Climate Justice

Peggy Shepard Quoted in Bloomberg on Impact of Extreme Heat on African American Communities – October 7, 2019

In an Oct. 7, 2019 Bloomberg Environment article on the health impacts of climate change on communities of color, Peggy Shepard was quoted on the impact of extreme heat. Read the Story

Kerene N. Tayloe Offers Insight on Addressing Climate Change in Washington Informer – October 2, 2019

WE ACT’s Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene N. Tayloe, Esq. was quoted extensively in a Washington Informer article on Oct. 2, 2019. Not only did she discuss the challenges low-income communities and communities of color are facing because of

Global Climate Strike

Join us WE ACT staff, members, friends, & colleagues for the Global Climate Strike on Friday, Sept. 20th. We’ll be meeting at 11:30 AM in front of 100 Centre Street. We’ll leave there at noon to head over to Foley

Kerene Tayloe Talks About Environmental Justice on Two Broads Talking Politics – September 9, 2019

Director of Federal Legislative Affairs for Kerene Tayloe talks about environmental justice, CNN’s Climate Town Hall, urban heat islands, our Worker Training program, and the greening of the economy on the Two Broads Talking Politics podcast. Listen to the Interview

Inwood Climate & Health Town Hall

Our Inwood Climate & Health Project has been working with Inwood residents over the past few months to prioritize these health impacts and develop an action plan for addressing them. Based on input from the community, we identified extreme heat

East Harlem / El Barrio Town Hall

Come Help Us Create an Environmentally and Economically Sustainable Corridor Along East 125th Street While Preserving the Community’s Cultural Identity and Creating Good Local Jobs East Harlem/El Barrio’s 125th Street corridor has fallen victim to years of neglect, underinvestment,

We Are El Barrio Arts & Culture 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

We Are El Barrio Preservation 101 Workshop

Peggy Shepard Asks About Extreme Heat on CNN’s Climate Crisis Town Hall

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard was invited to CNN’s Climate Crisis Town Hall on September 4th, 2019 and asked Democratic Presidential Candidate Beto O’Rourke how he would help Americans deal with extreme heat, one

WE ACT Awarded $100,000 Grant from the Kresge Foundation to Build Climate Resilience and Improve Health

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org HARLEM, NY — WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation to advance policy solutions aimed at