The Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) is the only national environmental organization that was founded and is led by a grassroots leader. It was created out of a commitment and passion to work with communities at risk, to empower local families to take steps to protect their neighborhoods and families from unnecessary chemical threats.

My Gulf Action is a project of SmartPower, the nation’s leading non-profit marketers of clean,renewable energy and energy efficiency. MyGulfAction.com is an innovative personal energy use reduction tool that offers Americans away to take concrete, lasting action against the ongoing BP oil spill.

The Center for Community Change's mission is to build the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to change the policies and institutions that affect their lives.  We work with hundreds of grassroots organizations across the country to create change that speaks to our community values. 

Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is the nation's most effective environmental action group, combining the grassroots power of 1.3 million members and online activists with the courtroom clout and expertise of more than 350 lawyers, scientists and other professionals.

350.org is an international campaign that's building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis--the solutions that science and justice demand. 350.org aims to inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis—to create a new sense of urgency and of possibility for our planet. 

The Environmental Support Center promotes the quality of the natural environment, human health, community sustainability and social justice by building the capacity of environmental justice groups and their allies.

Made up of nearly 200 local Waterkeeper organizations—employing more than 400 full-time and 200 part-time environmental activists, educators, scientists and attorneys— Waterkeeper Alliance keeps Waterkeepers connected, provides them with legal, scientific and communications support, and unites their voices as they take on major global water issues together.

The Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health has worked hand-in-hand with Gulf Coast communities for the past five years. Recognizing the scope and scale of this disaster, GCF is taking action to address the situation and work directly with community leaders and frontline responders. They are providing emergency grants to organizations engaged in community-led responses in the areas most in need. Read more: Gulf Coast Fund