DIRECTORY OF ORGANIZATIONS
Environmental Health Action Guide
- compiled and maintained by the Sustainable Cleveland Partnership and NeighborhoodLink
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
National:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Environmental Justice
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
202/260-2090
http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/ej/index.html
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
c/o Office of Environmental Justice
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
202/564-2515
Environmental Justice Resource Center
James P. Brawley Drive at Fair Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30314
404/880-6911
404/880-6909 fax
http://www.ejrc.cau.edu/Welcome.html
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Local:
Earth Day Coalition
3606 Bridge Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
216/281-6468
216/281-5112 fax
http://www.earthdaycoalition.org/
EcoCity Cleveland
2841 Scarborough Road
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
216/932-3007
216/932-6069 fax
National:
Environmental Defense Fund
1875 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 1016
Washington, D.C. 20009
202/387-3500
202/234-6049 fax
President’s Council on Sustainable Development
730 Jackson Place, NW
Washington, D.C. 20503
202/408-5296
202/408-6839 fax
http://www.whitehouse.gov/PCSD/
International:
United Nations Development Program
CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING
Local:
City of Cleveland
Department of Public Health
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
1925 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
216/664-2175
Cleveland Tenants Organization
2530 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
216/621-0540
Environmental Health Watch
4115 Bridge Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
216/961-4646
Regional:
Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
One Playhouse Square
1375 Euclid Avenue, 5th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44115
216/443-7500
Ohio Department of Health
Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
246 N. High Street
P.O. Box 118
Columbus, OH 43266-0118
800/554-7447
US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5
Lead Coordinator
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604-3590
800/621-8431
http://www.epa.gov/reg5foia/pb/
National:
Consumer Products Safety Commission
4330 East-West Highway
Bethesda, MD 20814
800/638-2772
National Lead Information Center
1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1200
Washington, D.C. 20036
800/424-LEAD
202/659-1192 fax
http://www.nsc.org/ehc/lead.htm
Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning
227 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20002
202/543-1147
Associated Parents to Prevent Lead Poisoning - APPLE
1925 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
216/664-2455
216/664-3353 fax
ASTHMA
Regional:
American Lung Association of Northern Ohio
1621 Euclid Avenue, #930
Cleveland, OH 44115
216/781-5656
216/781-5599 fax
http://www.lungusa.org/index2.html
National:
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NHLBI Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
301/251-1222
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/nhlbi.htm
Allergy and Asthmatics Network Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc.
2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150
Fairfax, VA 22031
800/878-4403
703/573-7782 fax
American Lung Association
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
800/586-4872
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
1125 15th Street, NW, Suite 502
Washington, D.C. 20005
800/727-8462
OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION
Local:
City of Cleveland
Office of Air Pollution Control
1925 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
216/664-2300
Clean Air Conservancy
3130 Mayfield Road, Suite DW105
Cleveland, OH 44118
216/932-8999
216/523-8998 fax
http://ebni.com/clean_air
cleanair@ebni.com
Regional:
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Northeast District Office
Division of Air Pollution Control
2110 East Aurora Road
Twinsburg, OH 44087
330/963-1200
http://www.epa.ohio.gov/dapc/dapcmain.html
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Division of Air Pollution Control
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, OH 43216-1049
614/644-3020
To call for free, dial the state operator at 216/787-3000 and ask for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
http://www.epa.ohio.gov/dapc/dapcmain.html
US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5
Air & Radiation Division
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604
800/621-8431
http://www.epa.gov/ARD-R5/home.htm
American Lung Association of Northern Ohio
1621 Euclid Avenue, #930
Cleveland, OH 44115
216/781-5656
216/781-5599 fax
http://www.lungusa.org/index2.html
National:
US Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air and Radiation
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
202/260-2090
http://www.epa.gov/oar/oarhome.html
American Lung Association
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
800/586-4872
