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State Environmental OrganizationsFiled Under: Environmental Issues | Long Island | Nassau State Environmental OrganizationsAmerican Lung Association (ALA) The American Lung Association of New York works on issues relating to lung health, including various clean air issues such as auto and power plant emissions, urban smog and air pollution generally. American Farmland Trust110 Spring Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Phone: (518) 581-0078 Website: http://www.farmland.org E-mail: dhaight@farmland.org American Farmland Trust is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1980 to protect the nation's farmland. AFT works to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices that lead to a healthy environment.
This statewide organization works on consumer, health care, economic and environmental policies. The national group usually publishes a report on toxic emissions on a state-by-state basis. They offer ongoing and electoral information and assistance. Citizens Campaign for the Environment (CCE) CCE works to build widespread citizen understanding and advocacy for policies and actions designed to manage and protect interdependent land and water resources, wildlife and public health. CCE carries out this mission through public education, research, lobbying, organizing and public outreach. Citizen’s Environmental Coalition (CEC) CEC is a statewide organization of over 14,000 individual members and 110 community, environmental and labor groups working on pollution problems in New York State. CEC provides citizen assistance and information on the environmental, health, governmental and organizing aspects of toxic, radioactive, and solid waste problems, including referrals to experts and groups. On a statewide level, CEC advocates policy reforms to prevent and address pollution. Environmental Advocates (EA)353 Hamilton Street Albany, NY 12210 Tel: (518) 462-5526 Toll Free: 1-800-SAVE-NYS Fax: (518) 427-0381 Website: www.eany.org E-mail: webeditor@eany.org EA is a statewide alliance of individuals and environmental groups that lobbies the state legislature, publishes Albany Report, and compiles an annual summary of legislators’ voting records into a Voter Guide on environmental issues. League of Women Voters of New York State The League provides fact sheets and resource guides on some environmental issues, lobbies on state environmental issues, and provides electoral information on a wide range of topics. New York Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NYCAP) 29 Broadway, Suite 1100 New York, NY 10006 Tel: (212) 361-6350 Fax: (212) 361-6363 Website: http://www.nylcv.org E-mail: info@nylcv.org As the non-partisan political arm of New York’s environmental community, NYLCV seeks to make environmental protection a top priority with New York’s elected officials, political candidates, businesses and voters. NYLCV is the only organization in New York State to work exclusively on electoral politics on behalf of the environment. The League also publishes a newsletter, Eco-Politics. New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (NYLCVEF)29 Broadway, Suite 1100 New York, NY 10006 Tel: (212) 361-6350 Fax: (212) 361-6363 Website: http://www.nylcvef.org E-mail: info@nylcv.org NYLCVEF is a statewide organization with a mission to educate citizens – including environmentalists, lawyers, the business community, civic organizations, public officials and voters – about environmental issues and the important role each constituency can play in developing environmentally responsible public policy. NYLCVEF is the educational affiliate of the New York League of Conservation Voters. New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) NYPIRG lobbies on environmental and consumer issues and produces reports on the state’s solid and toxic waste problems. NYPIRG’s Toxic Project provides information and assistance on solid and hazardous waste issues, including incineration and toxic chemical releases. The Long Island office has informative reports on Long Island’s garbage, toxic emission and storm water problems. Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter The Atlantic Chapter, the New York chapter of the national Sierra Club, lobbies in the state legislature on environmental issues, conducts numerous educational programs and produces a quarterly newsletter, the Sierra Atlantic. |
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