Working Towards a Future with Zero Pollution & Disease

Working Towards a Future with Zero

We are cancer survivors and military families impacted by Department of Defense contamination. Harmful levels of toxic substances were dumped into waterways, which seeped into the ground and drinking water in our hometown. As we fought life-altering diseases at young ages, we learned that these illnesses were preventable and likely caused by toxic exposures.

Our work goes beyond the environment as we observe how pollution contributes to debilitating diseases in those exposed. We support measures to ban toxic chemicals, integrate sustainable food packaging, incentivize plastic reduction, prevent sewage overflows, and more. Our team is passionate about defending everyone's right to clean water and a healthy future.

We aim to create a platform for individuals, government officials, and businesses to come together to support causes that impact our community. Join us and be part of the movement to Fight for Zero.

The mission of our nonprofit is to eliminate preventable and treatable diseases while protecting the environment. Through research, education, and advocacy, we will work to improve public health and preserve the ecosystem. Together, we can create the world we all want to live in.

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Our Work

Meet the Team

Becoming Resilient

We Fight for a Very Important Reason

Finding the courage to overcome an unexpected diagnosis

Our military family's life took an unthinkable turn in 2013 after we learned that our family was contaminated by the Department of Defense, who had known that PFAS chemicals were harmful since the 70s and continued to use them anyway. My uncle, brother, family dog, and I were diagnosed with cancer that year without a family history. Our case was so unique that we had genetic testing, which showed no mutation genes, indicating we did not have an increased risk of developing the disease. My medical records documented that our cancer was likely environmentally caused, which began my journey into environmental health advocacy. Through this work, I have connected with thousands of families nationwide impacted by environmental illness while teaching the value of clean water, air, soil, food, and health. Surviving cancer meant a second chance at life to positively impact my community and children's future. Advocacy has given me a purpose, and I'm honored to be a globally recognized environmental health leader, devoting my spare time to this work.

Stel Bailey

Founder

Fight for Zero Initiatives

Fight For Zero knows that our strength lies not only in the words we stand by but, most notably, through the actions of our initiatives.

Research & Education

Communities cannot make informed decisions if they are unaware of the environmental issues that may impact them. This is why Fight for Zero strives to share resources, raise awareness of science-related topics, and increase understanding of how contamination can affect their health. All people should have access to environmental testing, data, and information on how to lessen their toxic exposures.

Partnership & Community

We collaborate with groups nationwide, assisting in coordination, community outreach and engagement, science communication, and advocacy. Our passion is to help communities take on these challenges and guide people in their activism. Our online workshops feature various experts and have included everything you need to know, from public record requests to citizen science.

Health Data

Fight for Zero began crowdsourcing health information in 2014, investigating abnormal disease rates and urging state and federal agencies to examine the impacts of harmful exposures. This data is crucial in helping families decide where to live and how to lessen their toxic exposures. Working alongside medical professionals, we aim to protect lives through disease prevention and early detection.

Healthy Children

Children are often the hardest hit by the consequences of poor environmental exposure. They drink more water than adults, making them more vulnerable to environmental health hazards. Reducing their harmful exposures is crucial. We advocate for filtration in daycares and schools where children spend most of their time and for pregnant mothers where chemicals may adversely impact a developing fetus.

Disease Prevention

By assisting agencies with clinical guidance to toxic exposures, Fight for Zero has been able to help individuals detect their diseases in the early stages improving the outcome and quality of their life. Focusing on health, we educate on toxic exposures, empower individuals to choose healthy habits, and encourage improved laws that make systematic changes and healthy choices available.

Military Families

We are dedicated to improving health outcomes for military service members, veterans, firefighters, and their families exposed to toxic chemicals from on-base activities such as using firefighting foam containing harmful PFAS chemicals. Many soldiers and their families were unknowingly exposed to chemicals known to cause cancer and other illnesses.

Protecting Crops

Farmworkers have been adversely impacted by harmful chemicals that uptake into crops through contaminated irrigation water and biosolids. Excess chemicals leave a burden on crops which can be consumed by humans and adversely impact worms, bees, and other insects. We support better practices that protect the environment and human health.

Civic Engagment

Daily, harmful chemicals are released into the environment and used in consumer products. Industries must be financially accountable for contamination, especially when polluters deceive local communities, regulatory agencies, and shareholders into continuing harmful practices. We advocate for stricter regulations to hold polluters responsible.

Fisheries & Wildlife

Animals spend more time outdoors than humans, increasing their exposure risk and helping us observe environmental factors that cause changes in the ecosystem. Lack of nutrients and harmful chemicals can impact wildlife, the ecosystem, and food sources. We aim to protect fisheries, marine animals, endangered species, and more.

Water Quality Standards

Just because you cannot see, smell, or taste a contaminant doesn't mean it's not there. Industrial dumping, pesticide runoff, and weak federal chemical safety laws risk our water quality and have lifelong consequences for our health. We advocate for science-based drinking water standards for infants, children, and vulnerable populations.

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Pollution threatens our environment and health. It's a nationwide problem that requires community cooperation.

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