Affordable and Equitable Transportation

Transportation Working Group October Meeting

Transportation gets us where we need to be. And yet transportation is also a key source of pollution in our communities. That’s why clean, equitable transportation is essential for a healthy, thriving community – and an important environmental justice issue. If

Funding Available for Electric School Buses: What You Need to Know Now

For many schoolchildren, their day begins with riding a school bus filled with their classmates’ chatter and laughter. Most parents, educators, and school districts have no idea that this seemingly safe method of transportation may be the most dangerous part

June Membership Meeting: Get Ready to Vote & Learn About Fair Fares

Join us at 10:00 AM on Saturday, June 11 for our June Membership meeting. We’ll be talking about voter engagement, first with our Membership Planning Committee elections (learn more here) and then with early voting for New York State’s June 28 Primary Election

WE ACT RESPONDS TO THE OPENING OF THE CLEAN SCHOOL BUS PROGRAM

WE ACT RESPONDS TO THE OPENING OF THE CLEAN SCHOOL BUS PROGRAM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2022 Contacts: Lonnie Portis, Environmental Policy and Advocacy Coordinator, lonnie@weact.org and Anastasia Gordon, Energy and Transportation Policy Manager, anastasia@weact.org WASHINGTON, DC

WE ACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESPONDS TO EPA PROPOSAL TO UPDATE THE CROSS STATE AIR POLLUTION RULE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2022 Contacts: Dana Johnson, dana@weact.org, 1-917-885-3314 and Anastasia Gordon, anastasia@weact.org, 1-646-341-2588 WASHINGTON, DC – Today the Environmental Protection Agency released a proposal to update the Cross State Air Pollution Rule. Dana Johnson, senior director

Peggy Shepard & Congressman Espaillat Call for East Harlem Transit Hub in Daily News Op-Ed – November 24, 2021

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard and U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) co-authored an Op-Ed in the New York Daily News on November 24, 2021 making the case for a transit hub and other infrastructure

New York City Council Passes Legislation to Protect Our Children, Communities, & Climate by Transitioning to Electric School Buses

NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL PASSES LEGISLATION TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN, COMMUNITIES, & CLIMATE BY TRANSITIONING TO ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES Also Passes Legislation to Create Citywide Climate Adaptation Plan to Help Address Impacts of Climate Change FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2021

NYC Electric School Bus Rally

Join us on Thursday, September 30 at 11:00 AM to rally for the passage of Intro 455 – legislation that will require New York City to begin the transition to an all-electric school bus fleet by no later than 2035

Electric School Buses

Challenge The transportation sector is one of the largest contributors to U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. New York City’s school bus system transports about 150,000 students daily. In New York City, low-income communities and communities of color are exposed

September Membership Meeting: Redistricting, NYCHA’s Blueprint, & Electric School Buses

Join us for our September Membership Meeting on Saturday, September 11 at 11:00 AM EDT. We’ll have staff presentations and member discussions on Redistricting in NYC, NYCHA RAD & Pact, and Electric School Buses for NYC. Join us online, via