Announcements

WE ACT FOR ENVIROMENTAL JUSTICE: LETTER TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE REGARDING THE LOOMING GOVERMENT SHUTDOWN

The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500 The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries House Minority Leader 2433 Rayburn Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Chuck Schumer Senate Majority Leader 322 Hart Senate Office

STATEMENT BY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS ON THE NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CLIMATE JUSTICE & CARBON MANAGEMENT

We, the undersigned, attended the National Symposium on Climate Justice and Carbon Management at the Wingspread Center in Wisconsin hosted by GreenLatinos, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy

Letter to President Biden on the Debt Ceiling Negotiations – May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023 The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: As Environmental Justice advocates and allies with hundreds of collective years of

WE ACT Partners with DataCamp Donates to Offer Free Data Skills Training

WE ACT is excited to be a partner of DataCamp Donates, offering staff and community members an opportunity to learn data skills that can advance our work, from non-coding essentials to data science and machine learning. Data can be

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