City Policy

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

Gas Free NYC: Decarbonizing New York City’s Future Buildings with Local Law 154

Gas Free NYC: Decarbonizing New York City’s Future Buildings Seventy-one percent of New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions, the air pollution that causes climate change, come from buildings burning fossil fuels like natural gas. And studies have found that air

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

Ashley James Writes Op-Ed on Health Inequities in NYCHA in City Limits – October 7, 2021

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Environmental Health Coordinator Ashley James wrote an Op-Ed published in City Limits on October 7, 2021 calling attention to the health risks faced by New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents and urging them to