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Environmental Safety
Action for Children supports the work of many organizations striving to ensure healthy school and living environments for North Carolina’s children.
Children cannot thrive when their physical environments are unsafe or unhealthy. Action for Children supports the work of organizations striving to create clean, safe living environments for
Action for Children was instrumental in the passage of the Schoolchildren’s Health Act of 2006, which put into place protections against arsenic-treated wood, diesel school bus emissions, mold, mildew and pesticides on school grounds.
Legislative Information:
The Agricultural Family Protection Act (HB 1818), filed in April 2007, aimed to amend state labor laws to provide protection from pesticides to agricultural workers and their families by tightening reporting requirements. A similar bill - Strengthen Pesticide Law for Workers (HB 1052) - was introduced in 2009. The NC Housing Trust Fund is administered by the NC Housing Finance Agency in order to build safe, affordable housing. There is an active campaign to increase funding to the NC Housing Trust Fund to $50 million annually.
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