Conservation Law Foundation Inc

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

HEALTHY & RESILIENT COMMUNITIESCLF PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC AGENCIES, PHILANTHROPY, AND PRIVATE INVESTORS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND CREATE NEW SOLUTIONS. WE BELIEVE THE PEOPLE MOST IMPACTED BY A PROBLEM UNDERSTAND BEST HOW TO SOLVE IT. WE COMBINE PEOPLE POWER WITH THE POWER OF BIG DATA TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE ENVIRONMENT IS IMPACTING PEOPLE AND WHAT WE CAN DO, TOGETHER, TO IMPROVE IT. WE'RE PUTTING RESEARCH INTO ACTION THROUGH INNOVATIVE INVESTMENTS THAT CREATE JOBS, PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES, PROMOTE CLEAN ENERGY, AND CREATE HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS. WE'RE DEVELOPING NEW TOOLS FOR SCREENING INVESTMENTS, MEASURING PROGRESS, AND MONITORING OUTCOMES FOR ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLBEING. WE CAN SHIFT NEW ENGLAND TO A GREEN ECONOMY ONE THAT'S LOW CARBON, SUSTAINABLE, AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION. OUR PEOPLE-POWERED SOLUTIONS CAN PROTECT AND RESTORE OUR ENVIRONMENT, POSITIVELY IMPACT COMMUNITY HEALTH, AND CREATE THRIVING LOCAL ECONOMIES.

CLEAN AIR AND WATERCLEAN AIR AND WATER ARE FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS. BUT TOO MANY PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THESE RIGHTS TODAY. CLF IS WORKING TO HOLD POLLUTERS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE CLEAN WATER AND CLEAN AIR ACTS, FIGHTING FOR PROTECTIONS AND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO KEEP WATER POLLUTION FROM WREAKING HAVOC ON OUR COMMUNITIES, AND PUSHING FOR MORE STRINGENT DRINKING WATER STANDARDS TO PROTECT OUR FAMILIES FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS AND LEAD POISONING.

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICETHE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM WORKS TO ELIMINATE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND AIR POLLUTION, OVERCOME HISTORIC DISINVESTMENT AND STRUCTURAL INEQUALITY, IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL MOBILITY, AND REDUCE WASTE STREAM TO ZERO, AS CLF ADVOCATES FOR A ROBUST SUSTAINABLE FOOD ECONOMY AND ACCESSIBLE, RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.

OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWINGPEOPLE AND COMMUNITIESFOR 50 YEARS, CLF HAS FOUGHT TO CREATE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOR PEOPLE ACROSS NEW ENGLAND. IT IS HOW WE MADE OUR NAME: RETURNING A CLEAN BOSTON HARBOR TO THE PEOPLE AND CONNECTING MORE OF US TO RELIABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. TODAY, ARE WORKING TO END CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING, FIGHTING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ACCESSIBLE AND EQUITABLE PUBLIC TRANSIT, SHUTTING DOWN DIRTY POWER PLANTS THAT POLLUTE VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES, AND SUPPORTING A RESILIENT LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY THROUGH OUR LEGAL FOOD HUB. OCEANSTHE OCEAN PLAYS AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN NEW ENGLANDERS' LIVES, OUR ECONOMY, AND OUR COMMUNITIES. CLF HAS SAFEGUARDED NEW ENGLAND'S OCEAN FOR DECADES, FROM BLOCKING OIL AND GAS DRILLING ON GEORGES BANK, TO CURBING OVERFISHING, TO PIONEERING SMART OCEAN PLANNING ACROSS THE REGION. WE FIGHT FOR A CLEAN, HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE OCEAN TO ENSURE THAT ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALES CAN RECOVER FROM THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION, OUR WATERS CAN ONCE AGAIN ABOUND WITH COD AND OUR FISHERIES FLOURISH, AND OUR MOST FRAGILE HABITATS CAN BE PROTECTED FOREVER FROM OVERFISHING AND INDUSTRIAL EXPLOITATION.