senate… Continue reading Nora Swidey

Nora Swidey headshot
Oct 08, 2025

Five Things To Know About Tailpipe Emissions

For far too long, we’ve accepted the vehicle exhaust that clouds our roads and cities as just the price we pay to move from one place to another. It’s become our new normal. Our acceptance of this status quo is part of the reason that the transportation sector was the largest source of greenhouse gases in the United States in 2022.  

Sep 25, 2025

Climate-Friendly Housing, Built for the Commute

Two minutes. That’s all it takes to reach the MBTA commuter rail station from the new apartment complex at 191 Talbot Avenue in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. And in many respects, that quick walk is life-changing.