Environmental Health Coalition

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The '''Environmental Health Coalition''' ('''EHC''') is a San Diego based environmental justice organization founded in 1980 by [[Diane Takvorian]] and Tony Pettina. The organization works with mainly low income communities and communities of color in the San Diego region and along the U.S.-Mexico border to help mitigate the excessive amounts of pollution and other environmental hazards such as hazardous [[air pollution]] (HAPs), toxic waste disposal facilities, or [[superfund]] sites. EHC has participated in community research, environmental health advocacy, and policy initiatives addressing disproportionate environmental impacts in affected neighborhoods. Its mission statement is as follows:

The '''Environmental Health Coalition''' ('''EHC''') is a San Diego based environmental justice organization founded in 1980 by [[Diane Takvorian]] and Tony Pettina. The organization works with low income communities and communities of color in the San Diego region and along the U.S.-Mexico border to help mitigate the excessive amounts of pollution and other environmental hazards such as hazardous [[air pollution|air pollutants]] (HAPs), toxic waste disposal facilities, and [[superfund]] sites. EHC has participated in community research, environmental health advocacy, and policy initiatives addressing disproportionate environmental impacts in affected neighborhoods. Its mission statement is as follows:

''“Environmental Health Coalition is dedicated to achieving environmental and social justice. We believe that justice is accomplished by empowered communities acting together to make social change. We organize and advocate to protect public health and the environment threatened by toxic pollution. EHC supports broad efforts that create a just society and fosters a healthy and sustainable quality of life.”''{{Cite web|url=https://www.environmentalhealth.org/index.php/en/who-we-are/mission/environmental-justice|title=Environmental Justice|website=Environmentalhealth.org|archive-date=}}

''“Environmental Health Coalition is dedicated to achieving environmental and social justice. We believe that justice is accomplished by empowered communities acting together to make social change. We organize and advocate to protect public health and the environment threatened by toxic pollution. EHC supports broad efforts that create a just society and fosters a healthy and sustainable quality of life.”''{{Cite web|url=https://www.environmentalhealth.org/index.php/en/who-we-are/mission/environmental-justice|title=Environmental Justice|website=Environmentalhealth.org|archive-date=}}