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Environmental Center of Sonoma County A 501(c)3 charitable nonprofit and a project<br />

of the Sonoma County Conservation Council, operated by volunteers. Supports the work of<br />

member organizations, serves as an information and referral service, and provides opportunity<br />

for ad hoc groupings to work on specific issues. Address: POBox 4346, <strong>San</strong>ta Rosa CA<br />

95402 Voice: (707) 578-0595 Email: info[at]envirocentersoco.org<br />

Web: http://www.envirocentersoco.org [16 Aug 2008]<br />

Environmental Education Council of Marin (EECOM) Each year, EECOM works with<br />

over 200 organizations including sustainable businesses, environmental educators, nonprofits,<br />

and social justice advocates to implement sound ecological practices and promote<br />

environmental education in Marin. Members meet regularly to exchange information, share<br />

skills and develop new projects that can be addressed collaboratively. Address: 42 Bolinas<br />

Road, Suite G, Fairfax CA 94930 Email: support@eecom.net<br />

Web: http://www.eecom.net/ [15 <strong>Jul</strong> 2010]<br />

Environmental Forum of Marin An all-volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to<br />

preserving the quality of our environment through education. Established in 1972, EFM is a<br />

leader in environmental education and public service. Our intensive Sustainable Earth Forum<br />

is a fall semester program focusing on ecology, human impacts on the environment, resource<br />

management, and citizen and community action. It consists of one-day-a-week classes and<br />

field trips throughout Marin County. More than 100 people contribute their services to provide<br />

this professional and respected environmental education program. Address: POBox 150459,<br />

<strong>San</strong> Rafael CA 94915 Voice: (415) 479-7814 Email: MarinForum08@MarinEFM.org<br />

Web: http://www.marinefm.org/ [03 Feb 2010]<br />

Environmental Health News (EHN) Mission is to advance the public’s understanding of<br />

environmental health issues by publishing its own journalism and providing access to<br />

worldwide news about a variety of subjects related to the health of humans, wildlife and<br />

ecosystems. Web: http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ [17 May 2011]<br />

Environmental Justice Coalition for Water (EJCW) A network of more than fifty<br />

grassroots and intermediary organizations. EJCW works to empower community members to<br />

become strong voices for water justice in their communities. We enable community members<br />

to take control of their water resources by participating in water policy, planning and<br />

decisions. We ensure policy makers are listening to the concerns of community members and<br />

hold policy makers accountable for the heavy impacts water policy has on low-income<br />

communities and communities of color. Our coalition is building a collective, community-based<br />

movement for democratic water management and allocation in California. Address: 1201<br />

Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland CA 94612 Voice: (510) 286-8400 Fax: (510) 444-<br />

2502 Email: dipti@ejcw.org Web: http://www.ejcw.org/ [22 Jan 2011]<br />

Environmental Justice Resource Center (EJRC) A research, policy, and information<br />

clearinghouse at Clark Atlanta University in Georgia that addresses issues related to<br />

environmental justice, race and the environment, civil rights and human rights, facility siting,<br />

land use planning, brownfields, transportation equity, suburban sprawl and smart growth,<br />

energy, global climate change, and climate justice. The overall goal of the center is to assist,<br />

support, train, and educate people of color students, professionals, and grassroots community<br />

leaders with the goal of facilitating their inclusion into the mainstream of decision-making.<br />

Web: http://www.ejrc.cau.edu/ [17 Apr 2010]<br />

Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) Purpose is to improve environmental quality for<br />

those most at risk by providing access to information, strategies, and enforcement of<br />

environmental, toxics, and community right-to-know laws. ELF complements the approach of<br />

other environmental law groups by enforcing existing environmental regulations, providing a<br />

bridge of direct service to people in need, and serving as the critical link between at-risk<br />

communities and the legal, scientific, financial, and other resources they need to effectively<br />

address environmental problems. Address: 1736 Franklin Street, 9th Floor, Oakland CA<br />

94612 Voice: (510) 208-4555 Fax: (510) 208-4562 Email: envlaw@envirolaw.org

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