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
Local:
City of Cleveland
Division of Air Pollution Control
1925 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
216/664-2300
East Ohio Gas Company
1717 E. 9th Street
Cleveland, OH 44114
216/361-6933
Regional:
Cuyahoga County Solid Waste Division
323 Lakeside Avenue W., Suite 400
Cleveland, OH 44113
216/443-3749
216/443-3737 fax
http://www.en.com/users/ccswd/
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Pesticide Regulation Section
8995 E. Main Street, 3rd Floor
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
800/282-1955
Ohio Department of Health
Radiological Assistance Section
246 N. High Street, P.O. Box 118
Columbus, OH 43226
800/523-4439
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Cleveland Area Office
Federal Office Building
1240 East 9th Street, Room 899
Cleveland, OH 44199
216/522-3818
216/771-6148 fax
US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5
Air and Radiation Division
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604
800/621-8431
http://www.epa.gov/ARD-R5/radon/radon.htm
American Lung Association of Northern Ohio
1621 Euclid Avenue, #930
Cleveland, OH 44115
216/781-5656
216/781-5599 fax
http://www.lungusa.org/index2.html
National:
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
4330 East-West Highway
Bethesda, MD 20814
800/638-2772
US Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Radiation and Indoor Air
Office of Air and Radiation
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
800/438-4318
US Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Pesticide Programs
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
202/260-2902
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/
National Center for Tobacco Free Kids
1707 L Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
800/284-KIDS
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org
National Pesticide Telecommunications Network (NPTN)
Oregon State University
333 Weniger
Corvallis, OR 97331-6502
800/858-PEST
American Lung Association
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
800/586-4872
National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides
701 E Street, SE
Washington, D.C. 20003
202/543-5450
MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATORS
Local:
City of Cleveland
Division of Air Pollution Control
1925 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
216/664-2300
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195
216/444-2200
Columbia St. Luke Medical Center
11311 Shaker Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44104
216/368-7000
Columbia St. Vincent Charity Hospital
2351 E. 22nd Street
Cleveland, OH 44115
216/861-6200
Earth Day Coalition
3606 Bridge Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
216/281-6468
216/281-5112 fax
http://www.earthdaycoalition.org/
Greater Cleveland Coalition for a Clean Environment
P.O. Box 606132
Cleveland, OH 44106
216/391-8112, 721-6490, or 752-4976
Parma Community General Hospital
7007 Powers Boulevard
Parma, OH 44129
440/888-1800
Regional:
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Northeast District Office
Division of Solid and Infectious Waste Management
2110 East Aurora Road
Twinsburg, OH 44087
330/963-1200
http://www.epa.ohio.gov/dsiwm/dsiwmain.html
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Division of Solid and Infectious Waste Management
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, OH 43216-1049
614/644-3020
To call for free, dial the state operator at 216/787-3000 and ask for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
http://www.epa.ohio.gov/dsiwm/dsiwmain.html
US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5
Medical Waste Incinerator Program Office
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604-3590
800/621-8431
http://www.epa.gov/reg5oair/mwi/mwi.htm
Health Care Without Harm
c/o CCHW Center for Health, Environment and Justice
P.O. Box 6806
Falls Church, VA 22040
703/237-2249
703/237-8389 fax
http://www.sustain.org/hcwh/About.cfm
WATER POLLUTION - SAFE DRINKING WATER
Local:
City of Cleveland
Division of Water
1201 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
216/664-2444
Regional:
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Northeast District Office
Division of Drinking and Ground Water
2110 East Aurora Road
Twinsburg, OH 44087
330/963-1200
http://www.epa.ohio.gov/ddagw/ddagwmain.html
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Division of Drinking and Ground Water
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, OH 43216-1049
614/644-3020
To call for free, dial the state operator at 216/787-3000 and ask for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
http://www.epa.ohio.gov/ddagw/ddagwmain.html
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Northeast District Office
Division of Surface Water
2110 East Aurora Road
Twinsburg, OH 44087
330/963-1200
http://chagrin.epa.state.oh.us/
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Division of Surface Water
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, OH 43216-1049
614/644-3020
To call for free, dial the state operator at 216/787-3000 and ask for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
