Stopped Formosa Plastics from Dumping Foreign Toxic Waste in U.S. Communities Greenaction played a leading role in stopping Taiwan chemical giant Formosa Plastics from shipping mercury-contaminated waste across the oceans to be dumped in the small California community of Westmorland. Greenaction also alerted residents including local Indian Nations and the media to Formosa PlasticÌs attempt to dump the waste in Beatty, Nevada. Greenaction then alerted Idaho and Washington residents about the company's attempt to import the waste to a dump in Idaho. Faced with strong resistance, Formosa Plastics is now storing the waste at their company site in Taiwan, where it belongs.

Ward Valley Nuclear Waste Dump Project Halted Working with the Colorado River Native Nations Alliance and a broad coalition, Greenaction helped bring the proposed Ward Valley nuclear waste dump project to a halt. Greenaction joined tribal leaders and Elders in traveling to Mexico for four days of events, including a protest and Indigenous cultural event in front of the U.S. consulate in Juarez, building international opposition to the proposed dump. We have generated thousands of phone calls, e-mails and postcards to Governor Gray Davis. We will continue our efforts until the Governor withdraws the permit application and stops the dump.

Won Historic Victories in Zero Dioxin/Anti-PVC Plastics Campaign Greenaction played a leading role in building a broad coalition of community, health, labor and environmental groups in the Bay Area that succeeded in getting the Oakland City Council and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to pass unanimous resolutions calling for an end to dioxin emissions and to begin phasing out the poison plastic PVC wherever possible

Shut the I.E.S. Incinerators Campaign Escalated Greenaction and allies have forced the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to schedule the first public hearing ever on the I.E.S. medical and solid waste incinerators located in East Oakland, California. The hearing will be November 3, 1999. The incinerators emit dioxin, mercury and other chemicals into our air.

We are demanding the closure of these polluting incinerators and replacing them with safer alternative technologies that will protect jobs and the health of the workers and community.

West Oakland Residents & Greenaction Forced Caltrans to Better Clean-up Toxic Contaminated Park Site in West Oakland, California Under pressure from the Chester Street Block Club Association and Greenaction, Caltrans has agreed to more thoroughly clean up the toxic contamination at the South Prescott Neighborhood Park and to relocate nearby residents during the work. Caltrans had initially planned to leave high levels of lead in the soil, even though many young children in the neighborhood will use the park daily.

Won Toxic Cleanup Environmental Justice Victories in Arizona and California Greenaction forced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to shut down toxic waste incinerators in Maywood, California and Goodyear, Arizona after we proved they were emitting dioxin and other chemicals. Greenaction alerted the impacted communities, elected officials and the media. We and used strong science and community organizing to win these important victories. Greenaction is now working with these communities and U.S. EPA to identify safer treatment technologies for use at contamination sites.

Greenaction Website and E-mail Activist Network Grows GreenactionÌs website is visited by hundreds of activists, government officials, news reporters and polluters each week. Our website is regularly updated with the latest information on our campaigns, action alerts, resources, scientific reports and news items. Greenaction's e-mail and phone activist network alerts over 1000 people and organizations about important events, actions and breaking news.

Launched Greenaction Youth Home Page Artwork and stories from youth from diverse communities are featured on the new Greenaction Youth Home Page on our website. Greenaction and Children for a Safe Environment volunteers worked with kids at the Indigenous Environmental Network conference in New Mexico in June to gather material for the Kids Home Page. Greenaction also worked with kids from West Oakland and Midway Village at community events on artwork to be featured on the website.

Health and Justice for Midway Village Campaign Continues Greenaction works with residents in this toxic contaminated low-income housing project in Daly City to pressure government agencies and PG&E to relocate away from contaminated Midway Village, and to be provided health care and compensation for their illnesses, which plague this community built on top of toxic waste.

Promoting Environmental Justice for Earth Day 2000 Greenaction is spreading the word to encourage communities everywhere to celebrate Earth Day in the Year 2000 by participating in and organizing events to support environmental justice and healthy communities and to help end the destruction of our planet and its inhabitants.

Native Village of Fort Yukon, Alaska and Greenaction Win Victory: U.S. Air Force Plan to Dump Asbestos Stopped: Greenaction responded to a plea for assistance from the Gwichin Athabascan community of the Native Village of Fort Yukon to help stop the U.S. Air Force from dumping asbestos and other waste materials in a dump next to this village. The Native people of Fort Yukon already suffer high incidences of thyroid problems, and are fearful of additional health problems if the dump plan goes ahead.

 

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