Press Release

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

New York State Establishes A Permanent Environmental Justice Advisory Board

Low-Income Communities and Communities of Color, Disproportionately Impacted by Environmental Issues, Now Have a Permanent Voice in Albany FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org ALBANY, NY — WE ACT for Environmental

WE ACT Celebrates the Passage of the Child Safe Products Act

After a Decade of Sustained Advocacy, New York State Passes Legislation to Identify and Remove Toxic Chemicals from Children’s Products FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org ALBANY, NY — As WE ACT

Second Avenue Subway Presents Opportunity to Address Environmental and Economic Issues in East Harlem / El Barrio

Community-Driven Recommendations Designed to Make East 125th Street More Sustainable FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org NEW YORK — Beginning in September 2017, WE ACT for Environmental Justice organized a growing

WE ACT for Environmental Justice Stands with Congressional and Environmental Leaders in Support of a Green New Deal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Joining Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), and representatives

WE ACT for Environmental Justice Advised U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Preserve Existing Mercury and Air Toxics Standards During Public Hearing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2019 Contact: Dana Johnson, 202-548-4585, dana@weact.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a public hearing on its residual risk and technology review of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards