Can affect the health of the community members, even negatively impacting their immunity to contagious diseases, and can increase their risk of chronic disease such as diabetes.  Having access to local nutritious food can help a community be more self-sufficient and resilient to things like bad weather, strikes, gas price hikes, foodborne pathogen outbreaks, etc.

try to buy more from local small family farms or local CSAs

Hazardous waste is concentrated around Mayo, which is really no surprise, and a lot of the other concentrations of pollutants are in the poorest areas of the city. Again, no real surprises there. :( These are the areas with the most diversity in the city, and host many immigrants. 

I'm not sure yet, I'm opting for the free consult through the county, which is scheduled for sometime in November.

I have been composting for years. I have not done anything with the compost yet, as I do not have time to garden much anymore now that I'm back in school. Next spring maybe I will use some in my container garden that I have on my deck. I think I will grow tomatoes, spinach, and kale in it

it's probably more culturally acceptable to eat meat, people have more  income to spend on meat, and have access to meat.  If raised in the right way, on small family farms, eating more meat can help provide necessary nutrients to people and be a healthy part of the ecosystem (can provide manure that helps nourish the soil, keeps grass eaten down, pigs eat food scraps, chickens eat insects and larvae that help preserve beneficial garden insects, etc) and provide income to family farmers.  Incentives need to be provided to encourage small family farms that raise animals the correct way. What needs to be discouraged are CAFOs which are very harmful to the environment.

No, this does not surprise me.  I am surprised the numbers are not higher with how Americans view spending, preparing and budgeting.  Our busy lives get in the way of preparing and then we end up wasting.  I would rather use the money saved on improvements to my house and my retirement account.

clean air and water, habitats for a diverse ecosystem of bugs and animals, peace & joy. 

100% renewable energy powering my home, my city, and my state. More wind turbines and solar panels, and all-electric cars for RPT and home. Aka, money.