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Archives: Press Releases

Jul 14, 2026

Lawsuit Seeks to Protect America’s Wildlife from Trump Administration

This unlawful rule guts long-standing protections and allows for the destruction of habitat to such an extent that vulnerable species like Atlantic salmon will be pushed closer to extinction.

Atlantic Salmon leaping upstream during Salmon Run
Jul 10, 2026

Trump Administration’s Rule Deals Devastating Blow to Endangered Species Protections 

If we can’t stop habitat destruction and harm, we will watch wildlife go extinct; it’s that simple.

Bald eagle perched on a branch
Jul 02, 2026

Trump’s EPA Offers Tips, Not Protections, on PFAS-contaminated Sludge

Trump’s EPA released draft guidance that leaves PFAS protections voluntary and shifts responsibility for avoiding contaminated sewage sludge onto farmers, families, and communities.

tractor pulls a biosolids spreader across farmland in the Mississippi Delta, illustrating how PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge may be applied to agricultural land.
Jul 01, 2026

Court Strikes Down Trump Administration’s Public Service Loan Forgiveness Rule 

Public Service Loan Forgiveness should support people who dedicate their careers to serving the public, not be used as a political weapon against nonprofits. This ruling protects that promise.

Jun 30, 2026

Following CLF Petition, Regulators Adopt Latest Science to Support Atlantic Cod

There’s still time for New England’s cod populations to recover, but these fish need strong, science-based management plans.

Cod swimming amid kelp in Cashes Ledge
Jun 26, 2026

Court Upholds Life-Saving National Soot Air Quality Standard  

We should never put the polluting status-quo over people, especially when it fuels chronic respiratory and cardiac illnesses.

Smokestacks spewing pollution
Jun 25, 2026

SCOTUS Shields Pesticide Companies from State Lawsuits

This ruling closes one more courthouse door to people harmed by toxic chemicals in products mass-marketed as safe.

view of facade of Supreme Court building
Jun 25, 2026

Massachusetts’ New Energy Siting Rules Take Effect July 1 

We don’t have to choose between protecting environmental justice communities and advancing the projects we need for a cleaner, more productive economy.

Two construction workers in blue jumpsuits wearing masks are bent over welding a large pipeline. The pipeline stretches far into the background against a dug-out dirt background, where more construction workers are seen in the distance.
Jun 24, 2026

MA Senate Releases Energy Affordability Bill 

Tools like Mass Save help every family and business cut energy costs. Not more pipelines, not more gas.

A shot of the Massachusetts state house, from the bottom angled upwards.
Jun 22, 2026

MA Cranberry Grower and Sand Miner Damaging Wetlands and Waterways 

Makepeace’s sand mining operations increase water pollution, elevate flood risk, and cause significant habitat destruction. 

An excavator bucket pours sand into a pile.

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