Jan 18, 2024
The Beloved “Bomb Shelter” Brings a Threatened Community Together
The Healthy Neighborhood Study initiative is helping to revitalize New Bedford by celebrating its rich cultural history.
Tag: New Bedford
Mar 29, 2023
New Bedford Residents Say No to Polluting Facility
Parallel Products wants to expand its current recycling facility into a trash transfer station. That spells bad news for the New Bedford residents. CLF and our partners are stepping up to protect the community and environment.
Feb 24, 2023
CLF, Community Challenge Expanded Waste Facility in New Bedford
“Everyone deserves a say in what happens in their backyards, no matter what language they speak,” said Staci Rubin, Vice President of Environmental Justice at CLF. “It’s unconscionable that Massachusetts officials are allowing this polluting project to plow ahead in the face of such strong community opposition. The EPA needs to step in and force the state to do the right thing by starting this process over.”
Aug 15, 2016
Report: New Bedford Needs Aggressive Action To Remedy Pollution In Low-Income Neighborhoods
… The city of New Bedford needs to take “aggressive action” to deal with “rampant contamination in low-income neighborhoods,” according to the Conservation Law Foundation. A new CLF report, “New Bedford Massachusetts Environmental Justice in the Twenty-First Century,” notes that the city is a national leader in renewable energy, is working to clean up hazardous… Continue reading Report: New Bedford Needs Aggressive Action To Remedy Pollution In Low-Income Neighborhoods