Waste Justice
THE PROBLEM New York City is considered one of the most wasteful cities in the country. New York City sends more than 14 million tons of trash to landfills every year, nearly 10 percent of the nation’s total waste. According
City Policy
Buffalo Community Groups Join Map Project To Find and Replace Lead Water Pipes
Community advocates, the water utility, and mapping experts collaborate to document where Buffalo’s lead pipes are located, as records are incomplete or inaccurate FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2022 Contacts: Stephanie Simeon, Heart of the City Neighborhoods, s.simeon@hocn.org, 716-446-3863
How to Write Legislation
Do you want to learn how to write a bill, or at least better understand the process? Come to our virtual workshop on how to write legislation that can get passed. This is the first of a two-part series. Anyone
Lead Poisoning Workshop
New York State leads the nation in homes with lead-based paint and childhood lead-poisoning cases. Here in New York City, an average of 2,233 children test positive for elevated blood lead levels each year. And studies show that Black children
Too Hot to Handle: The Reality of Extreme Heat in New York & How to Prepare Frontline Communities
Join us on Wednesday, June 1 at 12:00 PM for WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s comprehensive webinar on extreme heat, the deadliest impact of climate change, on the residents of Northern Manhattan, and how you can help address it. We
New York State Utility Debt Roundtable
Trouble with your utility bill? Join us on Monday, March 7 at 6:00 PM for the Energy Democracy Alliance’s Utility Debt Roundtable. We will hear testimony from members of our community and then have a panel discussion on how
Out of Gas, In with Justice Featured in The City – February 14, 2022
Did you know that your gas stove produces harmful indoor air pollution, including toxic gases such as nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide, which happen to be the same nasty gases that come out of a car’s exhaust pipe? In
WE ACT Applauds NYC Mayor Eric Adam’s Commitment to Environmental & Climate Justice
WE ACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE APPLAUDS NEW YORK CITY MAYOR ERIC ADAM’S COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE Mayor Appointments of Key Staff and Commits to Achieving Environmental and Climate Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2021 Contact:
WE ACT Cited as an Effective Climate Nonprofit in Fast Company – Dec. 19, 2021
In a December 19, 2021 article in Fast Company on the need to fund environmental nonprofits, WE ACT for Environmental Justice was cited as an example of an effective environmental nonprofit “accomplishing a lot on a shoestring budget.” Read the
January Membership Meeting: New York City Policies
Join us at 10:00 AM EST on Saturday, January 8 for our first Membership Meeting of 2022! Our focus will be on New York City policies and improvements we’d like to see from the new leadership. We’ll begin the meeting