Letter from the President.

• Author: Campbell, Bradley
• Position: CONSERVATION MATTERS - Conservation Law Foundation on protecting the environment - President's page

We are still in the early days of the Trump administration, but it's clear that the new leadership is set on an unprecedented rollback of public health and environmental protections.

Coming up on its first 100 days, the Trump administration has reopened streams to the dumping of mine waste; opened the door to more smog, soot, and greenhouse gases from our cars; and proposed a more than 30 percent cut to EPA's budget--and an even bigger cut to funding for scientific research.

CLF is working to oppose these measures and to ensure that our elected officials understand how these rollbacks will impact all that we treasure here in New England.

But we are not just sounding alarms--we are taking action at home and in court to blunt the impact of what happens in Washington and protect our shared values and priorities through progress at state and regional levels.

CLF continues to propel New England's transition to a clean energy future. As Trump tries to resurrect dirty, coal-fired power plants, CLF is establishing policies at the regional and state level that will transition New England from coal free to carbon free.

As Trump slashes EPA enforcement efforts, we are ramping up our use of citizen...