Climate Justice

Kerene Tayloe Talks About Climate Justice on the Leslie Marshall Show – August 14, 2019

Our Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene Tayloe was on the Leslie Marshall Show on August 14, 2019 talking about the Equitable & Just National Climate Platform and some of the work that WE ACT has been doing to achieve

We Are El Barrio Climate Resiliency Workshop

East Harlem is at a crossroads, facing a number of threats including climate change, development, and gentrification. WE ACT for Environmental Justice, in collaboration with Ascendant Neighborhood Development and the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, is offering a series

Community Conversation on Climate Change and Its Impacts on Public Health in Inwood

Climate change can have serious impacts on the health of communities of color and low income, such as here in Inwood: • Climate change is causing more heat waves, which can lead to dehydration and hospitalizations. • More intense storms

We Are El Barrio

Climate Change and Its Impacts on Public Health in Inwood

WE ACT’s Historic Harlem Scavenger Hunt

Participate in our Summer Scavenger Hunt and win cool prizes while learning about Harlem history and environmental justice. Learn More & Play Here

Peggy Shepard Quoted in Gizmodo on Jay Inslee’s Equitable Climate Plan – July 29, 2019

Peggy Shepard was quoted in a July 29, 2019 Gizmodo article on Washington Governor and Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee’s plan to address climate change in an equitable way. Read the Story

Peggy Shepard Quoted on the Equitable & Just National Climate Platform on On The Ground radio show – July 19, 2019

On July 19, 2019, Peggy Shepard was featured as part of a segment on the Equitable & Just National Climate Platform that aired on the On The Ground radio show, which is broadcast on WPFW-FM (89.3) in DC, WRFG-FM (89.3) in

Peggy Shepard Quoted in Coverage of the Equitable & Just National Climate Platform – July 18, 2019

On July 18, 2019, WE ACT’s Co-Founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard was quoted in coverage of the historic national climate platform signed by 70+ environmental groups. The article, which appeared in the Washington Post as well as SFGate, dwells

Environmental Justice and National Environmental Groups Advance a Historic Joint Climate Platform

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2019 Contact: Dana Johnson, 202-548-4585, dana@weact.org Washington, D.C. — To confront the widening dangers of our climate crisis, leading U.S. environmental justice and national environmental groups today are advancing for the first time an