Environmental Health

WE ACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESPONDS TO SUPREME COURT RULING ON WEST VIRGINIA vs. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2022 Contact: Dana Johnson, dana@weact.org, 917-885-3314 or Chris Dobens, chris@weact.org, 718-679-8542 WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, restricted the authority of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fulfill

Let’s Talk About Hair: Roundtable on Haircare Products & Health with Hair Salon Owners & Employees

Calling All Hair Salon Owners & Employees: Roundtable on Haircare Products & Health Do you own or work for a hair salon in Northern Manhattan? As part of our Beauty Inside Out campaign, we want to talk about hair and haircare products

Webinar for the New York State Cumulative Impacts Bill

Join us on Wednesday, June 8 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM for our webinar with Clean and Healthy New York, JustGreen Partnership, & South Bronx Unite to celebrate the passage of New York State’s Cumulative Impacts bill to protect

Letter Urging New York State Governor Kathy Hochul to Sign Cumulative Impacts Bill – May 26, 2022

Download the full letter as a PDF here.

Lead Poisoning Workshop

New York State leads the nation in homes with lead-based paint and childhood lead-poisoning cases. Here in New York City, an average of 2,233 children test positive for elevated blood lead levels each year. And studies show that Black children

July Beauty Inside Out Working Group

Our new Beauty Inside Out Working Group consists of members interested in working together to raise awareness of toxic substances in personal care and beauty products while promoting policies that remove these substances and products from the market. The industry is

June Beauty Inside Out Working Group

WE ACT RESPONDS TO THE OPENING OF THE CLEAN SCHOOL BUS PROGRAM

WE ACT RESPONDS TO THE OPENING OF THE CLEAN SCHOOL BUS PROGRAM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2022 Contacts: Lonnie Portis, Environmental Policy and Advocacy Coordinator, lonnie@weact.org and Anastasia Gordon, Energy and Transportation Policy Manager, anastasia@weact.org WASHINGTON, DC

Team Up to Clean Up Community Clean Up Event

WE ACT for Environmental Justice is joining forces with community leaders, local businesses, community-based organizations, and block associations to tackle trash in West Harlem and beyond. Team Up to Clean Up will bring together volunteers from across our community to

“Team Up to Clean Up” Tackles Trash in Harlem

“TEAM UP TO CLEAN UP” TACKLES TRASH IN HARLEM Volunteer-Led Group Organizes Giant Clean-Up Effort for Third Year in a Row FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: May 10, 2022 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-410-1963, chris@weact.org NEW YORK – Community leaders,