asthma

Enforcing the Law for Healthier Homes

Why We Need New York City to Enforce Local Law 55 of 2018 Sokhna Seye and Temera Degroot, high school students attending The Beacon School, are concerned about the enforcement of Local Law No. 55 of 2018. This New

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

May Membership Meeting

Join us on Saturday, May 11th for our May Membership Meeting. This month we are focusing on the work we’re doing to achieve a “Just Transition” here in NYC. We’ll examine what Just Transition policy looks like at different sectors

Cecil Corbin-Mark on Congestion Pricing in Scientific American – April 2, 2019

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark was quoted in an E&E News article featured in Scientific American on April 2, 2019 discussing the benefits of New York City’s congestion pricing plan. Read

WE ACT in Essence – January 11, 2019

WE ACT was included in an article on the leadership of black women in the environmental justice movement in Essence on January 11th, 2019. Read the Article

Stephan Roundtree, Jr. in Grist – July 11, 2018

In this July 11, 2018 Grist article on the impact of extreme heat, WE ACT’s Environmental Policy and Advocacy Coordinator Stephan Roundtree, Jr. discusses the work we are doing to help New Yorkers learn about and locate neighborhood cooling centers during

Peggy Shepard in the Manhattan Times – July 11, 2018

In this July 11, 2018 Manhattan Times article on the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health, WE ACT’s Co-Founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard talks about the work WE ACT has been doing and the impact it has had on the

Unequal Air and Care: Federal Impact on Pediatric Asthma Disparities in 4 U.S. Cities

WE ACT’s report, Unequal Air and Care: Federal Impact on Pediatric Asthma Disparities in 4 U.S. Cities calls on the federal government to strengthen the 2010 Coordinated Federal Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Asthma Disparities and utilize the report’s

Unequal Air and Care: Asthma Disparities

How well are federal strategies to reduce disparities in the treatment and management of asthma working?