Sep 03, 2024
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
Aug 22, 2024
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
Aug 13, 2024
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.
Aug 02, 2024
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.
Aug 01, 2024
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.
Jul 29, 2024
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.
Jul 29, 2024
Conservation Law Foundation is asking the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to involve New Bedford residents in the decision-making process for Parallel Products’ proposed waste transfer station.
Jul 25, 2024
Now that this program is approved, the Board must make sure this plan stays on track and should also look to other lines to electrify. Electrification isn’t just a choice—it’s a necessity for health and equity.
Jul 23, 2024
The Vermont Secretary of Natural Resources’ deficient implementation of the state’s climate law is thwarting our collective opportunity to act urgently.
Jul 22, 2024
Conservation Law Foundation on Monday refiled its Clean Water Act lawsuit against the Town of Barnstable, where the town’s sewage treatment plant is polluting waters with nitrogen, leading to toxic algae outbreaks that destroy habitats and sicken people and pets.
