CAN is a grassroots, volunteer group with chapters throughout the Northeast. Our focus is on nuclear and other forms of environmental pollution and the health consequences of toxic exposure. Citizens' confidence in their ability to understand atomic power has been undermined by the nuclear industry and the scientific community. CAN seeks to demystify these issues, with the goal of enabling citizens to eliminate pollution and reclaim democratic control over their environment. CAN addresses the ethical and practical issues of nuclear power from the point of view of a contaminated community. We speak from experience as citizens who live in the effluent pathways of reactors and nuclear waste sites.