Campaign Overview
Environmental Advocates NY is committed to protecting communities from harmful chemicals that threaten health and contaminate our environment. We are working to eliminate toxins such as PFAS, lead, and other persistent pollutants, and focus on upstream prevention to stop contamination at its source. Our work recognizes that toxic exposures are not experienced equally: low-income communities and communities of color are often hit first and worst. By pushing for stronger protections in water, air, and everyday consumer products, we aim to safeguard the health of all New Yorkers and ensure that no community is left bearing a disproportionate pollution burden.
Environmental justice goes beyond contamination from toxins but also to the inequitable siting of polluting facilities. Studies show communities of color and lower income areas face the worst climate impacts. These communities often face major health outcomes as a direct result of the facilities that have for too long polluted their surrounding areas (e.g. landfills, waste water treatment plants, last mile facilities). We work with legislators and environmental justice groups to stop harmful polluters from continuing to pollute these areas, and restore them to vibrant, healthy communities.
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