May 21, 2025
Lakekeeper Julie Silverman Is a Watchdog for Lake Champlain
On the beach, on the water and at the Statehouse, Julie Silverman works as the eyes, ears, heart and voice of Lake Champlain.
Archives: News Clips
Jan 08, 2025
Massachusetts roundtable: a look at 2025 legislative priorities
CLF President Brad Campbell spoke about prospects for regional progress in 2025 at the intersection of climate, transportation, housing, and public health.
Nov 14, 2024
Much more needs to be done to protect Maine’s waters from industrial aquaculture
In Maine, Cooke Aquaculture grows millions of salmon in these floating cages, which are spread across 13 active sites in the state. But these operations come with serious environmental consequences, many of which are largely unregulated and unaccounted for by current oversight systems.
Jan 11, 2024
‘Devastating case’: Endangered whale calf maimed by propeller stirs outrage across US
“There are so few right whales left that every death brings this species closer to extinction,” said Erica Fuller, a senior attorney for the Conservation Law Foundation.
Dec 29, 2023
Opinion/Guest View: Preservation Society lawsuit over wind turbines is misguided
By providing our country with clean, renewable energy, those tiny lines on the far horizon mean thousands of families won’t face the sickness and shortened lives that are required to produce fossil fuel energy.
Dec 06, 2023
Exxon settles suit with Conservation Law Foundation over Everett site
The 100-acre ExxonMobil tank farm in Everett will not be allowed to store fuel anymore as a result of a settlement agreement between the company and the Conservation Law Foundation. “This is a facility where ExxonMobil, which has known through work by its own scientists about the risks of extreme weather to their facilities, has done nothing to prepare for extreme storms,” said foundation President Brad Campbell.
Dec 05, 2023
Davis Cos. completes $72.5 million acquisition of nearly 100-acre Exxon tank farm in Everett
CLF president Bradley Campbell said in a statement that its settlement with Exxon “should put operators of similar climate-vulnerable facilities on notice that they cannot turn a blind eye to the extreme weather dangers driven by climate change.”
Dec 05, 2023
East Springfield wood-burning power plant project dealt courtroom blow
The Massachusetts Land Court ruled that a building permit issued in 2011 to Palmer Renewable Energy has long expired, dealing a blow to plans for a $150 million, 35-megawatt wood-burning power plant long planned for East Springfield. The project was opposed by the state’s U.S. senators, the community and environmental groups.
Nov 22, 2023
Some of $2.2 million settlement will help clean up the Merrimack River
The Conservation Law Foundation reached an agreement with Schnitzer Steel over heavy metal pollution going into the water in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico
Nov 20, 2023
Conservation Law Foundation, Schnitzer Steel settle pollution lawsuits for $2 million
“It’s about time this multi-billion-dollar company complied with the law,” Conservation Law Foundation Attorney Chelsea Kendall said in a statement Monday. “Toxic runoff from Schnitzer’s facilities has been contaminating waters that people depend on for drinking and recreation. This $2 million settlement will go a long way towards cleaning up these rivers and ensuring the company ends this harmful pollution.”