http://chagrin.epa.state.oh.us/
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Public Interest Center
1800 WaterMark Dr.
Columbus, OH 43215
614/644-3020
To call for free, dial the state operator at 216/787-3000 and ask for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
Great Lakes Information Network
Great Lakes Commission
400 Fourth Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
313/665-9135
313/665-4816 fax
The Ohio Lake Erie Commission
Ohio Lake Erie Office
One Maritime Plaza, 4th Floor
Toledo, OH 43604-1866
419/245-2514
http://www.epa.ohio.gov/oleo/index.htm
US Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes Program Office
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604
800/621-8431
US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5
Office of Water
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604
800/621-8431
Ohio Public Interest Research Group
2460 Fairmount Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44106
216/791-1116
http://www.pirg.org/ohiopirg/index.htm
Rivers Unlimited
1207 Grandview Avenue, #205
Columbus, OH 43212
614/487-7511
614/487-7513 fax
http://www.greenlink.org/rivers
National:
US Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes National Program Office
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604
312/353-2117
312/353-2018 fax
US Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
202/260-2090
US Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Water
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
202/260-2090
American Rivers
1025 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 720
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/347-7550
Clean Water Action
4455 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite A300
Washington, D.C. 20008-2328
202/895-0420
Clean Water Network
1200 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/289-2395
NSF International
3475 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
800/673-8010
International:
International Joint Commission
U.S. Section Office
1250 23rd Street, NW, Suite 100
Washington, D.C. 20440
202/736-9000
202/735-9015 fax
http://www.ijc.org/ijcweb-e.html
ACCESS TO HEALTHY AND AFFORDABLE FOOD AND GROCERIES
Regional:
Ohio State University Extension
Urban Gardening Program
2490 Lee Boulevard, Suite 108
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118-1255
216/397-6000
216/397-3980 fax
http://www.bright.net/~gardens/
National:
5 A Day for Better Health
National 5 A Day Program
National Cancer Institute
6130 Executive Boulevard, EPN 232
Bethesda, MD 20892-7332
800/4-CANCER
301/496-8520
301/480-6637 fax
http://www.dcpc.nci.nih.gov/5aday/factpage/FACTPG.html
US Department of Agriculture
14th and Independence Avenues, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250
202/720-2791
http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/index.htm
Community Food Security Coalition
P.O. Box 209
Venice, CA 90294
310/822-5410
Organic Trade Association
50 Miles Street
P.O. Box 1078
Greenfield, MA 01302
413/774-7511
413/774-6432
Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA)
116 New Montgomery, #810
San Francisco, CA 94105
415/541-9140
415/541-9253 fax
Vegetarian Resource Group
P.O. Box 1463
Baltimore, MD 21203
410/366-1463
LITTER, ILLEGAL DUMPING AND RECYCLING
Local:
City of Cleveland’s Recycling Office
Department of Public Service
Division of Waste Collection and Disposal
5600 Carnegie Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44103
216/664-3737
Greater Cleveland Ecology Association
323 Lakeside Avenue West, Suite 400
Cleveland, OH 44113
216/687-1266
216/443-3741 fax
Regional:
Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District
323 Lakeside Avenue West, Suite 400
Cleveland, OH 44113-1009
216/443-3479
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Division of Recycling and Litter
Fountain Square
Columbus, OH 43224
To call for free, dial the state operator at 216/787-3000 and ask for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/odnr/recycling
National:
US Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/recycle/index.htm#intro
Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
P.O. Box 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008
BROWNFIELDS
Regional:
Cuyahoga County Planning Commission
323 Lakeside Avenue West, Suite 400
Cleveland, OH 44113
216/443-3700
http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Northeast District Office
Ohio’s Voluntary Action Plan
2110 East Aurora Road
Twinsburg, OH 44087
330/963-1200
http://www.epa.ohio.gov/derr/volunt.html
Ohio State University Extension
Urban Gardening Program
2490 Lee Boulevard, Suite 108
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118-1255
216/397-6000
216/397-3980 fax
http://www.bright.net/~gardens/
US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5
Brownfields Program Office
