Announcements

WE ACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESPONDS TO THE PASSAGE OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT OF 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2022 Contact: Chris Dobens, chris@weact.org, 718-679-8542 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which President Biden is expected to sign into law. Peggy Shepard,

WE ACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESPONDS TO DRAFT PERMITTING REFORM TEXT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2022 Contact: Dana Johnson, dana@weact.org, 917-885-3314 or Chris Dobens, chris@weact.org, 718-679-8542 WASHINGTON – This week news agencies reported the details of proposed permitting reforms that are part of a deal to secure Senator Manchin’s

WE ACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESPONDS TO FERC APPROVAL TO EXPAND EXPORT CAPACITY OF FREEPORT LNG

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2022 Contact: Anastasia Gordon, anastasia@weact.org , 646-341-2588 WASHINGTON – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved expanding export capacity of Freeport LNG, one of the top-producing liquified natural gas (LNG) export facilities in the country

Environmental Justice Leadership Forum Congressional Letter on the Environmental Justice for All Act

July 26, 2022 The Honorable Raul Grijalva The Honorable Bruce Westerman Chairman

WE ACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESPONDS TO STATUS OF BUDGET RECONCILIATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2022 Contact: Dana Johnson, dana@weact.org, 917-885-3314 or Chris Dobens, chris@weact.org, 718-679-8542 WASHINGTON – Yesterday it was reported that Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) would not support a budget reconciliation package that would address the climate

WE ACT for Environmental Justice Provides Testimony at U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing on Proposed Air Quality Monitoring Legislation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 2022 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-410-1963, chris@weact.org WASHINGTON – WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Senior Director of Strategy and Federal Policy Dana Johnson testified today at the U.S. Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee

Letter Urging New York State Governor Kathy Hochul to Sign Cumulative Impacts Bill – May 26, 2022

Download the full letter as a PDF here.

WE ACT & DSCEJ on President Biden and European Commission’s Plan to Diversify and Expand LNG Exports

WE ACT for Environmental Justice and Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Respond to President Biden and the European Commission Announcement To Diversify and Expand LNG Exports FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2022 Contact: Anastasia Gordon, WE ACT

WE ACT Issues Statement on New York State’s Cumulative Impacts Legislation

WE ACT Issues Statement on New York State Legislation to Reduce the Cumulative Impacts of Pollution on Disadvantaged Communities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2021 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-410-1963, chris@weact.org NEW YORK – Low-income communities and communities of

WE ACT Among Organizations Calling for Halt to LNG Exports and Infrastructure

Gas facilities and infrastructure are consistently sited in low-income communities, communities of color, and Indigenous and tribal lands resulting in a disproportionate cumulative impact of pollution and the associated health burdens for residents of these communities, including asthma, lung and