Cumulative Impact

WE ACT Among Organizations Calling for Halt to LNG Exports and Infrastructure

Gas facilities and infrastructure are consistently sited in low-income communities, communities of color, and Indigenous and tribal lands resulting in a disproportionate cumulative impact of pollution and the associated health burdens for residents of these communities, including asthma, lung and

WE ACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESPONDS TO EPA PROPOSAL TO UPDATE THE CROSS STATE AIR POLLUTION RULE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2022 Contacts: Dana Johnson, dana@weact.org, 1-917-885-3314 and Anastasia Gordon, anastasia@weact.org, 1-646-341-2588 WASHINGTON, DC – Today the Environmental Protection Agency released a proposal to update the Cross State Air Pollution Rule. Dana Johnson, senior director

Driving Down Pollution from the Transportation Sector

Transportation produces the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. The medium- and heavy-duty sector, in particular, is a significant source of criteria air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and fine particulates, which disproportionately and adversely impact

WE ACT & Coalition Partners Join with the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, & Asian Legislative Caucus to Support Legislation to Curtail Exposure to Toxics

Advocates from the Lead Free Kids NY Coalition, JustGreen Partnership, and Cumulative Impact Workgroup Join with the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus to Support Landmark Legislative Action to Curtail Exposure to Toxics $1

Cumulative Impacts Teach-In for the Environmental Health Advocacy Day

Get ready for our New York State Environmental Health virtual advocacy day on February 16 with our Cumulative Impacts Teach-In at 6:00 PM EST on Tuesday, February 15. Learn about the cumulative impacts of toxics and other pollution in our

New York State Environmental Health Advocacy Day

Join us for our JustGreen Partnership virtual advocacy day from 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM EST on Wednesday, February 16. We’ll be asking New York State policymakers to advance environmental health and justice legislation, such as eliminating toxic chemicals in

New York State Legislature Passes Two Bills Reducing Exposure To Toxic Chemicals

NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE PASSES TWO BILLS REDUCING EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS Addressing the Disparate Exposure to Toxic Chemicals in Communities of Color is a Key Environmental Justice Issue FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2021 Contact:

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