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604-3590
800/621-8431
http://www.epa.gov/R5Brownfields/
National:
US Environmental Protection Agency
Brownfield Program Office
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields
TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
Local:
Cuyahoga County’s Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC)
1255 Euclid Avenue, Suite 102
Cleveland, OH 44115-1807
216/443-7597
http://www.epa.ohio.gov/derr/serc/lepc/lepc.html
Regional:
Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District
323 Lakeside Avenue West, Suite 400
Cleveland, OH 44113-1009
216/443-3479
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Northeast District Office
Division of Emergency and Remedial Response
2110 East Aurora Road
Twinsburg, OH 44087
330/963-1200
http://www.epa.ohio.gov/derr/derrmain.html/
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Division of Emergency and Remedial Response
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, OH 43216-1049
614/644-3020
To call for free, dial the state operator at 216/787-3000 and ask for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
http://www.epa.ohio.gov/derr/derrmain.html
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Northeast District Office
Division of Hazardous Waste Management
2110 East Aurora Road
Twinsburg, OH 44087
330/963-1200
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Pollution Prevention
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, OH 43216-1049
614/644-3020
To call for free, dial the state operator at 216/787-3000 and ask for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
http://www.epa.ohio.gov/opp/oppmain.html
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Public Interest Center
1800 WaterMark Dr.
Columbus, OH 43215
To call for free, dial the state operator at 216/787-3000 and ask for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5
Superfund Division
77 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604-3590
800/621-8431
National:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
202/260-2090
US Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
202/260-2090
http://www.epa.gov/internet/oppts/
US Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
202/260-2090
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/basifact.htm#whatreg
US Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
202/260-2090
SUSTAINABLE CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP
City of Cleveland
Department of Public Health
Division of the Environment
Attention: Eric Myles or Sandra Nwabara
1925 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
216/664-6292
Cuyahoga County Planning Commission
Attention: Beverly Scipio or Virginia Aveni
323 Lakeside Avenue #400
Cleveland, OH 44113
216/443-3700
http://planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us
cpc@planning.co.cuyahoga.oh.us
Earth Day Coalition
Attention: Anjali Mathur
3606 Bridge Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
216/281-6468
http://www.earthdaycoalition.org
Environmental Defense Fund
Attention: Ben Smith
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009
202/387-3500
Greater Cleveland Coalition for a Clean Environment
Attention: Luther Smith
P.O. Box 606132
Cleveland, OH 44106
216/391-8112
Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Forum
J. Glenn Smith Health Center
Attention: Muquit Sabur
11100 St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
216/249-9644
Lee-Seville-Miles Citizens Council
Attention: Elvin M. Vauss, Jr. or Mary Alice Brooks
4688 E. 162Street
Cleveland OH 44128
662-7222
Maxine Levin Goodman College of Urban Affairs
Cleveland State University
Attention: Dr. Wendy A. Kellogg
Urban Affairs Building #127
1737 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
216/687-5265
http://urban.csuohio.edu/~wendy/wendy.htm
Neighborhood Centers Association
Attention: Jacquie Gillon
3135 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
216/391-4707
http://little.nhlink.net/nca/ncahome.htm
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Northeast District Office
Attention: Bill Skowronski
2110 E. Aurora Road
Twinsburg, OH 44087
330/963-1200
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Public Interest Center
Attention: Susan Willeke
1800 WaterMark Dr.
Columbus, OH 43215
614/644-3020
To call for free, dial the state operator at 216/787-3000 and ask for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
St. Clair Superior Coalition
Attention: Tim Nieberding
6408 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44103
216/881-0644
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Eastern District Office
Attention: George Coder or Rich Winklhofer
25089 Center Ridge Road
Cleveland, OH 44145
440/835-5200
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5
Attention: Stephen Goranson
77 W. Jackson Boulevard, MG-14J
Chicago, IL 60604