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Kerene Tayloe Quoted on the Green New Deal in Essence – April 17, 2019

In an article about Rhiana Gunn-Wright, the Policy Director of the New Consensus, WE ACT’s Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene N. Tayloe, Esq. was quoted discussing the Green New Deal. Read the Article

WE ACT Cited for Opposition to Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Blue Virginia – April 15, 2019

WE ACT for Environmental Justice was credited for its opposition to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Blue Virginia, an online news source dedicated to Democratic politics in Virginia, on April 15, 2019. Read the Article

Cecil Corbin-Mark Talks Congestion Pricing in Grist – April 10, 2019

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark was quoted repeatedly in an April 10, 2019 article on congestion pricing in Grist. Read the Article

Cecil Corbin-Mark on Congestion Pricing in Scientific American – April 2, 2019

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark was quoted in an E&E News article featured in Scientific American on April 2, 2019 discussing the benefits of New York City’s congestion pricing plan. Read

Peggy Shepard in MindBodyGreen – March 27, 2019

Kaméa Chayne had interviewed Peggy Shepard on her Green Dreamer podcast on January 22, 2019. In a March 27, 2019 interview in MindyBodyGreen, Chayne was asked which guest surprised her the most, and she said WE ACT’s Peggy Shepard. Read

Kerene Tayloe in the New York Daily News – March, 27, 2019

After speaking at a press conference on Capitol Hill in support of the Green New Deal on March 26, 2019, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene N. Tayloe, Esq. was quoted in the New York

Cecil Corbin-Mark Op-Ed on Electric Buses & Congestion Pricing in Gotham Gazette – March 20, 2019

WE ACT’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark wrote an Op-Ed in the March 20, 2019 Gotham Gazette that made a compelling case for electric buses and congestion pricing as a means to improving the air quality

Peggy Shepard Listed in House Committee Hearing E&E Daily – February 25, 2019

On February 25, 2019, E&E Daily reported that WE ACT’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard was providing testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. The purpose of the hearing was to

Green Jobs Panel in Harlem World Magazine – February 25, 2019

On February 25, 2019, Harlem World Magazine reported the news that WE ACT was co-hosting an Inclusive Renewable Energy Economy Powered By Green Jobs panel discussion with the Congressional Black Caucus on Capitol Hill. Moderated by WE ACT’s Director of Legislative

Kerene Tayloe Named in Grist 50 – March 12, 2019

WE ACT’s Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene N. Tayloe, Esq. has been recognized as one of the Grist 50 environmental leaders for 2019. Read the Article