Grant Program Environment

To assist Vermont’s organic farmers in becoming more experienced, profitable, and sustainable within their communities by providing healthy, fresh local food to Vermonters who need food aid.

To reduce environmental triggers of asthma and exposures to hazardous diesel emissions in Bridgeport, Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut.

To secure fundamental chemicals policy reform, known as REACH, in the European Union by educating policymakers, communicating about the need for reform, and enhancing the strategic engagement of partners and allies.

To design and establish model collaborative decisionmaking processes at several key locations in New England where wind power projects are being proposed. The immediate aim of the collaboratives is to provide a forum where local communities, environmental advocates, wind developers,…

To use body burden testing and other data to promote chemicals policy reforms at federal and state levels that are adequate to protect even vulnerable populations from the effects of toxic exposures.

To press for responsible environmental cleanup and oversight at the Hanford nuclear weapons facility through scientific research, whistleblower protection, and media outreach.

To move the health care sector to make environmental health issues important criteria in product selection of medical devices and building materials, food and chemicals; and to educate the health care industry about the links between environmental toxins and human…

To draw on the best available research and coordinate leading scientists to develop a clear and compelling record on the sources, environmental effects, and benefits of reducing mercury pollution; inform and educate the media on the science of mercury pollution;…

To clean up key DOE nuclear weapons production sites by preventing reclassification of high-level radioactive waste; promoting retrieval of buried radioactive waste; and tightening drinking water standards for plutonium and other transuranic radionuclides.

To develop the consumer market for green power in Maine in order to attract new producers of green energy into the market and to encourage state policymakers to enact policies that add more green power to the grid. Now in…