Brennan Center for Justice
To promote an independent, nonpartisan commission dedicated to examining the aspects of US counterterrorism policies that pose the greatest threat to America’s democratic values.
To promote an independent, nonpartisan commission dedicated to examining the aspects of US counterterrorism policies that pose the greatest threat to America’s democratic values.
To seize the opportunity that the Obama Administration presents to fundamentally reform US domestic and foreign policy on hazardous chemicals, with coordinated actions to improve regulatory requirements for chemical manufacturers, and to stimulate the United States’ re-emergence as a global…
To ensure that the Coastal Lines of Defense approach to catastrophic flood protection, which relies on healthy wetlands ecosystems, is adopted and proactively applied by planners and decisionmakers at both the state and federal levels.
To educate national learning and developmental disabilities groups about environmental links to learning disabilities, translate emerging science, cultivate opportunities to support chemical policy reform, and increase collaboration and partnerships among groups.
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions through state and regional activities that: (1) secure the highly efficient use of electricity, oil and natural gas across New England; (2) ensure increased renewable energy generating capacity and infrastructure: and (3) advocate for the…
To reduce children’s and adults’ exposure to toxic chemicals and to protect health by achieving steps toward state and federal comprehensive chemicals policy reform.
To build an integrated, permanent progressive infrastructure comprised of research, new tools for common use, issue framing and message discipline, and policy and leadership development programs that are of sufficient scale and ability to influence policy outcomes in Maine.
To extend Canada’s precedent-setting ban on the endocrine-disrupting chemical Bisphenol A in baby products to all canned food containers.
To build, coordinate and facilitate an integrated national campaign to reform US chemical policy; coordinate campaigns in multiple states to ban brominated flame retardants; coordinate nonprofit networks such as Coming Clean; develop and execute market-based strategies to reduce chemicals use;…
To enact significant reforms to federal chemical policy by coordinating a united effort among environmental health and justice organizations that engages the public, opinion leaders and policymakers.