Climate Change

Poll of Black and Latino/x Communities on Climate Change and the Clean Energy Transition

Third Way, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, & GreenLatinos Polling: Black and Latino/x Communities’ Sentiment on Climate Change and the Clean Energy Transition Key Takeaways In partnership with GBAO, Third Way teamed up with WE ACT for Environmental

WE ACT Responds to New York State Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2022 State of the State Agenda

In her first State-of-the-State address, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul demonstrated a commitment to the environment and fighting climate change, though largely came up short in addressing the disproportionate impacts of climate change, air pollution, toxic chemicals, and other

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

Peggy Shepard & Sonal Jessel Recognized Among City & State New York’s Energy & Environment Power 100 – Dec. 20, 2021

On December 20, 2021, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard and Director of Policy Sonal Jessel were named among City & State New York’s Energy & Environment Power 100. Read the Article

WE ACT Daily News Op-Ed Urges Build Back Better Passage to Support Solar in Frontline Communities – December 15, 2021

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Energy and Transportation Policy Manager Anastasia Gordon and Director of Organizing Charles Callaway co-authored an Op-Ed in the New York Daily News on December 15, 2021 urging the passage of the Build Back Better Act

Gas Free NYC

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’s Extreme Heat in East Harlem Op-Ed in the Daily News – August 12, 2021

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard penned an Op-Ed on the impacts of extreme heat in communities of color, like East Harlem, that was published in the New York Daily News on August 12, 2021.

IPCC Report Demonstrates Urgent Need for New York City to Pass Legislation for Gas-Free New Construction

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 For More Information: Sonal Jessel, WE ACT (646) 983-0224 Liz Moran, NYPIRG (518) 610-1828 Pete Sikora, NYCC (917) 648-7786 INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT DEMONSTRATES URGENT NEED FOR NEW YORK CITY

Report Reveals Inequities in the Exposure to the Urban Heat Island in New York City

REPORT REVEALS INEQUITIES IN THE EXPOSURE TO THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND IN NEW YORK CITY Black and Latino Communities in Northern Manhattan are more vulnerable to heat-related health threats FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2021 CONTACTS: Fabiola Nunez,

Sonal Jessel Takes the Verge on Our East Harlem Heat Tour – July 14, 2021

When the Verge approached us to learn more about the Urban Heat Island effect, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Director of Policy and resident heat expert Sonal Jessel, M.P.H. took journalist Justine Calma and her film crew on our East