Mar 03, 2026
Well, the Trump administration has finally done what it had long threatened to do: it slammed the door on the federal government’s authority to fight climate change. But just because something is expected doesn’t make it any less devastating – or legal. By improperly revoking the “endangerment finding” linking carbon pollution to pressing existential risks such as climate change and chronic disease, the administration abandoned even the slightest pretense of concern for American families.
Oct 08, 2025
For far too long, we’ve accepted the vehicle exhaust that clouds our roads and cities as just the price we pay to move from one place to another. It’s become our new normal. Our acceptance of this status quo is part of the reason that the transportation sector was the largest source of greenhouse gases in the United States in 2022.
May 05, 2025
The carbon footprint concept was a clever marketing tool used by fossil fuel companies to spread the blame on carbon pollution.
Dec 09, 2024
If New Englanders hope to address the climate crisis, more of us must upgrade our old oil boilers and gas furnaces to electric heat. Our buildings are responsible for nearly a third of all the carbon pollution overheating our planet.
Jul 09, 2024
In June, the state of Hawai’i agreed to cut carbon emissions in a historic climate case settlement. This is a big win with implications for communities in New England and beyond.
Mar 28, 2024
New England’s last two coal-fired power plants will close by 2028 and the region will finally be free of this polluting, toxic, climate-changing fuel.
Mar 15, 2024
CLF is suing Big Oil to protect communities from dangerous facilities.
Mar 13, 2024
CLF is creating climate policies that will dramatically cut carbon emissions, particularly in polluting sectors like transportation.
Nov 01, 2023
Fossil fuel companies are pushing alternative fuels as solutions to the climate crisis – but those fuels aren’t solutions at all.
Oct 30, 2023
“It’s critical that we separate fact from fiction when it comes to biofuels,” said Caitlin Peale Sloan, Vice President of CLF Massachusetts. “The fossil fuel industry is pushing solutions like renewable natural gas as a silver bullet to confront the climate crisis with little evidence. The truth is these fuels will still pollute our climate and our air, and they must be used only in limited cases.”
