Communities In Action

Massachusetts Activists Work to Strengthen Solid Waste Plan

Toxics Action Center is working to have states commit to recycling and waste reduction instead of continuing to burn and bury resources.  In Massachusetts, Toxics Action Center is simultaneously winning victories for Zero Waste and fighting proposals that will roll back progress already made.

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Hawleyville, CT Group Passes Law to Protect Water from Leaky Trash Facilities

Hawleyville Environmental Advocacy Team (HEAT) won a big victory in passing a law that will prevent trash facilities from being sited less than 1,000 feet from drinking water aquifers and also provide a significant barrier for the Housatonic Railroad’s poorly-sited trash transfer station in Hawleyville.

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Court Victory Will Reduce Pesticides Nationwide

Toxics Action Center was one of the groups represented in a lawsuit that ended a Bush-era rollback exempting pesticide applications under the Clean Water Act.  As a result of that decision, pesticide applications that drift directly into water bodies are now subject to Clean Water Act protections.

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Westbrook, ME Group Exposes Threat From Hazardous Waste Spill

Westbrook residents raised the alarm when Pike Industries announced plans to run a rock crushing and quarrying facility only 300 feet from a large hazardous waste spill.  They successfully convinced the City Council to reject the proposal. 

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New Hampshire Activists and Law Students Work to Move Past Coal

When the Bow power plant expanded it's operation, it did not undergo a pollution review as required by the Clean Air Act.  The Vermont Law School Environmental Law Clinic is providing pro bono legal support to Toxics Action Center and local activist to hold the plant owner accountable.

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Problems and Solutions

Problems and Solutions

Since 1987, Toxics Action Center organizers have worked side by side with more than 625 communities across New England to clean up hazardous waste sites, reduce industrial pollution, curb pesticide use, ensure healthy land use, replace dangerous chemicals with safer alternatives, and oppose dangerous waste, energy, and industrial facilities. We work on issues where environmental pollution threats are endangering our health.

News

Businesses and Legislators Urge NStar to Abandon Pesticide Plan and Uphold Green Commitment

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Latest Science on BPA Confirms Human Exposure and Dangerous Health Impacts

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Stop Toxic Incineration in Springfield Rallies with Toxics Action Center to Revoke Incinerator Permit

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Vermonters Call on Cabot Creamery to Green Up

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Groups Push State to Strengthen Trash plan

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