Jun 13, 2024
Offshore Wind and Right Whales Can Coexist. Here’s How.
Seven guidelines for how North Atlantic right whales and offshore wind can share the sea as safely as possible.
Tag: climate change
Jun 12, 2024
Four Wonders I Saw at Cashes Ledge
Cashes Ledge is an underwater mountain range that nurtures a multitude of species, many of them vulnerable to human impacts as well as climate change.
Feb 08, 2024
Clearing the Air for New England
CLF is fighting to enforce anti-idling laws and protect communities from tailpipe pollution.
Nov 02, 2023
A Cool Place in the Neighborhood
On a small triangle of land between Bennington and Lawrence Streets stand picnic tables, corrugated metal beds bursting with flowers, and trees in planters of hot pink, lemon yellow, and royal blue. It’s an uplifting treat in this Lawrence, Massachusetts, neighborhood and a considerable contrast to what stood here before – a jumble of parked cars… Continue reading A Cool Place in the Neighborhood
Aug 10, 2023
Setting the Stage for Our Clean Energy Future
Massachusetts’ waterfronts have always played a critical role in the state’s economy, supporting our fishing, shipping, and energy industries, among others. But those industrial uses haven’t always benefitted the communities that host them.
Jun 26, 2023
Massachusetts Bottle Bill: 3 Reasons Why We Need to Modernize It
Litter is taking a toll on Massachusetts’ health and economy. These three reasons show how an updated bottle bill could help us change that.
May 03, 2023
Four Seasons at the MBTA: A Hot, Cold, Windy, Rainy Year
Across modes of transportation, neighborhoods, and seasons, extreme weather threatens the safety of MBTA riders.
Mar 31, 2023
What is the Massachusetts Clean Heat Standard?
If you live in a home with an oil or gas furnace or boiler, like most people in Massachusetts, turning up the heat is the end of an unseen odyssey for your heating fuel. Between drilling, refining, and transport, fuels can travel thousands of miles before they are delivered into homes and burned for heat.… Continue reading What is the Massachusetts Clean Heat Standard?
Mar 31, 2023
Massachusetts Clean Heat Standard: Policy and Regulatory Analysis
If done correctly, a new state program could help slash climate and health-damaging pollution while promoting clean, electric heat for all Massachusetts residents.
Feb 07, 2023
Winter Sports in a Warming World
As a skiing enthusiast, New England’s snowy slopes are my winter haven. But climate change is threatening them, and so much more.
