Grant Program Environment

To clean up mercury-contaminated sediment in the Penobscot River and Bay caused by a chemical manufacturing facility in Orrington, Maine, which was operated by these companies.

To provide the highest quality education, evaluation methods and safety standards for artisan and farmstead cheesemakers in Vermont and nationally to increase the institute’s reputation and the sustainability of Vermont farms.

To grow successful core local food projects; introduce “Fresh Connections” that will connect two large companies with community supported farms as part of employee wellness programs; and prepare a fee-for-service program for organizations seeking to use Vital Communities materials.

Energy: To adopt and implement state energy policy reforms in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island that will allow for dramatic increases in energy efficiency and clean energy resources. Diesel: To adopt policies requiring diesel pollution controls on construction and non-highway…

To reduce exposure to environmental toxins by increasing awareness about the effects of toxic agents found in the environment and their impact on neurodevelopment.

To participate in the Toxic Free Legacy Coalition, which is working to secure adoption of groundbreaking policy reforms that protect human health and the environment from the impacts of toxic chemicals.

To raise awareness about the links between toxic chemicals and developmental disabilities, and to seek reduced exposures by collaborating with other environmental and disability organizations to promote progressive public policy.

To participate in the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine, which protects human health from toxic chemical exposures where we live, work and play by advocating elimination of persistent toxic chemicals and comprehensive chemicals policy reform in Maine.

To participate in the Toxic Free Legacy Coalition, which is working to secure adoption of groundbreaking policy reforms that protect human health and the environment from the impacts of toxic chemicals.

To participate in the Toxic Free Legacy Coalition, which is working 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…