Our story began in Love Canal, NY, where Lois Gibbs led her neighbors to be protected from 20,000 tons of hazardous waste buried in their backyards. Love Canal was national news and the catalyst for the federal Superfund program.
Our nationwide network of more than 300 local community groups works locally and at the regional, state and national levels to achieve critical policy impacts around issues like fracking, release of toxic chemicals, climate change, industral waste and more.
The communities along the San Jacinto River in Harris County, Texas face many environmental health threats from industrial activity in the area. These threats expose residents to toxic chemicals in the air, water, and soil that are known to cause
Social media offers a direct line to share stories from frontline communities whose concerns too often go unheard in traditional media. A single post or video can be shared, re-shared, and reach far beyond what a printed flyer or local
By Sharon Franklin. David Leffler, Public Health Watch recently reported on a Superfund site, where the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) scientists conducted a study in East Harris County which is home to several environmental hazards, including toxic
For more than forty years, the Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ) has brought people together in the fight for a safer, healthier environment. CHEJ has supported community leaders responding to toxic exposures in their own neighborhoods often when no one else would.
Now, that torch is being carried forward by the Texas Health and Environment Alliance (THEA). Learn about this transition and how THEA will steward CHEJ’s legacy of training, mentoring, and supporting grassroots leaders facing environmental health threats, while expanding its national reach.
Whether you are a longtime supporter of CHEJ or THEA, or are just learning about this work, this webinar will share our roots, core programs, and the vision for the Center for Health, Environment & Justice, powered by THEA.
