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New York State to Ban Single-Use Styrofoam Packaging for Food and Beverages as well as the Sale of Styrofoam Packing Materials

New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Continues to Lead the Way in Reducing Solid Waste FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org ALBANY, NY — WE ACT for Environmental Justice celebrates New

WE ACT Will Announce Request for Applications on January 30, 2020 for its New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Justice Capacity-Building Grant Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 16, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org HARLEM, NY — On January 30, 2020, WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) will announce the request for applications (RFA) for its Environmental Justice Capacity-Building

WE ACT Awarded a $400,000 Grant Over Two Years from the Kresge Foundation to Strengthen the Health and Well-Being of New York City Public Housing Tenants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org HARLEM, NY — WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) has been awarded a $400,000 grant over two years from the Kresge Foundation to enable WE

WE ACT Receives $1,000,000 from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to Administer an Environmental Justice Capacity-Building Grant Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org HARLEM, NY — WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) has been awarded a $1,000,000 grant from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)

WE ACT Celebrates New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Signing the Period Products Labeling Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org ALBANY, NY — New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed the Period Products Labeling Act into law today, legislation that requires manufacturers selling period products

WE ACT Awarded $100,000 Grant from the Kresge Foundation to Build Climate Resilience and Improve Health

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org HARLEM, NY — WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation to advance policy solutions aimed at

WE ACT Among Groups Suing EPA Over Lead Hazard Standards

New Guidelines Fail to Protect Half the Children at Risk FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org HARLEM, NY— WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) is one of several organizations that have

Environmental Justice and National Environmental Groups Advance a Historic Joint Climate Platform

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2019 Contact: Dana Johnson, 202-548-4585, dana@weact.org Washington, D.C. — To confront the widening dangers of our climate crisis, leading U.S. environmental justice and national environmental groups today are advancing for the first time an

New York State Safeguards Health with Legislation Requiring the Disclosure of Ingredients in Period Products

Groundbreaking Legislation is the First of Its Kind in United States FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org ALBANY, NY — WE ACT for Environmental Justice is celebrating the passage of the

New York State Takes Historic Action to Address Climate Change by Passing the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act

Legislation Will Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions 100 Percent By 2050, With Utility Emissions Reduced 100 Percent By 2040 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org ALBANY, NY — After a three-year campaign, WE