Resources

Public Policy

A select listing of websites of organizations working to improve public policy locally and nationally regarding environmental health.

State Public Interest Research Groups
The state PIRGs' mission is to deliver persistent, result-oriented activism that protects the environment, encourages a fair marketplace for consumers and fosters responsive, democratic government.
http://www.pirg.org

Trust for America’s Health
Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to saving lives by protecting the health of every community and working to make disease prevention a national priority.
http://healthyamericans.org

Clean Water Action
Clean Water Action is a national citizens' organization working for clean, safe and affordable water, prevention of health-threatening pollution, creation of environmentally-safe jobs and businesses, and empowerment of people to make democracy work.
http://www.cleanwateraction.org

National Resources Defense Council
NRDC uses law, science and the support of more than 1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. NRDC is one of the nation's most effective environmental action organization.
http://www.nrdc.org