Press Releases Archive

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.

Jul 29, 2026

Judge Hears Arguments in Challenge to Lowell Data Center Expansion

Lowell residents are seeking to pause activities related to the air permit approval and prevent Markley from operating and constructing additional diesel generators and cooling towers while the lawsuit proceeds.

Lowell residents, community advocates, and attorneys outside the Cornelius F. Kiernan Judicial Center after a hearing on the Markley data center expansion.

Jul 28, 2026

‘Yes on 6’ Campaign Launches to Protect Water and Nature

It is long past time for Massachusetts to join the 28 states with dedicated funding for access to nature, clean water, local parks, and enhancement of our natural defenses.

People in a motor boat on the Charles River in Boston hold a sign reading "Protect Water and Nature: Vote Yes on 6"

Jul 23, 2026

State, City Officials Celebrate Opening of Dexter Street Commons Mixed-Use Complex in Pawtucket

Conservation Law Foundation invested in the development through the Healthy Neighborhoods Equity Fund, which CLF manages in partnership with MHIC.

An aerial view of the Dexter Street Commons mixed-use development and surrounding neighborhood in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Jul 20, 2026

Communities, Nature Must Be at Center of Boston’s Flood Protection Plan

Boston deserves a plan that embraces the innovative, nature-based solutions our communities have already helped design.

Sea waters flood a pedestrian walkway at Boston's waterfront.

Jul 20, 2026

Court Orders EPA to Implement National Soot Standard

This victory means the EPA must follow the law and implement strengthened standards for dangerous soot pollution.