Every year, environmentalists and the public alike celebrate Earth Day in late April. It is a day with a long, proud history – a day when, for a brief moment, we share our environmental concern with a broader public. But let’s be clear: one day is not enough. This year marks more than 40 years…
Apr 20
2012
2012
Feb 10
2012
2012
Salem Harbor Enforced Shutdown: The Beginning of the End for Old Coal in New England
This week the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and HealthLink secured an Order from the US District Court in Massachusetts requiring Salem Harbor power plant owner Dominion to shut down all four units at the 60-year-old coal-fired power plant by 2014. In bringing a clear end to the prolonged decline of Salem Harbor Station, this settlement ushers in a new era of clean air, clean water and clean energy for the community of Salem, MA, and for New England as a whole.
Jan 31
2012
2012
A New Program for the Great Bay Estuary: CLF’s Great Bay-Piscataqua Waterkeeper
I’m thrilled to be launching an important and much needed effort to restore and protect the health of our treasured Great Bay estuary: CLF’s new Great Bay-Piscataqua Waterkeeper program.
Jan 25
2012
2012
State of the Union: Our Messy Federalism
At a time when our governors and our President were preparing to address their constituents, CLF was (and is) making news – news that raises a series of enduring questions: In our country, where is the line between federal and state authority? How clear is it? Who gets to draw it? Why would you draw it in one place instead of another?
Jan 19
2012
2012
CLF Calls Court’s Decision to Allow VT Yankee to Remain Open a “Setback for Clean Energy”
Breaking News: In response to today’s decision by the U.S. District Court that Vermont Yankee may continue operation beyond March 2012, Sandra Levine, a senior attorney in CLF’s Vermont office said, “This is a setback for Vermont and a setback for clean energy. This decision forces Vermont to prop up an old, polluting nuclear reactor,…
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 15
2011
2011
CLF Clean Water Work On The Big Screen Tonight
That is why the Emmy-award winning film “Bloom: The Plight of Lake Champlain” was such an important development in the effort to raise awareness of the Lake’s problems and the urgent need for action. Christopher Kilian, Director of CLF’s Vermont office and its regional Clean Waters and Healthy Forest program, was featured in that documentary, which was narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Chris Cooper. You can watch a clip with Chris Kilian from the first Bloom here.
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…
Nov 30
2011
2011
CLF Cleaning up the Cape’s Algae Problem
CLF’s work to clean up Cape Cod’s waterways was covered in The Boston Globe. We tell you about those efforts, and the story, in this post.
Mar 16
2011
2011
CLF calls EPA’s “air toxics rule” critical for New England
Today, the EPA announced the first national standard for emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from coal-fired power plants.