Lawsuit Settled Over Bethlehem Landfill Leak

Community Action Works (formerly Toxics Action Center) and Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) have settled their federal Clean Water Act lawsuit against Casella Waste Systems, Inc., and North Country Environmental Services, Inc., for the discharge of pollutants from the companies’ Bethlehem Landfill into the Ammonoosuc River.

NOAA Issues New Right Whale Protection Rule

Federal fishery managers issued a new rule today designed to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from entanglement in lobster gear. Entanglement in fishing gear is a leading cause of death for the whales. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response.