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Environmental Health and Justice Leadership Training
Build the knowledge and tools needed to organize campaigns for environmental and climate justice.
New York State Environmental Justice Capacity-Building Grant Program
WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) has been awarded a $1,000,000 grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to help build administrative, technical, and programmatic capacity of grassroots and community-based organizations working to achieve environmental
Cecil Corbin-Mark Interviewed by WABC TV Channel 7 on the MTA Introducing Electric Buses in Harlem – January 29, 2020
On January 29, 2020, WE ACT’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark was interviewed by WABC TV Channel 7 on the health impacts of the New York State Metropolitan Transit Authority’s introduction of electric buses on the
Cecil Corbin-Mark Quoted in amNewYork on the MTA’s Introduction of Electric Buses in Harlem – January 29, 2020
On January 29, 2020, WE ACT’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark was quoted in amNewYork on the health impacts of the New York State Metropolitan Transit Authority’s introduction of electric buses on the M60 SBS route
Cecil Corbin-Mark Quoted in Patch on the MTA’s Introduction of Electric Buses in Harlem – January 29, 2020
On January 29, 2020, WE ACT’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark was quoted in Patch on the the New York State Metropolitan Transit Authority’s introduction of electric buses on the M60 SBS route in Harlem. Read the
Kerene Tayloe Quoted on Rollbacks in Truthout – January 23, 2020
Kerene N. Tayloe, Esq., Director of Federal Legislative Affairs at WE ACT for Environmental Justice, was quoted in Truthout’s Jan. 23, 2020 article on the impacts of the Trump Administration’s environmental rollbacks. Read the Story
Collecting Dust: How New York City is Failing to Penalize Landlords for Exposing Tenants to Lead Dust
WE ACT for Environmental Justice is a member of the New York City Coalition to End Lead Poisoning, which published a report on November 12, 2019: Collecting Dust: How New York City is Failing to Penalize Landlords for Exposing Tenants
Lubna Ahmed Raises the Role of Racism in Air Pollution in the Nation – November 6, 2019
In November 6, 2019 article in the Nation featuring a new study that identified a link between violent crime and air pollution, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Director of Environmental Health Lubna Ahmed called attention to the roles of race
Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in Harlem World – June 21, 2019
On June 21, 2019, Harlem World Magazine featured our announcement about the passage of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, a historic bill that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout New York State by 100 percent by 2050. Although
East 125th Street Community Visioning Action Plan in Patch – April 30, 2019
On April 30, 2019, Patch featured an article on the the East 125th Street Community Visioning Action Plan, which was developed by a coalition organized by WE ACT for Environmental Justice and designed to leverage the Second Avenue Subway expansion
Peggy Shepard in the Huffington Post – March 8, 2019
On March 3, 2019, WE ACT’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard was featured in a Huffington Post article for International Women’s Day celebrating “8 Women Making the World A Better Place.” Read the Article
Solar Uptown Now on ABC’s Here and Now – February 3, 2019
WE ACT’s Deputy Director and Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark appeared on ABC Channel 7’s Here and Now on Feb. 3rd, 2019 discussing our Solar Uptown Now program, which is putting rooftop solar on affordable housing in Harlem and training
