Press Release

WE ACT for Environmental Justice Statement on the 2021 New York State Budget

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2020 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org ALBANY, NY – In response to the release of the 2021 New York State Budget by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s (WE ACT)

Peggy Shepard Appointed to DNC Climate Council Platform Committee – March 24, 2020

Peggy Shepard, Executive Director and Co-Founder of WE ACT for Environmental Justice, has been named a member of the Democratic National Committee’s Environment and Climate Council’s Platform Committee. This committee is tasked with developing recommendations for the climate, environment, and

Governor Cuomo Signs the Best-In-Nation Child Safe Products Act

GOVERNOR CUOMO GIVES NEW YORK STATE CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS AN EARLY VALENTINE BY SIGNING THE BEST-IN-NATION CHILD SAFE PRODUCTS ACT Legislation Will Require Companies to Report Toxic Chemicals in Children’s Products in New York State FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February

WE ACT Issues Request for Applications for its New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Justice Capacity-Building Grant Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2020 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org HARLEM, NY — WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) today issued a request for applications (RFA) for its Environmental Justice Capacity-Building Grant Program funded

WE ACT Testified in Support of the Renewable Rikers Act to Convert Rikers Island into a Solar Farm

Plan to Train the Formerly Incarcerated to Install the Solar Panels FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2020 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org HARLEM, NY — Cecil Corbin-Mark, Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives at WE

Electric Buses Come to Harlem

Next Stop: No Asthma FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2020 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org HARLEM, NY — The New York State Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) today announced the expansion of its electric bus program, showcasing

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)