Why New England States Are Fighting the Climate Crisis with Laws to Slash Emissions
Here in New England, only Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine have binding laws that set enforceable limits on the emissions that cause climate change – the same emissions scientists say must drop to net zero before 2050 to avoid the worst effects of climate catastrophe.
Local Food, Local Connections
Legal Food Hub launches in Connecticut to support local food economy
Getting the Lead Out
Charlene Lovett takes on lead poisoning in her New Hampshire city.
Farmland Matters
Vermont residents fought to protect working land threatened by sprawl – and succeeded.
Can Cod Be Saved?
Overfishing and inept management have driven Atlantic cod to the brink. Now climate change looms. Atlantic cod still have a chance at survival, but it’s not going to be easy.
Stopping Big Oil
Grassroots organizing lead to a big win over Big Oil in Maine. And while the case continues, residents are not sitting idle.
How to Kill a Power Plant
In 2015, energy giant Invenergy announced its plan to pave over a pristine forest in Burrillville, Rhode Island, to build a 1,000-megawatt fracked gas and diesel oil power plant. For the next four years, CLF and the town of Burrillville fought to keep the polluting behemoth from being built.
Turn off the Gas
Winter snow and ice bring out Big Gas’s fearmongers. Why is the region’s electric grid operator among them?
Saving Cape Cod’s Waters
by Laurie O'ReillyCape Cod’s waters are at risk from nitrogen pollution but the region’s towns have been slow to implement solutions.
The Blame Game
We can’t allow manufacturers to get away with the false narrative that it’s up to you and me to recycle our way out of the plastic pollution crisis. It’s time to call them out as the real culprits and put the burden on their shoulders, not ours.
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