Jan 27, 2025

Lead Poisoning in New Hampshire Rises to Alarming New Highs  

A New Hampshire state report rings alarms for the lead poisoning crisis, with 1,142 children poisoned by lead in 2023. This is the highest number of children poisoned since the state began requiring blood lead testing for one- and two-year-olds.

A gloved hand holds a blood sample labeled "Lead - Test" above a medical report listing various test results, including lead levels.
Jan 09, 2025

Los Angeles Neighborhoods Are Ablaze With Fire

When I boarded a yellow school bus from South Central LA to Pacific Palisades each day, no one in either neighborhood was talking about climate change. But times have changed, and the unprecedented fires in Los Angeles are showing us what climate change looks like.

flames on a hillside overlooking Los Angeles
Dec 24, 2024

Five Questions with Caty Taborda

CLF’s new director of research and metrics has spent her career examining health inequity. Now, she brings an ambitious goal to CLF: addressing environmental health disparities across New England.

Dec 23, 2024

Progress Report: Tackling Toxic Chemicals

New England’s drinking water is under threat from dangerous chemicals. Toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, otherwise known as PFAS or “forever chemicals,” infiltrate water because they are widely used in consumer, commercial, and industrial products.

What are PFAS