Press Releases Archive

Sep 08, 2026

Healey Executive Order Strengthens Data Center Safeguards, but Gaps Remain

New requirements promise to strengthen community safeguards, while leaving existing harms unresolved.

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

Sep 08, 2026

‘Cut The Crap’: Water Advocates Rally For Sewage-Free Rivers

Combined sewer overflows are a major source of pollution in the Charles and Mystic rivers and are becoming more frequent due to intense rainstorms caused by climate change.

Sep 03, 2026

Judge Hears Arguments in New Bedford Trash Facility Proposal

The Board of Health rejected the massive facility last year.

A group of people stand on a set of steps posing for a picture in front of a stone building in Boston, MA.

Sep 03, 2026

Massachusetts High Court Delivers Major Victory for Land Conservation

This ruling is an important victory for conservation and a powerful recognition of the value of access to nature in our communities.

Sep 02, 2026

House Passes Bill Delaying Vital Protections for North Atlantic Right Whales Until 2035

The Senate will consider dangerous policy putting this critically endangered species at risk of lethal fishing gear entanglements.

Sep 01, 2026

New Report Finds Rhode Island’s Electric Rates Overcharge Many Heat Pump Customers

Organizations urge Rhode Island regulators to adopt a permanent heat pump rate that reflects the true cost of service and lowers energy bills.

Heat pumps on the outside of a grey, wooden home while it is sunny outside.

Aug 21, 2026

RI Utilities Commission Ends Gas Subsidies, Advances Heat Pump Adoption

These decisions mark important steps away from costly investments in our fossil fuel past and toward a cleaner, more affordable energy future.

Aug 12, 2026

Federal Appeals Board Sides with CLF in Fight Over PFAS Pollution in Merrimack River

The Merrimack River and the people who depend on it deserve better than unchecked PFAS pollution.

The Merrimack River flowing through Manchester, New Hampshire, beneath a highway bridge, with former mill buildings along the riverbank and two people walking on a riverside path in the foreground.

Aug 10, 2026

Court Orders Markley to Pause Lowell Data Center Expansion

With this pause, the court recognized Lowell residents’ concerns and has given the community some protection from further expansion while that fight continues.

A residential street in Lowell lined with closely spaced homes, parked cars, utility poles, and overhead wires leads toward the Markley data center. The facility’s massive, windowless black exterior rises above and behind the neighborhood, dwarfing the surrounding houses.

Aug 04, 2026

Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Leading Environmental Groups, and Let’s Build Homes Announce Roadmap to Comprehensive Wetlands Reform

This agreement strikes an important balance between addressing Vermont’s urgent housing shortage and protecting wetlands that are so critical to the state’s resilience.