In a disappointing turn for East Boston, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld the Energy Facilities Siting Board’s approval of Eversource’s proposed substation.
Greyhound’s buses have been unlawfully idling at the South Station bus terminal and at its bus lot in South Boston, releasing toxic emissions into the neighborhood.
The changes called for by the EPA will need to be implemented thoughtfully and with adequate time for farmers to adjust. Ultimately, this transition stands to benefit both the farming community and the environment.
Massachusetts and Rhode Island announced plans to purchase more than 2,800 megawatts of clean energy from offshore wind projects that could power more than a million homes in the region.
September 3, 2024 (Boston, MA) – Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and Durham School Services, along with its parent company National Express, have settled a lawsuit over Clean Air Act violations in environmental justice neighborhoods in Holyoke and Worcester. The settlement requires the school bus company to pay more than $1.4 million and stop unlawful excessive idling. “There… Continue reading CLF, School Bus Operator Settle Clean Air Lawsuit
August 22, 2024 (Providence, RI) – The Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board included conditions proposed by Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) in its approval today of a liquefied natural gas facility in Portsmouth. The terminal supports Rhode Island Energy’s gas system on Aquidneck Island, where an outage in January 2019 left families and businesses without… Continue reading LNG Facility Approved for Aquidneck Island
In the latest effort to prevent methane leaks that pose explosive dangers to communities, kill trees, and cost families and businesses money for gas that never reaches their home or office, Conservation Law Foundation has announced plans to sue National Grid for federal and state violations.
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed into law today an important bill that will stop the spread of toxic chemical pollution by banning PFAS—or “forever chemicals”—in many consumer products sold in New Hampshire.
The Massachusetts Legislature failed to pass a climate bill as the legislative came to an end and left unaddressed significant measures that were essential to a clean energy transition and to rein in the expanded use of dirty gas.
Conservation Law Foundation on Monday submitted a nomination to make the Cashes Ledge Area, encompassing an extraordinary undersea mountain range and one of the most unique ecological structures in U.S. ocean waters, a National Marine Sanctuary.
