The Vermont Public Service Board will be holding a public hearing on a very large scale electric transmission project proposed in Vermont. TDI Transmission Project Tuesday evening, February 24, 2015 7:00 pm Fair Haven Union High School, (Band Room) 33 Mechanic Street, Fair Haven, Vermont The project proposed by TDI is planned to go underneath…
Feb 18
2015
2015
Apr 2
2012
2012
Why Producer Responsibility Makes Sense for Rhode Island
Last Thursday evening, March 29th, the R.I. House Committee on the Environment and Natural Resources held a hearing on a product-stewardship bill, H-7443. I was present, and I testified on behalf of CLF in favor of the bill (see below for a summary of my testimony). Also present were paid lobbyists for the National Electrical…
Dec 21
2011
2011
Memo From New England: EPA’s Clean Air Standards Following New England’s Example
That’s why today’s ruling from the EPA on the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) is so laudable. As my colleague N Jonathan Peress said in a press statement, these standards “amount to one of the most significant public health and environmental measures in years.” They are also similar to standards we adopted here in New England years ago.
Dec 13
2011
2011
Ending the Export of Pollution From Power Plants Into New England: Finishing the Job of Cleaning Up Our Own Act
While the job of cleaning up New England’s power plants is not complete, we have made a good amount of progress: we have reduced emissions from the plants that are still running and are moving towards closure of some of the oldest, dirtiest and most obsolete plants, like the Salem Harbor Power Plant. But as…
Sep 29
2011
2011
EPA will Require PSNH to Build Cooling Towers at Merrimack Station
New England’s old coal-burning power plants don’t just pollute the air. With their obsolete cooling technology, they also create havoc in the water bodies on which they reside. To control heat from the coal-combustion process, these coal plants draw millions of gallons of water daily into their antiquated cooling systems, killing the aquatic life that…
Apr 6
2011
2011
EPA Takes Action to End Toxic Pollution of NH’s Piscataqua River
At CLF’s urging, today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an administrative order requiring Grimmel Industries to take prompt action to clean up toxic stormwater discharges to the Piscataqua River.
Feb 4
2010
2010
Everything old is new again: The fight for Clean Air continues & reducing, reusing and recycling is still a good idea
While the overarching environmental challenge of our time continues to be global warming we can’t loose sight of the need to confront the other air pollution that threatens the public health. For those of us who fighting against dangerous pollution from coal fired power plants like Salem Harbor in Massachusetts this is not news –…
Oct 13
2009
2009
The bad stuff in coal has to go somewhere . . .
The NY Times presents some required reading about how improvements in air pollution control technology can have the unpleasant consequence of putting pollution into our waterways. The problem of contaminated coal ash is one that CLF has engaged for years – back in the year 2000 CLF negotiated a successful settlement with the then-owner of…
Sep 18
2009
2009
What does Michael Pollan know about health care reform?
In an insightful reaction to President Obama’s health care speech to a joint session of Congress, noted author Michael Pollan (Omnivore’s Dilemma, In Defense of Food) said something very provocative on the pages of the New York Times. Unlike South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson, he didn’t accuse the president of lying. But he did make pretty…