The BREATHE AGAIN COLLABORATIVE
where Healthy Air IS Health Care
This collaborative of 7 organizations includes the People’s Justice Council, Mothers and Others for Clean Air, United Women in Faith, NC Interfaith Power and Light, Alabama Interfaith Power and Light, GASP, and Elders Climate Action, working together to advance understanding and advocacy at the intersection of air pollution, climate change and health.
Mission
The Breathe Again Collaborative is working to advance understanding and advocacy at the intersection of air pollution, climate change, environmental justice and health. We work to connect communities at the national and local level with resources that can help mitigate environmental injustices and improve health outcomes.
Vision
Our vision is a world where all communities can thrive and lead healthy lives because they are breathing clean air where they live, play, work and learn.
Watch the Breathe Easy: Efficient Buildings
& Healthy Air Webinar
The Breathe Again Collaborative hosted “Breathe Easy: Efficient Buildings and Healthy Air,” with Jerry Lawson, the national manager of the ENERGY STAR program at EPA, and Stephen Geusman, the technical director at WERiSE. The speakers will discussed practical strategies for lowering your utility bills, saving money, and reducing indoor and outdoor pollution.
Resource Toolkit
This document is the Breathe Again Collaborative guide to clean air advocacy. In particular, it focuses on providing resources to those interested in leading the fight for clean air.
Use the information in this document as a foundation when drafting media, social media materials, messaging, formulating advocacy strategy, or in any other way you deem appropriate. These resources will give you everything you need to hold a Breathe Again event.
Breathe Again Collaborative Energy Checklist- Worship Facilities
Grab a clipboard and take this checklist along as you discover opportunities to increase energy and water efficiency at your worship facility. Note that due to the many operating characteristics of worship facilities, some sections may not apply to your property.