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News from the Field
Every year, Toxics Action Center works with thousands of residents, in hundreds of communities across New England. We organize with neighborhoods for safe drinking water, for clean air, for pesticide-free schools, and dozens of other goals. Below are updates and stories from just some of the towns, communities, and states working with Toxics Action Center for more sustainable communities.
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Biddeford, ME: Incinerator Finally Closes
Big win for Maine residents fighting for incinerator closure
CT: Residents Travel To PSEG: Shut Down Coal!
Press conference held at New Jersey headquarters
Small But Mighty Pipeline Fighters Halt Fracked Gas, Win Big Gains for Solar and Wind
Grassroots victory against Kinder Morgan
South Hadley, MA.: Halting A Landfill Expansion
Regional vision to reduce, reuse, and recycle
Dartmouth, MA: South Coast Alliance for a Cleaner Tomorrow organizes against toxic landfill capping plan
Permit denied by Conservation Commission
Portsmouth, NH: Creating a Coal-Free New England, One Step at a Time
Portsmouth, NH tired of the old and dirty coal-fired power plant, calls for retirement
This Place Matters: Bridgeport, Conn., Residents Say No to Asphalt Crushing
Bridgeport won't let asphalt continue to pollute their community
Boston, MA.: State Moves one Step Forward, one Step Back on Zero
DEP will ban large businesses and institutions from sending organic waste, including food scraps and yard waste, to landfills and incinerators
This Place Matters: Bridgeport, Conn., Residents Say No to Asphalt Crushing
Community stands up to asphalt
South Portland, ME: Banning Tar Sands Once and for All
Maine Community Organizer Andy Jones addresses the South Portland City Council in support of the Clear Skies Ordinance.
South Portland, ME: Protecting Southern Maine from Harmful Pesticides
Tar sands group turns attention to toxic pesticides
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How fracked gas pipelines threaten our energy future in Vermont and Massachussetts
Bangor, ME: Mainers organize to stop polluting mining operation
Gravel mining would profoundly harm the Orono Bog Boardwalk
Keystone XL Pipeline Fighter Jane Kleeb Joins 450+ Community Members at Local Environmental Action 2016
Local Envionmental Action 2016
VT: New Law Pushes Vermont Closer to Zero Waste
This summer, Vermont took another big stride towards zero waste.
Scarborough, ME: Banning Pesticides on Public Land
Maine town residents' organizing wins votes
New England-wide: 25 Years of Calling Attention to New England's "Dirty Dozen"
Toxics Action Center celebrates 25 Years of the Dirty Dozen Awards with New Report Release
RI: Neighboring Towns Unite to Fight Dangerous Strip Mining Operation
Group uses multiple avenues
Malden, MA: Cleaning Up the Toxic Legacy of the Malden River
Residents work to restore river access to community
Framingham, MA: Residents work to shut down Massachusetts' most toxic site
The Framingham community group, FACES, takes on General Chemical
ME: Toxics Action Center Releases Safer School Grounds Report
Continuing to work for safer Maine schools
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