EHC is dedicated to the prevention and cleanup of toxic pollution threatening our health, our communities, and the environment. We promote environmental justice, monitor government and industry actions that cause pollution, educate communities about toxic hazards and toxic use reduction, and empower the public to join our cause. All people have the right and responsibility to act to correct environmental damage and prevent future degradation. EHC represents the public interest and takes direction from the communities we represent. Communities of color and poor communities are disproportionately affected by toxic materials used in the workplace and discharged into the air, land and water.
Pollution prevention is the most effective approach to addressing the toxics crisis.
EHC supports the integrity of ecosystems and recognizes human dependence on them. It is the government's duty to enact and enforce laws to safeguard the environment, worker and public health. Communities of color such as Barrio Logan in San Diego, are most at risk. Studies indicate that toxic air emissions from just one facility creates a cancer risk 600 times above the accepted level for this community. Contaminated sites have been discovered at 22 separate sites on North Island Coronado, a Naval installation.