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DC Appleseed

 

HEFN Funder Webinar - Fracking the Farm: Impacts and Challenges of Fracking on Agriculture

On this webinar, experts will provide an overview of impacts, current research, and case studies of animals and animal owners affected by hydraulic fracturing activity in the U.S. Speakers will outline challenges researchers encounter in collecting reliable data on air, water, and soil quality, as well as lab results from human and animal tests, and we will discuss opportunities for philanthropy to get involved. (April 25, 2013; Webinar)

HEFN's Giving InSight blog post: Fractured Friends (4/8/13)

If changing demographics are pointing to deeper support for the environment among people of color and younger voters, then why does environmental philanthropy feel so embattled right now? HEFN Director Kathy Sessions explores the challenges and opportunities for environmental philanthropy to win in this blog post.

HEFN's Giving InSight blog post: Expanding the Way We Look at Health (4/1/13)

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation President Carolyn Link shares stories from the foundation's Growing Up Healthy Initiative. Since 2006, the initiative has supported organizations focused on housing conditions, early childhood education and the environment as a means to improve health outcomes for children and families in Minnesota.

National Park Trust

 

Arc Ecology

 

Occupational Health Clinical Center of the North Country

 

Cornucopia Institute

 

Generations Family Health Center, Inc.

 

2013 Toxic Chemicals Legislation

This tracking site pulls together all of the toxics legislation that's pending in state legislatures around the country. You can sort by state or by type of legislation, and follow up the links to read the bill language and latest status. Check in to see what your state is doing, see the latest developments, and watch this resource grow.