from the DataCenter's Environmental Justice Program, Spring/Summer 2002.

Citizens' Environmental Coalition: Stop Toxic Colors

Eastman Kodak, a multinational corporation with headquarters in Rochester, New York is the state's number one manufacturing polluter. Kodak has a long history of environmental violations, contamination of the Rochester community, dumping of hazardous wastes in Kodak Park, and advocacy for the weakening of environmental regulations.

The Citizens' Environmental Coalition has launched a corporate environmental accountability campaign for Kodak in response to the Rochester area's devastating children's cancer rates, increased calls from concerned citizens and media sources, and the alarming results of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Draft Dioxin Reassessment report.

Citizens' Environmental Coalition has been conducting a national advertising campaign against Kodak. The group is also working on a report on how to close the production loop including closing the incinerators.

Recently the DataCenter provided research on Kodak's strategic direction and key product distributors for the campaign. The Citizens' Environmental Coalition is using the research to decide how to pressure Kodak.

For further information, see Kodak's Toxic Colors.