Doing all we can to act in responsible ways is hard work, and it can be consuming. And there may be times or events in our lives that inspire us, or call us more strongly, to become advocates for a particular cause. Perhaps it’s for clean, safe drinking water for our community. Or access to information about chemical waste products impacting the local environment. Maybe it’s about how agricultural practices in our community are limiting access to pure food. Or how the air is being polluted for any number of reasons. Perhaps the forests in our area are suffering from unsustainable industry policies. Or maybe the reefs in the ocean near our homes are being destroyed by development. Municipal development policies. oceans, farms, reefs, forests, air, drinking water, toxins in our products, toxins in our agriculture, inequality in our infrastructures, inaccuracies or failures in our educational systems, legal loopholes, negative political incentives, and many more reasons play a role in the environmental challenges to our personal health and longevity, as well as that of our planet. Learning how to organize and use our collective voice is a powerful way to send much needed messages, and to improve environmental health for all.