Environmental Action Coalition records 1970-2001

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Environmental Action Coalition records 1970-2001

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/937

Collection consists of general records, waste management program files, environmental education records, and other materials documenting the activities of the Environmental Action Coalition. General records, 1970-1987, include correspondence, reports, minutes, grant proposals, and related records in subject files. Waste management program files, 1971-1986, contain correspondence, minutes, surveys, reports, and subject files of Waste Management Director. Environmental education materials include issues and files of Eco-News, 1977-1980, 1985-1986, the first environmental newsletter for children; files relating to the EAC newsletter Cycle, 1973-1992; and miscellaneous materials about environmental education topics. Records, 1984-1991, related to EAC's contract with the Dept. of Sanitation in New York City, consist of correspondence, proposals, contracts, reports, and invoices for various recycling projects. Also, financial records, fund raising files, 1970-1993, publicity materials, clippings and other printed matter, photographs, and posters.

72 linear feet (114 boxes, 1 volume, 2 oversize folders)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6315950

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Watson, Derrick

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King, James L

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National Science Foundation (U.S.)

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New York (N.Y.). Department of Sanitation

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New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Sanitation.

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New York (État). Dept. of Environmental Conservation

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CURRENT FUNCTIONS. The Department of Environmental Conservation is responsible for protecting and enhancing the State's natural resources. It carries out this responsibility by planning for and regulating disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, remediating hazardous-waste disposal sites, coordinating responses to hazardous-substance spill emergencies, and encouraging recycling of solid wastes; reducing air contamination and regulating emissions; controlling and managing ...

East Harlem Council for Community Improvement.

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Youth Conservation Corps (U.S.)

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Braun, Ivan

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Citizens' Advisory Committee for Resource Recovery in Brooklyn.

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Wolf, Nancy (Nancy A.)

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Youth Conservation Corps (N.Y.)

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Fieldston Schools (Bronx, New York, N.Y.)

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Environmental Action Coalition

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The Environmental Action Coalition (EAC) is a non-profit citizens' association in New York City dedicated to expanding public awareness of environmental problems. It works to achieve this goal through consumer awareness, the development of an environmental education curriculum for schools, and the coordination of environmental protection and improvement projects with community groups, business, government, and the scientific community. Organized in 1970 as the New York Committee for Earth Day, t...