Massachusetts Archives

Oct 31, 2024

Key Marine Habitats Deserve Protection

The Northern Edge is vital Atlantic cod habitat and needs protections.

Oct 30, 2024

We Can Develop Offshore Wind Sustainably in the Gulf of Maine

CLF is fighting to ensure vital offshore wind projects in the Gulf of Maine are responsible and equitable.

Oct 29, 2024

First Offshore Wind Lease Sale Held for Gulf of Maine

The Gulf of Maine lease sale is a pivotal step in our clean energy transition and for the region to significantly reduce climate-damaging emissions.

Oct 24, 2024

3 Terrifying Truths About the MBTA

Boston’s MBTA is crumbling, underfunded, and unreliable, leaving riders stranded and disconnected. These three terrifying truths reveal the haunting reality of our aging transit system, calling for urgent action to secure funding and prevent further collapse.

An MBTA rider is wearing a Halloween costume of the orange line on fire. The costume plays on the idea that riding the MBTA is terrifying.

Oct 23, 2024

CLF Continues Fight to Protect Cape Cod Waters

CLF is keeping up its fight to stop Barnstable’s sewage treatment plant from polluting Cape Cod’s waters with nitrogen, leading to toxic algae outbreaks that destroy habitats and sicken people and pets.

Aerial view of algae mats in Warren's Cove in Marston Mills, Massachusetts. Cape Cod.

Oct 18, 2024

MassDEP Delays Rule to Curb Dirty Emissions from Trucks

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection delayed implementing a rule that will curb dirty tailpipe emissions from polluting trucks.

An exhaust pipe is shown spewing out black smoke

Oct 17, 2024

What is Massachusetts’ Energy Efficiency Plan?

State utility companies just released the final draft of the state’s three-year efficiency program.

A small toy house wrapped in a scarf sits on a radiator against a blue wall. The house has a gray roof with four windows and a small red door.

Oct 17, 2024

Massachusetts Lawmakers Reach Climate Bill Compromise

Massachusetts lawmakers announced they reached a compromise on a climate bill after being unable to come to an agreement before the end of the formal legislative session earlier this year.

A shot of the Massachusetts state house, from the bottom angled upwards.

Oct 16, 2024

FAQs: How to Plant, Protect, and Promote Trees in Your Neighborhood

Follow our tips to nurture a strong, thriving tree canopy.

Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, lined with trees

Oct 16, 2024

A Climate Activist Reflects on Hurricane Helene’s Most Powerful Lesson

I thought I had found a climate haven for me and my family. After Helene, I realized that there is no haven for any of us.