| Organization |
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| Asian Pacific Environmental Network |
Advocacy group in Oakland that builds networks of Asian-Pacific Islander community groups and works on direct organizing campaigns to promote environmental and social justice in API communities. |
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| Breast Cancer Fund - Breast Cancer and the Environment |
Advocacy group that provides resources on the links between environmental pollution and women's health, and breast cancer. The organization provides information on bio-monitoring, body burden, exposure, and environmental health legislation. |
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California Communities Against Toxins
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Statewide coalition that provides advocacy and technical assistance to communities working on environmental health and justice issues. |
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California Environmental Rights Alliance
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Advocacy organization in Los Angeles working on environmental health and justice policy issues. |
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| Campaign for Safe and Affordable Drinking Water |
Alliance of environmental, consumer and public health groups that provides national information on drinking water contaminants, water infrastructure, EPA decision-making. Includes resources to help consumers decipher water quality reports. |
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Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice
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Organizing and advocacy group based in Riverside that provides information and assistance to community groups working on environmental justice and public health issues. |
| www.ccaej.org |
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Center for Environmental Health
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Advocacy and research organization working on environmental and public health issues and ensuring corporate accountability of polluters. |
| www.cehca.org |
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Environmental Justice Program through the City & County of San Francisco Department of the Environment
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Environmmental Justice program through San Francisco's Department of the Environment that administers a grant program for environmental justice projects and organizations in San Francisco. |
| http://sfgov.org |
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| Clean Water Action |
Research and advocacy group that works nationwide to develop, strengthen and defend water laws and protections. |
| www.cleanwateraction.org |
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Community Water Center
www.communitywatercenter.org |
Provides legal, technical, organizing and advocacy assistance to communities facing drinking water issues in Tulare County. |
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| Communities for a Better Environment |
Advocacy, legal and research organization in Oakland and Los Angeles that promotes environmental health and justice in urban communities. |
| www.cbecal.org |
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| East Bay Watershed Center |
Educational center based in Oakland working to promote local watershed stewardship and management by citizen groups, schools, planners, land owners, businesses, and elected officials. |
| http://merritt.edu/~envst/watershed.html |
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| Ecology Center |
Educational center in Oakland that provides information and resources on a wide variety of environment, ecology and social justice issues. |
| www.ecologycenter.org |
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| Ella Baker Center for Human Rights |
A grassroots organization involved in direct-action mobilizing, media advocacy, public education, cultural activism. Reclaim the Future is a new environmental justice program that is working towards providing green jobs in urban areas. |
| www.ellabakercenter.org |
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| Environmental Health Action - Drinking Water |
A Physicians for Social Responsibility sponsored educational site containing information on the health affects of toxins in drinking water. Also includes other environmental health sections. Physicians for Social Responsibility is a research, policy and advocacy organization that works on environmental and public health issues. |
| www.envirohealthaction.org |
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Environmental Health Coalition
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Organizing and advocacy group in San Diego that works on community environmental and social justice issues. |
| www.environmentalhealth.org |
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| Environmental Defense |
Environmental Defense evaluates environmental problems and works to create and advocate solutions that win lasting political, economic and social support because they are nonpartisan, cost-efficient and fair |
| www.environmentaldefense.org |
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| Environment Now |
An advocay group working on the preservation of coasts and forests, and the reduction of air pollution and urban sprawl.
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| www.environmentnow.org |
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| International Rivers Network |
IRN has an extensive resource database; publications and breaking news on international river issues. Campaign efforts and documentation focuses on the detrimental effects of dams. |
| www.irn.org |
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| La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) |
A community organization that addresses the needs and problems that Latino immigrants and farm workers encounter, their priorities include: immigrant rights, environmental justice, better public schools, healthy Latino families, and civic participation.
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| www.lupenet.org |
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| Latino Issues Forum |
Research and advocacy organization with offices in San Francisco, Fresno and Ontario that provides information and education on how public policy in California affects Latino communities. |
| www.lif.org |
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Literacy for Environmental Justice
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Education and organizing group in San Francisco which focuses on urban environmental education and youth empowerment. |
| www.lejyouth.org |
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| Pacific Institute |
Provides research and policy analysis on issues relating to development, the environment, and security. |
| www.pacinst.org |
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PODER. People Organizing to Demand Environmental & Economic Rights
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PODER is a grassroots, environmental justice organization based in San Francisco’s Mission District. PODER’s mission is to organize with Mission residents to work on local solutions to issues facing low income communities and communities of color. |
| www.podersf.org |
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Public Citizen's Water for All Campaign
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Research and advocacy organization in Oakland that provides information on corporate control of government and resources in California and internationally. |
| www.citizen.org/california/water/ |
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| San Francisco BayKepeers |
A public-policy think tank. Through research, analysis, public education, and advocacy, SPUR promotes good planning and good government. |
| www.spur.org |
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Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition
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Research, advocacy, and organizing organization in San Jose that addresses human health and environmental problems in the Silicon Valley area. |
| www.svtc.org |
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| Stockholm International Water Institute |
A policy think tank and advocacy group that contributes to international efforts to find solutions to the world’s escalating water crisis. Creates opportunities for dialogue and collaboration between water experts and decision makers, |
| www.siwi.org |
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| The Public Trust Alliance |
An advocacy group working to ensure that an informed public can continue to use the public trust doctrine to Defend and Responsibly Manage our Public Heritage Right Now and for Generations to Come |
| www.publictrustalliance.org |
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| TreePeople |
Education and urban reforestation organization in Los Angeles that provides watershed education programs, tree planting programs, and urban watershed management programs. |
| www.treepeople.org |
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| Urban Habitat |
Research and advocacy organization based in Oakland that addresses issues of social and environmental justice from a regional perspective. |
| www.urbanhabitat.org |
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