To establish public policies that significantly reduce energy consumed in the Northeast while maintaining a vibrant, sustainable economy; and to assist Northeast states in effectively implementing programs and policies that meet aggressive energy efficiency goals set by state legislators and…
To assist nonprofit groups in seven key states that are documenting health effects related to pesticide exposure and advancing policy reforms that protect the health of children and farmers and build toward national comprehensive pesticide policy reform.
To implement a pre-apprenticeship training program for women emerging from the Western Massachusetts Women’s Regional Correctional Center.
To provide communication coordination and support for statewide and local anti-coal campaigns in Michigan.
To develop communications and marketing initiatives designed to increase consumer demand for clean energy and energy efficiency options.
To support members who are advocating for decreased mercury content in fluorescent lamps and increased private sector collection programs for the lamps. Other advocacy objectives include phaseouts of mercury switches, relays and measuring devices, and collection programs for mercury in…
To strengthen the reproductive justice field by creating new funding resources and opportunities for nonprofit groups led by and for women of color to build their organizational capacity and leadership in the reproductive justice movement.
To defend and promote the human rights of indigenous people in Guerrero, Mexico.
To stimulate the design and application of safer chemicals and products, consistent with principles of sustainable production and green chemistry, and to provide technical assistance in reforming chemical policies.
To help states in the Northeast, Midwest and Pacific Northwest create Consumer Product Stewardship Councils and adopt “Extended Producer Responsibility Framework” policies that place the responsibility for disposable products with those that manufacture them instead of with local governments.