May 17, 2016

Mass. High Court Says State Hasn’t Met Obligations On Greenhouse Gas Emissions

… In the case, the Conservation Law Foundation, the Massachusetts Energy Consumer Alliance and four teenage plaintiffs had argued that the state Department of Environmental Protection failed to enforce the 2008 law, which established a goal of reducing emissions by 25 percent by 2020. Read more here…

Apr 28, 2016

PUC Considering Proposals to Expand Natural Gas in Maine

… “The idea that increasing the supply in New England will drive down electricity prices is speculative, and worse than that it’s speculation on the backs of our electricity customers,” says Greg Cunningham, an energy analyst at the Conservation Law Foundation. … Read more here…

Jan 25, 2016

Climate Change

Climate change is the most pressing issue of our time. Its impacts will be felt around the world, and we here in New England will not be immune.

Climate change
Oct 08, 2015

Conservation Matters Fall 2015

Fighting for New England’s Future: CLF’s New President, Brad Campbell, Takes the Reins… Windward Progress: Offshore Wind in Rhode Island… Why I Give: Justin Boyan… Five Questions For: Dr. Sylvia Earle

Sep 05, 2015

Windward Progress

Developing clean energy resources is a vital part of our response to climate change. In summer 2015, after years of smart and effective advocacy, CLF marked a watershed moment in U.S. history when Deepwater Wind began construction on the nation’s first offshore wind farm in Rhode Island’s Block Island Sound.

Jul 08, 2015

Conservation Matters Summer 2015

Defending the Charles: Closing the Clean Water Gap and Making All Polluters Pay… Progress Report: Childhood Lead Poisoning in New Hampshire… Why I Give: CLF Massachusetts’ Board Member Chi Ho Sham… Five Questions For: Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Jun 05, 2015

5 Questions for Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

Rhode Island senator, Sheldon Whitehouse, delivers a weekly “Time to Wake Up Speech” on the floor to compel his colleagues to address the climate crisis. Whitehouse tells us what compels him to give these speeches, and what role environmental advocacy can play in the fight against climate change.

Sep 08, 2014

Conservation Matters Fall 2014

Redefining Open Space: The Case for Protecting Open Space in the Sea… Why I Give: Sam Warton and Chris Waters Bike Across the Country for CLF… Progress Report: Keeping the Lights On: Forcing the New England Governors’ Energy Plan Out of the Back Room… Five Questions for: Ivy Frignoca