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The Inflation Reduction Act: Triumphs, Challenges, and the Pursuit of True Environmental Justice

On August 16th, 2022, a milestone was achieved when President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – a $500 billion spending bill that aims to cut U.S. emissions in half by 2030. Marked as the largest climate investment in

Juneteenth 2023: A Call to Action

Two years ago, we commemorated Juneteenth with a blog post urging you to celebrate the day with a vote. Since then, our right to vote has remained under an escalating, even bolder attack. Juneteenth is meant to be a celebration

Clearing the Air on Gas Stoves

In honor of National Public Health Week, we want to call attention to the dangers of indoor air pollution. Homes that use gas stoves expose themselves to unsafe amounts of indoor air pollution. That matters, because Americans spend, on

A Park Built Upon Environmental Justice

Since moving Uptown from the Dominican Republic at the age of three, I’ve lived within a three block radius of a major highway every time we’ve moved. My parents encouraged me to spend as much time as possible outside, completely

Ashes for Fertilizer: Stepping Into a Legacy of Transformation

There are few times that have catalyzed change in my life as much as the Summer of 2020. Prior to that point I always knew I wanted to work toward social justice, but I hadn’t quite found my direction. I

Why Are Gas Prices So High and What Should the Government Be Doing About It?

Preface: This piece was first written before the release of the Inflation Reduction Act and therefore does not comment on the merits of this proposed legislation relative to gas prices. Gasoline[1] prices across the country have risen at unprecedented

Funding Available for Electric School Buses: What You Need to Know Now

For many schoolchildren, their day begins with riding a school bus filled with their classmates’ chatter and laughter. Most parents, educators, and school districts have no idea that this seemingly safe method of transportation may be the most dangerous part

Juneteenth & Father’s Day: An Intergenerational Look at Our Relationship with the Natural Environment

As a transplant from the South, I have spent a lot of time thinking about not only the connections between environmental justice and Juneteenth, but also the connections that Black people have to nature and the outdoors in general. For

Reshaping NYCHA’s Political Future through Voter Engagement

In recent years voter engagement has become a high-priority program for many advocacy groups, including WE ACT for Environmental Justice, signaling a desire to defend democracy, and to send a message to elected officials that constituencies are motivated and that

Juneteenth 2021: Celebrate with a Vote

As we celebrate Juneteenth, we could take some comfort in the fact that it has just been made a national holiday. But we don’t need a holiday – we need justice. And given the efforts to suppress the study