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The Pandemic & Pollution: A Panel Discussion on COVID-19 & Asthma

Join us for the Pandemic & Pollution: A Virtual Conversation on COVID-19 & Asthma African American, Latinx, and low-income communities have a disproportionate burden of illness and death from COVID-19, according to evidence from the Centers for Disease Control and

Lubna Ahmed Interviewed by NYCity News Service on Environmental Racism and COVID-19 – May 12, 2020

WE ACT’s Director of Environmental Health Lubna Ahmed explained the health impacts of environmental racism in the COVID-19 pandemic in an interview with NYCity News Service’s the Coronavirus Chronicles: New York in the Time of Pandemic. Read the Interview

Cecil Corbin-Mark Cited in Politico on COVID-19 Concerns – May 7, 2020

In a May 7, 2020 round-up, Politico cited Cecil Corbin-Mark’s concern about warmer temperatures bringing an increased risk of asthma attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic, in remarks he made during the NY Renews virtual town hall. Read the Article

Lubna Ahmed Interviewed by Uptown Radio on Air Pollution and COVID-19 – April 11, 2020

WE ACT’s Director of Environmental Health Lubna Ahmed was interviewed by Uptown Radio for an April 11, 2020 story on air pollution in Northern Manhattan and how its impact on the community can lead to higher COVID-19 death rates. Listen

Sonal Jessel Talks to Truthout About Impact of EPA Rollbacks During COVID-19 Crisis – April 13, 2020

In an April 13, 2020 article in Truthout, WE ACT’s Policy and Advocacy Coordinator Sonal Jessel discussed the impacts of the Environmental Protection Agency’s rollbacks during the COVID-19 public health crisis, explaining that loosening restrictions on air pollution will lead

Cecil Corbin-Mark Featured in Inside EPA Article on the Child Safe Products Act – April 8, 2020

WE ACT’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark was featured in an April 8, 2020 article in Inside EPA on New York State’s Child Safe Products Act, which was signed into law earlier this year. Corbin-Mark, who

Lubna Ahmed Quoted on Health Inequity and Impacts of COVID-19 in Center for Public Integrity & Mother Jones – March 27, 2020

WE ACT’s Director of Environmental Health Lubna Ahmed was quoted in an article that appeared in the Center for Public Integrity and Mother Jones on March 27, 2020 about the role pollution plays in the higher rates of asthma in

Signing of the Child Safe Products Act in Harlem World – February 7, 2020

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s announcement of the signing of the Child Safe Products Act was featured in Harlem World Magazine on February 7, 2020. Read the Story

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

Cecil Corbin-Mark Quoted in Patch on the MTA’s Introduction of Electric Buses in Harlem – January 29, 2020

On January 29, 2020, WE ACT’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark was quoted in Patch on the the New York State Metropolitan Transit Authority’s introduction of electric buses on the M60 SBS route in Harlem. Read the