Toxic Wastes and Race at Twenty 1987-2007 A follow-up study to the landmark study Toxic Waste and Race in the United States, a report commissioned by the United Church of Christ and released 20 years ago that put the environmental justice movement on the map two decades ago. The 2007 report again finds a clear racial pattern where waste sites are located and the way the government responds or does not respond to contamination emergencies in people of color. The file is available for download [PDF -- warning: very large file of 6.9 Mb ]

The UCC Environment and Energy Task Force prepared two major reports based on its first two years of work, 2005-2007. Printed copies of the reports were distributed at the UCC General Synod in June, 2007. PDF versions of the reports are now available from this website.

	The United Church of Christ: Toward a National Environmental Focus [PDF -- 415 Kb], is the general report of the Task Force. It includes sections on the work of the Task Force, the history of environmental issues and the UCC, current environmental focus areas for the denomination, resources for churches, programatic recommendations, and public policy implications.
	Report to the 26th General Synod of the United Church of Christ: Energy and Climate Work Group, UCC Environment and Energy Task Force [PDF -- warning: large file of 1.9 Mb] "The work group's focus is to help find ways that the UCC and its congregations can engage in positive responses to the energy and climate change challenges expected during the denomination's second half century."