Vermont Recommits to the Clean Water Act
Yesterday, EPA sent Vermont’s clean water agency, the Department of Environmental Conservation, a Clean Water Act “Corrective Action Plan,” outlining permitting and enforcement improvements and updates...
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CLF Settlement Maintains Momentum on Stream Cleanup
For more than a decade, CLF has worked to secure the Clean Water Act’s promise of water quality that supports healthy fish populations and is safe for recreation in all the degraded urban streams...
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#ACleanLakeStartsHere
Riding the single chair ski lift to 3637′ summit of General Stark’s Mountain at Mad River Glen is among my life’s great pleasures. The lift pulls you ever upward through the forest at treetop height....
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CLF Bringing Suit to Address Stormwater in Rhode Island
A few weeks ago, CLF initiated a lawsuit that seeks to require EPA to do its job under the Clean Water Act and clean up stormwater pollution in Rhode Island. This lawsuit has the potential to be a very...
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Defending the Charles River from Stormwater Pollution
In February, CLF and the Charles River Watershed Association filed a notice of intent to sue the EPA for failing to uphold the Clean Water Act and requiring large, privately owned stormwater polluters...
View ArticleEPA Video Highlights Long Creek Restoration Project in Maine
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a new video telling the story of the restoration of Maine’s Long Creek, which winds through South Portland’s busy Maine Mall area and empties into...
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Portsmouth to Proceed with Long-Awaited, New Sewage Treatment Plant
The Portsmouth, New Hampshire, City Council recently reaffirmed its commitment to build a new sewage treatment plant at the site of the present antiquated facility on Peirce Island. Completion of the...
View ArticleBlue-Green Algae Causes Burlington Beach Closure
Monday’s closure of two popular beaches in Burlington is a stark reminder of why Vermont’s focus on water quality is so timely and important. Sightings of blue-green algae along the Burlington...
View ArticleSee for Yourself How Polluted Stormwater Reaches Mashapaug Pond
It’s raining in Providence right now. And that means water is running across the city’s rooftops, roads, and parking lots, picking up pollutants like oil and animal waste, and depositing them into...
View ArticleThe Status Quo Won’t Work for Vermont’s Waters
This past summer, there was significant attention paid to the gallons of sewage released into Vermont waterways from wastewater treatment facilities. To keep track of these overflow events, the VT...
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If Done Right, New Agriculture Standards Could Improve Vermont’s Water Quality
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets is revising Vermont’s agricultural standards. The new Required Agricultural Practices (RAPs) represent an important opportunity to transition to a...
View ArticleWhy We Give a Crap: CLF Offers Improvements to Vermont’s Proposed Rule to...
Out of sight, out of mind. That’s often the case for pollution issues. So it’s no surprise that most people do not realize that raw, untreated sewage is routinely – and illegally – dumped into the same...
View ArticlePutting ExxonMobil on Trial
Conservation Law Foundation is suing ExxonMobil over the corporate giant’s deliberate campaign of deceit about climate change – which put local communities here in New England at risk. The company’s...
View ArticleVideo: Roseann Bongiovanni on Industry near the Mystic River
Conservation Law Foundation is suing ExxonMobil over the corporate giant’s deliberate campaign of deceit about climate change – which put local communities here in New England at risk. The company’s...
View ArticleMassachusetts to Seek Water Permitting Authority
… However, the Conservation Law Foundation and its partner organizations oppose this delegation of authority to Massachusetts without adequate funding and without being able to explain the benefits the...
View ArticleGetting Ready for the Battles Ahead: A Message from CLF President Brad Campbell
I want personally to reach out to our supporters to talk about the election and its impact on our work here at CLF. For us and I am sure for you, Donald Trump’s victory was a stunning and disturbing...
View ArticleCLF Sues the Pease Development Authority to Clean Up Toxic Stormwater Pollution
CLF has filed a lawsuit against the redeveloper of the site of the Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for violating the Clean Water Act. Pollution from the site is fouling local...
View ArticleWhose Side Will Scott Pruitt Really Be On?
Scott Pruitt is more than just a threat to our environment – he’s a threat to our economy, our safety, and our entire way of life. The stakes are too high to stand idly by. CLF is ready for the fight....
View ArticleThe Status Quo Won’t Work for Vermont’s Waters
This past summer, there was significant attention paid to the gallons of sewage released into Vermont waterways from wastewater treatment facilities. To keep track of these overflow events, the VT...
View ArticleIf Done Right, New Agriculture Standards Could Improve Vermont’s Water Quality
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets is revising Vermont’s agricultural standards. The new Required Agricultural Practices (RAPs) represent an important opportunity to transition to a...
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