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Can you spot the difference between a street lined with flourishing trees and one without?
National Grid’s leaky pipes release methane into the soil, suffocating tree roots and robbing neighborhoods of shade and cleaner air. CLF is suing to make them clean up their act.
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Boston is on its way to an all-electric school bus fleet. 🚌
A $35 million EPA grant awarded last year is funding 125 new electric buses, moving the city toward its goal of a fully electric fleet by 2030.
Cleaner rides. Cleaner air. Better buses.
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North Atlantic right whales are running out of time. Congress is voting Monday on a bill that could delay critical protections from fishing gear entanglements for nearly a decade.
Speak up now to protect whales: act.clf.org/page/98844/actio…
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Join supporters, Governor Maura Healey, and CLF's VP for Massachusetts Rishi Reddi, for a “Yes on 6” rally on Aug 30 in Chestnut Hill 🌿
Question 6 would create a fund to protect clean water, forests, wildlife, and communities from climate impacts.
actionnetwork.org/events/yes…
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Do you want a notification if sewage spills into your water? For CT residents, that will soon be reality.
CT is testing an alert system that will text or email residents when sewage spills are reported. The system is expected to be available to the public by the end of the year.
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MA is the second state in the country to appoint a heat resilience officer.☀️
Katie Schlick will coordinate state agencies and communities to prepare for rising temperatures and reduce the impacts of extreme heat. As heat gets more intense and dangerous, preparing is a priority.
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A new report found that 25 of 38 groups urging the Supreme Court to block climate lawsuits have financial or other ties to fossil fuel interests.
Follow the money. 💰
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The nation’s top scientific body has removed a climate science chapter from a reference manual after pressure from Trump and conservative critics.
Climate science shouldn’t be erased because politicians don’t like the conclusions.
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Did you know New England's ocean is home to whale sharks and manta rays? They paid a vist\it in the latest @NEAQ survey of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.
Trump is trying to remove protections for this special place – so we're taking him to court.
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New England’s electricity demand could double by midcentury.
To meet that demand while cutting emissions, battery storage will be key. Think of it as a giant rechargeable battery for the electric grid: storing energy when it’s abundant and sending it back when we need it.
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As the Gulf of Maine warms, blue crabs, fiddler crabs and other species are moving north into NH waters where they weren’t historically found. 🦀
Researchers are tracking what that means for NH's coastal ecosystems that are already feeling the impacts of warming waters.
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Back to school, but make it electric. ⚡️
The New England Electric Bus Initiative is helping school districts and bus operators make the switch, connecting them with the partners and technology they need for cleaner student transportation.
The future is already on the road.
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Providence is giving its Climate Justice Plan a makeover ✊🍃 In the first five-year update to the plan, officials and residents are taking stock of what worked, what didn’t and what should come next.
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Under Trump’s new leadership, NOAA is now pushing a major shift in how the country manages its oceans, prioritizing commercial fishing over marine protections.
This is what “America First” looks like for our oceans: more access for industry, fewer protections for wildlife.
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There are less than 400 North Atlantic right whales left in the world.
Protection efforts matter more than ever – we cannot afford to lose even a single whale in order to save the species.
Urge Congress to take action to save whales from extinction: act.clf.org/page/48574/actio…
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📣 We're hiring! 🌊
CLF is seeking a VP for Ocean Conservation, a rare opportunity to lead a high-impact program working to restore and protect New England’s ocean and the biodiversity it supports.
Apply today: secure6.saashr.com/ta/618143…
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