Cumulative Impact

WE ACT Joins Coalition to Protect New York City Children from Diesel School Bus Emissions

WE ACT GETS ON THE BUS WITH THE NEW YORK CITY CLEAN SCHOOL BUS COALITION TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES BY ELECTRIFYING THE CITY’S SCHOOL BUS FLEETS Coalition Launches Campaign to Protect Children from Carcinogenic Pollution and

Kerene Tayloe Voices Our Support for the Environmental Justice for All Act in Grist – July 30, 2020

In a July 30, 2020 article in Grist, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene Tayloe expresses our support for the Environmental Justice for All Act being introduced by U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-California), a companion

Peggy Shepard Featured on CBS News Discussing Environmental Racism – July 17, 2020

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard was featured in a story about environmental racism on CBS News that aired on July 17, 2020. She was also interviewed live afterwards to discuss the implications of the

WE ACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESPONDS TO BUILD BACK BETTER PLAN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2020 Contact: Dana Johnson, dana@weact.org, 773-495-1677 WASHINGTON, DC – This week former Vice President Joe Biden released the “Build Back Better Plan” in response to the economic and climate crises. WE ACT for Environmental Justice

Peggy Shepard Raises Concern of Cumulative Effects in the Weakening of NEPA in the Washington Examiner – July 15, 2020

In a July 15, 2020 article in the Washington Examiner on the Trump administration’s weakening of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard noted that the changes would eliminate the

Kerene Tayloe on the Weakening of NEPA in the New York Times – July 15, 2020

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene Tayloe was quoted in a July 15, 2020 New York Times article on the Trump administration’s weakening of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), noting that this will impact