To reduce pesticide exposures through banning aerial pesticide spraying in Maine and through changing ChemLawn’s pesticide practices; and to strengthen the Neighborhood Assistance Project in Rhode Island to work with ten communities to prevent and reduce toxic threats.
To mobilize tens of thousands of individual investors and consumers to pressure major polluters in the oil and gas, utility, and automotive industries, as well as mutual funds and insurance companies, to seriously address climate change by reforming their business…
To unite diverse constituencies in campaigns to reduce toxic chemicals and win fundamental reform on chemicals policy.
To promote regulatory action in six states leading toward phaseouts for the most hazardous pesticides.
To build support and leadership among presidents of higher education institutions to address global warming by garnering institutional commitments to reduce greenhouse gases on campuses.
To influence businesses and policymakers in the United States to adopt sustainable chemicals policies by cooperating with innovative companies in developing new chemicals assessment and policy tools; assisting companies in complying with Europe’s new chemicals policy; and providing tools, resources,…
To promote regulatory action in six states leading toward phaseouts for the most hazardous pesticides.
To influence major automobile manufacturers to use safer, less toxic plastics and other materials by educating consumers and policymakers through media campaigns and other methods about the harmful chemicals typically found inside today’s automobiles.
To extend business planning skills to more farms, including those not currently participating in the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board’s Farm Viability Enhancement Program.
To prevent any new permit approvals or commercialization of genetically engineered crops; to contain the crops already approved; to toughen federal and state regulations on genetic engineering; and to ensure that food products already on the market are appropriately labeled.