Biden’s infrastructure package represents a critical investment in our future, infusing much-needed funding to ramp up New England’s transition to a carbon-free economy by 2050.
Apr 8
2021
2021
Oct 20
2016
2016
Boston: Yes on 5 Could Mean More Housing, Parks, and Historic Resources
VOTE YES ON 5 The hype for November 8 revolves primarily around the Presidential Election, but for Bostonians, Election Day also means you get to cast a vote on important local issues that could directly impact you and your neighborhood. One such issue is The Community Preservation Act (CPA), which will be question 5 on…
Apr 11
2016
2016
Why We Give a Crap: CLF Offers Improvements to Vermont’s Proposed Rule to Regulate Untreated Sewage Overflows
Out of sight, out of mind. That’s often the case for pollution issues. So it’s no surprise that most people do not realize that raw, untreated sewage is routinely – and illegally – dumped into the same waters we drink from and recreate in. Here in Vermont, according to state data, there have been 147 untreated sewage…
Mar 13
2014
2014
Green Infrastructure Projects Create Jobs for People Who Need Them
Right now leaders throughout Rhode Island are taking a hard look at stormwater pollution – in fact, over the weekend, I was on a panel discussing solutions to the this critical threat to the health of our waterways. One especially exciting solution is green infrastructure. What is green infrastructure? Green infrastructure uses natural processes to…
Oct 8
2013
2013
CLF Settlement Maintains Momentum on Stream Cleanup
For more than a decade, CLF has worked to secure the Clean Water Act’s promise of water quality that supports healthy fish populations and is safe for recreation in all the degraded urban streams flowing to Lake Champlain. A new CLF settlement with Vermont environmental regulators helps continue the momentum toward fulfillment of that promise.…
Mar 16
2011
2011
A “Green” Facelift for The Big Apple’s Waterfront
Yesterday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the City’s 10-year Waterfront Vision and Action Agenda.