This legislation matters because Vermonters deserve real progress, not more half steps while farmers navigate a broken program and pollution continues to threaten our lakes, rivers, and communities.
The governor’s reckless veto puts Vermonters at unnecessary risk of skyrocketing utility bills and unchecked pollution.
Legislators have sent a clear message that Vermont will not sacrifice its communities, public health, or natural resources to accommodate data centers.
The bill from the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee was an opportunity to address rising transportation pollution, asthma rates, the spiking cost of gas, and the lack of options for people to commute. Instead, the federal government is throwing that all away.
This rule is the only one that protects the few remaining right whales from vessel strikes. Weakening it would be a reckless abandonment of our responsibility to protect endangered marine life and the health of our oceans for generations to come.
The federal court’s rulings and the subsequent settlement demonstrate that Academy and others will face significant consequences if they ignore the laws aimed at protecting our health and the environment.
Clean energy is affordable energy. Rolling back a law that brings more of it online makes no sense.
The last time the Trump administration tried to strip away protections, we sued and kept fighting until protections were restored. We’re ready to do it again.
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection unlawfully approved the air permit allowing the data center to operate dozens of diesel generators and cooling towers.
April 21, 2026 (Boston, MA) – Conservation Law Foundation, the Environmental Defense Fund, and Sierra Club have asked the state’s Department of Public Utilities to reject gas utilities’ climate compliance plans and require the companies to resubmit new ones. “These plans are a resounding failure,” said Jocelyn Lee, CLF Staff Attorney. “Each one essentially commits… Continue reading Conservation Law Foundation Asks Department of Public Utilities to Reject Utility Climate Compliance Plans
