Chapters

Under the BREDL banner, thousands of concerned citizens have made their mark for environmental justice. Our chapters have raised public awareness and have won many battles against environmentally damaging projects and proposals throughout the southeast.

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Piney Grove League for Change

Forsyth County
North Carolina

The Piney Grove League for Change is currently working on air quality and environmental justice issues relating to a fire that occurred at the Weaver Fertilizer Company in Winston-Salem on…

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Citizens for a Healthy and Safe Environment (CHASE)

Lithonia
Georgia

The Citizens for a Healthy and Safe Environment (CHASE) group was formed by long time civil rights activists and Lithonia residents in July 2010 when they were notified about a…

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Snow Camp Environmental Defense League (SCEDL)

Alamance County
North Carolina

Founded in the late 1700’s by Pennsylvania Quakers, Snow Camp, NC is a rural, agricultural community in Alamance County with a rich history associated with opposition to slavery and home…

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Concerned Citizens of Shell Bluff

Burke County
Georgia

Concerned Citizens of Shell Bluff was formed in 2010 to fight the expansion of a nuclear power plant.  Shell Bluff, a rural, majority-black, community in eastern Georgia, is home to…

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Chatham-Lee Environmental Action Network (formerly Environmental Lee)

Chatham and Lee Counties
North Carolina

Chatham Lee Environmental Network addresses issues in Chatham and Lee counties in North Carolina. Fracking, coal ash, forever chemicals like PFAS, and 1,4 dioxane are some of the environmental threats…

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Preserve Bent Mountain/Roanoke

Roanoke County
Virginia

We a citizen advocacy group (based in Roanoke, Virginia) formed in opposition to the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC (MVP). We maintain that the placement of this pipeline will adversely affect the quality of life in all areas it transects.

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Chapel Hill Organization for Clean Energy (CHOCE)

Orange County
North Carolina

Concerned about unhealthy and unsustainable combustion energy (currently coal, gas, pellets, and methane) used in the UNC on-site power plant facilities and the coal ash disposal site located under the Chapel Hill police station.

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Sustainable Madison

Madison County
North Carolina

Sustainable Madison is a non-profit composed of Madison County residents and property owners who believe in the practice of Earth stewardship by our members, our government and the public.

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Protect Caswell

Caswell County
North Carolina

Dedicated to concerns regarding quarry and asphalt/concrete plant in Caswell County, NC.

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Friends of the Deep River

Guilford County
North Carolina

We formed to protect, restore, and enhance the Deep River in Piedmont, NC that touches us personally.