When was the organization founded, what was the founding purpose, what were its modes of support, and what was its early structure?

The Environmental Health Coalition (EHC) was founded in 1980 and served low-income communities in the San Diego/Tijuana region. Their founding purpose was centralized around all people, and all communities should have the right to live, work and play in a clean and safe environment regardless of their ZIP code. In the early 1980s, their early structure included organizing around cancer and calling to action against San Diego being a toxic waste dump. Early on, their work revolved around community education of critical policy, permits, and other political events around San Diego.