Jan 14, 2025
This is part of an occasional series examining how the Trump administration may alter environmental laws. In 2020, President Trump rolled back protections of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. His administration opened it up to commercial fishing, endangering the area’s rare ancient corals, vibrant marine life, and vital habitats. We promptly sued… Continue reading Attacking Marine National Monuments: Can They Do That?
Jan 10, 2025
Jenny Rushlow is a senior attorney for CLF Vermont, where she works in the Clean Energy & Climate Change program. Before joining CLF Vermont, Jenny was a Professor of Law, Dean of the Vermont School for the Environment, and Director of the Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law and Graduate School. Courses she taught include… Continue reading Jennifer Rushlow
Jan 09, 2025
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.
Jan 07, 2025
New research shines a light on Atlantic cod’s falling populations.
Jan 03, 2025
The fossil fuel industry is challenging a first-of-its-kind law meant to protect the wallets of Vermont families and businesses who are currently paying to cleanup and repair damage after extreme storms caused by climate change.
Dec 30, 2024
Open-ocean, finfish aquaculture might seem like an efficient alternative to traditional commercial fishing but these fish farms cause tremendous damage to New England’s environment.
Dec 24, 2024
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
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.
Dec 19, 2024
The Inflation Reduction Act, the most extensive climate legislation ever passed in the United States, is now under threat thanks to Donald Trump’s pledge to unravel it.
Dec 18, 2024
On behalf of every family and business affected by extreme weather, I demanded accountability and accuracy from our government.
