Bucket Brigades are the fruition of community members being proactive in determining what toxins are in their environments with the ultimate goal of reducing exposure to harmful substances. By taking air samples, Bucket Brigades enable people to track pollution and aid in the process of combating environmental threats to the community. By documenting excessive amounts of pollution, using a basic set of tools (buckets), community members become more informed and are better equipped to deal with forces (refineries, industrial plants, wastes sites) that emit and wish to maintain the status quo.
Enviromental Justice
Environmental Justice
"We support the right to a clean and healthful environment for all people"
Environmental Justice is the link between the environment and social justice to resolve the disproportionate distribution of environmental risk (including negative health, social and economic effects) on communities. At the Sierra Club, we explore the linkages between environmental quality and social justice to promote dialogue, increased understanding and appropriate action.
If you witness a pollution incident, call DNREC at
1-800-662-8802
Environmental Justice Partnerships allow Sierra Club chapters to provide support for local communities. The Environmental Justice and Community Partnerships program is a core part of the Sierra Club’s work to build partnerships to move the nation beyond coal and oil, and to create a just, healthy, and prosperous society.
The Delaware City Refinery has announced that it is postponing its proposed $1 billion expansion in favor of the dirtiest oil on earth, the Canadian tar sands.
The July 17, 2001 explosion at the Delaware City Refinery killed 1 worker, injured eight others, and sent thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals into the Delaware River, went unrecognized by the Refinery at the CAP (Citizens Advisory Panel), held on the 11-year anniversary.
