We maintain a database and reference materials that detail environmental threats and provide information about public health, environmental laws, and regulations.

 

State Toxic Maps and Reports

Toxics in Vermont (2011)

Toxics in Massachusetts (2010)

Toxics in New Hampshire (2008)

Toxics in Rhode Island (2008)

Toxics in Connecticut (2007)

Toxics in Maine (1999)

 

Statistics for Action

More About Statistics for Action

Soil Guide: Digging in the Dirt (2010)

Statistics for Action Activities (2010)

Statistics for Action Workshops (2010)

Activism

The Experience of First Time Activism (2006)

 

Solid Waste & Zero Waste

Garbage and Recycling in Massachusetts Fact Sheet (2010)

Putting Waste to Work: Jobs in Vermont's Resource Recovery Sector (2010)

An Industry Blowing Smoke: 10 Reasons Why Gasification, Pyrolysis & Plasma Incineration Are Not "Green Solutions"  (2009)

Moving Towards Zero: From Waste Management to Resource Recovery  (2007)

Trash or Treasure  (2005)

Casella: Coming To A Community Near You?  (2005)

Preventable Poisons: A Prescription for Reducing Medical Waste in Massachusetts (1997)

 

Pesticides

Pesticide Regulation in Vermont (2010)

Atrazine Fact Sheet  (2010)

Clear As A Lake: A Resource Guide to Invasive Aquatic Plants and Non-Toxic Treatment Alternatives  (2008)

Refuse to Use Chemlawn  (2005)

Catching the Toxic Drift  (2005)

Overkill: Why Spraying for West Nile Virus May Cause More Harm Than Good (2001)

 

Sludge

Toxic Sludge in Our Communities: Threatening Public Health and Our Farmlands. (2001)

 

Toxic Chemicals

The Latest Facts on BPA Health and Exposure Report (2010)

The Facts on MBTE (2010) 

The Facts on Lead (2010)

 

Junkyards

Vermont's Guide to Environmental Permitting of Junkyards Report (2010)

 

Dirty Dozen Awards

Dirty Decade Awards (2007)

Map of Dirty Decade Sites  (2007)

 

Citizen Guides

A Citizens' Guide to Town Hall Meetings (MA) 

Industrial Toxics: How to Learn More About a Business' Toxic Use and Generation (2010)

A Citizens' Guide to the Clean Water Act (2010)

A Citizens' Guide to Technical Assistance Grants (MA)  (2000)

Children's and Families' Protection Act Implementation Guide (MA)  (2001)

A Citizens Guide to the Massachusetts Superfund (1998)