Washington State Nurses Association
To secure adoption of groundbreaking policy reforms that protect human health and the environment from the impacts of toxic chemicals while serving as a model for other states and a driver for federal reforms.
To secure adoption of groundbreaking policy reforms that protect human health and the environment from the impacts of toxic chemicals while serving as a model for other states and a driver for federal reforms.
To secure adoption of groundbreaking policy reforms that protect human health and the environment from the impacts of toxic chemicals while serving as a model for other states and a driver for federal reforms.
To conduct research on which environmental health organizations and coalitions in US states and nationally are positioned to work successfully using a public health frame on coal and energy campaigns.
To provide at-risk youth, adults with disabilities, individuals recently released from incarceration, and low-income adults with employment training and skill-building that lead to their participation in the local food economy.
To substantially reduce the mercury content of compact fluorescent lightbulbs, encourage purchase of the least toxic and most long-lasting energy efficient lighting, and promote shared business responsibility for recycling discarded mercury-containing light bulbs.
To promote adoption and implementation of energy efficiency codes for new buildings in eight Midwest states.
To use online and on-the-ground organizing to educate and mobilize mothers and families on environmental health issues such as toxic chemical exposures from consumer products, air quality, and food and water safety.
To mobilize the base of support in the faith community among clergy, laity and religious leaders to educate state and federal policymakers about the dangers of toxic chemicals from a moral perspective; and to motivate aging “Baby Boomers” and seniors…
To develop and replicate pilot clean energy and energy efficiency marketing programs.
To derail plans for the construction of the Plant Washington coal-fired power plant and abandon early planning for an additional Plant Ben Hill in Georgia, and encourage Georgia’s electric membership corporation leaders to choose energy efficiency and clean energy over…