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Peggy Shepard Talks About Environmental Racism on CBS News – April 23, 2021

In an interview for CBS News that aired on April 23, 2021, WE ACT for Environmental Justice Co-Founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard talked about environmental racism, its impact on communities, and how organizations like WE ACT are tackling this

Peggy Shepard Addresses President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate – April 23, 2021

On April 23, 2021, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard addressed President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate, a two-day gathering of leaders from around the world to discuss how we can best work together to

Sonal Jessel Makes the Case for Electric School Buses in Governing Op-Ed – April 19, 2021

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Director of Policy Sonal Jessel, M.P.H. co-authored an April 19, 2021 Op-Ed in Governing with the Amalgamated Transit Union’s International President John A. Costa in which they make the case for replacing dirty diesel school

Peggy Shepard Urges EPA to Address Systemic Issues in the Guardian – April 7, 2021

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard was quoted in an April 7, 2021 article in the Guardian on how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan is refocusing the agency to advance environmental justice,

Peggy Shepard Featured in Washington Post History of Environmental Justice – April 6, 2021

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard was featured in an April 6, 2021 interactive article on the history of the environmental justice movement and its future under the Biden administration. Read the Article (or download

Taylor Morton on Toxics in Beauty Products in Retailer Report Card in CNN – March 30, 2021

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Director of Environmental Health & Education Taylor Morton was quoted in the March 30, 2021 CNN story on the Mind the Store campaign’s Retailer Report Card, explaining the disproportionate threat that toxic chemicals in beauty

Corina Fuentes Environmental Health in Affordable Housing Op-Ed in Giving Compass – March 26, 2021

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Development Writer Corina Fuentes wrote an Op-Ed in Giving Compass on March 26, 2021 on the importance of addressing environmental health issues in public housing. Read the Op-Ed

Peggy Shepard Equitable Climate Funding Op-Ed in the Chronicle of Philanthropy – March 23, 2021

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard wrote an Op-Ed in the Chronicle of Philanthropy on March 23, 2021 calling on philanthropists like Jeff Bezos to invest in environmental justice organizations to build a more diverse,

Peggy Shepard Interviewed on EDF+Business Degrees Podcast – January 18, 2021

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard was interviewed on the EDF+Business Degrees podcast published on January 18, 2021. She discusses her journey from journalism to becoming one of the most recognized voices in environmental justice

Peggy Shepard Talks to NBC News About Diversity in the Environmental Movement – January 13, 2021

Peggy Shepard spoke with NBCNews.com for a January 13, 2021 article on diversity in the environmental movement, noting that it still has a long way to go – from the board of directors down to the issues and communities they