Our mission is to protect, preserve and steward the land and water resources of Southeastern Massachusetts. We are losing them fast.
We are a diverse grassroots network of groups and individuals from across the region. We aim to educate the public about how to get involved to make a difference on the state and local level to protect our drinking water and communities. We advocate for accountability and transparency at the local level in order to ensure full public participation and land use and regulatory decisions that benefit all people.
Protecting our land and water means fighting for clean water, healthy ecosystems and forests for residents and visitors alike. Southeastern Massachusetts is home to amazing, globally diverse forests, wetlands, streams, rivers and ponds that are threatened by reckless development and sand and gravel mining. Join us and get involved!
CLWC believes that all people have the right to a clean environment. Our work includes providing access to justice for people who cannot afford expensive lawyers and experts.
We advocate using petitions, attending hearings and meetings and speaking, and submitting public comments on regulatory decisions that affect Southeastern Massachusetts. We help inform the public about how they can participate in these processes.
As a last resort, we will file a lawsuit in court on behalf of the people and natural resources that are being harmed by the unlawful activities like sand mining and zoning violations.
We provide pro bono legal services (free of charge). CLWC’s advocacy is done by its pro bono legal staff and when necessary law firms. All of CLWC’s activities are funded by private and public donations through its non-profit fiscal sponsor, an IRS 501 c 3 organization. CLWC is one of many environmental organizations that use the law to protect people and the planet from pollution and the corruption that often allows it to happen.
