Community Health

July Membership Meeting: Town Hall on Extreme Heat & COVID-19 in NYC

SUMMER HEAT & COVID-19: A Deadly COMBINATION Learn About the Potentially Deadly Threat of Extreme Heat During the Summer of COVID-19 & Discuss Our Community-Driven Policy Recommendations to Address This Threat Summer is here, and even though the city has

Kerene Tayloe Focuses on the Importance of Environmental Health in Addressing COVID-19, Climate Change, & Racial Injustice in Grist – June 4, 2020

A June 4, 2020 article in Grist shared the views of environmental justice leaders on ways to address the compounded threats of racial injustice, climate change, and COVID-19. Our Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene Tayloe looked at the challenge

Cecil Corbin-Mark Discusses Impact of COVID-19 in Latinx Communities with Moms Clean Air Force – May 26, 2020

Deputy Director Cecil Corbin-Mark was interviewed by Moms Clean Air Force on the impacts of COVID-19 on the Latinx community for a May 26, 2020 article, in which he discusses the lack of access to healthcare and housing as well

Peggy Shepard & Julie Tighe Call for Parks Funding in Manhattan Times – May 20, 2020

As part of the Play Fair for Parks coalition, WE ACT’s Peggy Shepard joined New York League of Conservation Voters President Julie Tighe in writing an Op-Ed on the need for increasing equitable park funding that was published in the

Home Energy Assistance Program

What is HEAP? The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is a funding program from the federal and state government that assists eligible low-income households with their heating and cooling costs, energy crisis assistance, weatherization, and energy-related home repairs. In New

NYC Cooling Centers

Extreme heat events are increasing in frequency, severity, and duration in New York City. There are a number of negative health impacts from extreme heat, including heat stress, dehydration, dizziness, and fainting. These impacts can lead to hospitalization, worsening of

Community Health

July Membership Meeting: Town Hall on Extreme Heat & COVID-19 in NYC

Cecil Corbin-Mark Discusses Impact of COVID-19 in Latinx Communities with Moms Clean Air Force – May 26, 2020

Peggy Shepard & Julie Tighe Call for Parks Funding in Manhattan Times – May 20, 2020

Home Energy Assistance Program

NYC Cooling Centers

Cecil Corbin-Mark Cited in Politico on COVID-19 Concerns – May 7, 2020

Embracing Beauty Inside Out: My Journey to Clean Beauty

May Membership Meeting: Environmental Injustice & COVID-19 in Northern Manhattan

Lubna Ahmed Interviewed by Uptown Radio on Air Pollution and COVID-19 – April 11, 2020