By a wide margin, the citizens of Exeter, New Hampshire, recently rejected a move to reduce the size of wetland buffers in their community. As I discussed in a recent blog, buffers are an important tool for protecting both the health of our wetlands and water quality. Considering the significant challenges facing our Great Bay…
Mar 20
2015
2015
Jul 10
2013
2013
VT Gas Pipeline – Full Environmental Review Needed
A full environmental review is needed before Vermont Gas Systems digs up wetlands and pollutes the air. Federal law requires a full review for major projects – like pipelines – that will have significant environmental impacts. The Vermont Gas project should not be exempt from this requirement. The proposed gas pipeline planned for Addison County would…
Sep 19
2011
2011
Show your local salt marsh some love – join CLF in celebrating National Estuaries Day!
On September 24th, the nation is celebrating National Estuaries Day. We ask you to celebrate it with us: take a walk in an estuary (and pick up any trash that you see), go to your library and read Life and Death of the Salt Marsh—a natural history classic written by CLF Board member Dr. John Teal – join an Audubon Society in your state, visit CLF’s estuaries web site page to learn about CLF’s restoration projects and support our work, teach your children about salt marshes, or just spend a sunrise looking out at the ocean over a marsh. New England is blessed by our salt marshes; take some time on September 24th to discover why.
May 20
2011
2011
A new direction for the Circ Highway
Vermont’s Governor Shumlin announced today a new direction for the Circ Highway.
Jan 5
2011
2011
EPA: The Circ Highway Too Destructive of Vermont Wetlands
In a boost for clean air and clean water, the mismanaged and ill-conceived Circ highway planned for Vermont’s Chittenden County faces a potentially fatal blow. The head of EPA in New England described the project as environmentally devastating.