COVID-19

Sonal Jessel Calls for Action on Heightened Threats of Heat & COVID-19 in Gotham Gazette Op-Ed – July 21, 2020

In a July 21, 2020 Op-Ed in the Gotham Gazette, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Policy & Advocacy Coordinator Sonal Jessel called for action from New York City & New York State to address the heightened health threats of extreme

Cecil Corbin-Mark’s Congressional Heat Testimony Quoted in E&E News – July 15, 2020

In a July 15, 2020 article, E&E News quoted WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark, who testified at the House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology hearing on “Sweltering in Place: COVID-19,

Taylor Morton Talks Environmental Justice and How Inequities Worsen the Impact of COVID-19 – July 1, 2020

In a July 1, 2020 interview on WFUV, WE ACT’s Environmental Health and Education Manager Taylor Morton discussed environmental justice and how inequities in our communities have exacerbated the impacts of COVID-19. Listen to the Interview

Sonal Jessel Comments on NYC’s Get Cool AC Program on WNYC – June 25, 2020

On June 25, 2020, WE ACT’s Policy & Advocacy Coordinator Sonal Jessel was interviewed by WNYC radio on the City’s new program to provide free air conditioners to low-income senior citizens who feel safer inside due to COVID-19 yet are

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

Peggy Shepard on the Environmental, Health, & Racial Inequities Fueling the Relaunch of the NBEJN in the Guardian – June 18, 2020

In a June 18, 2020 article on the relaunch of the National Black Environmental justice Network (NBEJN) in the Guardian, our Co-Founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard was quoted on the environmental, health, racial, and other inequities that fueled the

Sonal Jessel on Summer Heat, COVID-19, & Energy Insecurity in Bloomberg Law – June 17, 2020

In a June 17, 2020 article in Bloomberg Law on the intersection of extreme heat and the COVID-19 pandemic, our Policy & Advocacy Coordinator Sonal Jessel raised the issue of energy insecurity, explaining that residents of many of the communities

Peggy Shepard on the Role of Environmental Health & COVID-19 Disparities in the Return of the NBEJN in Grist – June 16, 2020

In a June 16, 2020 article in Grist, our Co-Founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard was quoted on the role that environmental health and COVID-19 disparities played in deciding to relaunch the National Black Environmental Justice Network (NBEJN). The NBEJN

Peggy Shepard on the Return of the NBEJN in the Hill – June 15, 2020

In a June 15, 2020 article in the Hill, our Co-Founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard was quoted on the advocacy role of the National Black Environmental Justice Network (NBEJN). The NBEJN relaunched via a virtual press conference that day,

Peggy Shepard Interviewed by CBS on Environmental Justice – June 12, 2020

In a June 12, 2020 article on CBSNews.com, our Co-Founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard was interviewed about the environmental justice movement and why, in this time of COVID-19 and renewed protests for racial justice, it has become even more