Climate Change

Peggy Shepard Addresses President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate – April 23, 2021

On April 23, 2021, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard addressed President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate, a two-day gathering of leaders from around the world to discuss how we can best work together to

Peggy Shepard Equitable Climate Funding Op-Ed in the Chronicle of Philanthropy – March 23, 2021

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard wrote an Op-Ed in the Chronicle of Philanthropy on March 23, 2021 calling on philanthropists like Jeff Bezos to invest in environmental justice organizations to build a more diverse,

Climate Justice Working Group Natural Gas Ban Training

Approximately 70 percent of New York City’s greenhouse gas emissions come from buildings. Greenhouse gas emissions cause climate change by trapping heat in our atmosphere, and also contribute air pollution that causes respiratory diseases. That is why it is critical

WE ACT Celebrates New York City Mayor’s Fossil Fuel Ban

WE ACT CELEBRATES MAYOR DE BLASIO’S NEW YORK CITY FOSSIL FUEL BAN Prohibiting Natural Gas and Oil Connections in New Construction Will Reduce Air Pollution, Slow Climate Change, and Pave the Way for Renewable Energy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Better Buildings NY

For Health, Jobs, & Climate Justice To address the climate crisis, we need to dramatically reduce our overall greenhouse gas emissions. These emissions are produced by the burning of fossil fuels such as oil, gas, and coal, and contribute to

WE ACT Joins Coalition to Protect New York City Children from Diesel School Bus Emissions

WE ACT GETS ON THE BUS WITH THE NEW YORK CITY CLEAN SCHOOL BUS COALITION TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES BY ELECTRIFYING THE CITY’S SCHOOL BUS FLEETS Coalition Launches Campaign to Protect Children from Carcinogenic Pollution and

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Kerene Tayloe, Esq. Appointed to the New York State Climate Action Council’s Transportation Advisory Panel

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-410-1963, chris@weact.org HARLEM, NY — Kerene Tayloe, Director of Federal Legislative Affairs at WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT), has been appointed to the New York State Climate Action Council’s Transportation

Climate Week NYC 2020

CLIMATE WEEK NYC Sept. 19-28, 2020 Saturday, Sept. 19 10:00 AM EDT – WE ACT staff & members will participate in a Neighborhood Clean-Up with Congressman Adriano Espaillat beginning at WE ACT’s NYC HQ (1854 Amsterdam Avenue at 152nd

Peggy Shepard Comments on Including Flood Risk in Real Estate Listings in Politico – August 26, 2020

In an August 26, 2020 article in Politico, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard was asked her thoughts on Realtor.com starting to include flood risk in its online real estate listings, noting that it wasn’t

Kerene Tayloe Emphasizes the Importance of Environmental Justice for the Next Administration in the New York Times – August 12, 2020

In an August 12, 2020 article in the New York Times on the environmental justice focus of the Biden-Harris ticket, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene Tayloe emphasized the importance of an administration that understands