Conservation Law Foundation has followed through on its threat to sue Wynn Resorts after observing excessive idling among the shuttle buses that serve Wynn’s new Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett. CLF sued Wynn and three shuttle bus operators in Boston federal court on Wednesday.
Jan 9
2020
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Jan 9
2020
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R.I. lawmakers set to take up plastic bag ban again
“The Senate President’s bill is a solid compromise and it will keep Rhode Island’s lands and waters free from this toxic litter,” said Amy Moses, Rhode Island director of the Conservation Law Foundation.
Dec 27
2019
2019
Atlantic Marine Monument Withstands Federal Appeals Court Challenge
“The fishermen have had the ocean all to themselves for centuries,” says Peter Shelley, senior counsel for the Conservation Law Foundation in Boston. Shelley says the lawsuit challenging the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts National Monument, and the presidential authority that created it, failed to acknowledge other “values” such as conservation and preservation as powers granted in the Antiquities Act of 1906.
Dec 20
2019
2019
Our View: Containing ‘forever chemicals’
“Families should have confidence in the safety of their drinking water,” said Brad Campbell, executive director of the Conservation Law Foundation.
Dec 18
2019
2019
Proposed Standards On Toxic Chemicals In Drinking Water Will Require Local Testing, Possibly Costly Fixes
“These rules are good news for public health in Massachusetts,” said Brad Campbell, president of the Conservation Law Foundation.
Dec 18
2019
2019
Climate change demands raising infrastructure standards
From Cape Ann to Cape Cod, our infrastructure is not built to withstand the increasing impacts of storm floods, high winds, and soaking rain. This fact not only affects the health and safety of our residents but will also have an enormous influence on the region’s economic competitiveness.
Dec 17
2019
2019
It’s Not Just The Flooding. It’s What Might Be In The Water
“As a result of those intense rains, that treatment system is being overwhelmed on a regular basis, leading to violations of their Clean Water Act permit and leaving exposure of local waters and local communities to some pretty powerful carcinogens and other toxins,” said Brad Campbell, president of the Conservation Law Foundation.
Dec 13
2019
2019
Mass. Sets New Limits On Toxic PFAS Chemicals
“We think ultimately the science will show that the standards should be even tighter, but this will certainly improve the protection of public health, and it opens a process to ensure that all these toxic chemicals can be out of our drinking water,” said Brad Campbell, president of the Conservation Law Foundation.
Dec 13
2019
2019
Advocates oppose state allowing farmers to spread manure on snow
Jen Duggan, director of CLF Vermont, said in an interview that the ban should remain due to the “greater risk” of manure spread on snow running off into water. The Vermont Attorney General’s Office is looking into possible stream pollution by a Highgate dairy farm based on an Agency of Agriculture enforcement staff video of manure-laden water flowing off a field into a nearby ditch.
Dec 10
2019
2019
Warren releases ‘Blue New Deal,’ a plan to help ailing oceans
“With the ocean getting hotter and more acidic and wildlife facing extinction, the ocean must be a top issue this election season,” said Priscilla Brooks, Director of Ocean Conservation at CLF. “It’s time for bold action to confront the crisis facing our oceans.”