Environmental Justice

Albany Advocacy Day: Lead, Toxins, & Climate

Make your Earth Day meaningful by joining us for our Albany Advocacy Day on Tuesday, April 25. Our state leaders need to hear from you on critical environmental justice legislation! We are at a critical point in our fight for

Clearing the Air on Gas Stoves

In honor of National Public Health Week, we want to call attention to the dangers of indoor air pollution. Homes that use gas stoves expose themselves to unsafe amounts of indoor air pollution. That matters, because Americans spend, on

New York City Council Passes Legislation to Expedite the Phaseout of Fuel Oil No. 4 in Buildings

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2023 Contact: Chris Dobens, 718-679-8542, chris@weact.org NEW YORK — Today the New York City Council passed Introduction 470-A, which would require building owners to end the use of No. 4 oil by October 15, 2027, accelerating

WE ACT Applauds the Introduction of the Heating and Cooling Relief Act of 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2023 Contact: Astrid DuBois, 646-866-8485, astrid@weact.org WASHINGTON – WE ACT for Environmental Justice applauds the introduction of the Heating and Cooling Relief Act of 2023 by U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman and U.S. Senator Edward

Colorism in the Beauty Industry: How the Manufacture & Marketing of Cosmetics is Poisoning People of Color

Join us on Friday, January 27 from 12:30-2:00 PM for an online panel discussion of the results of our Beauty Inside Out survey of Northern Manhattan residents, which examined the use of chemical straighteners and skin lighteners among BIPOC adults. The results

Albany Advocacy Day: Kick Fossil Fuels Out of Buildings

Join leading climate groups from Buffalo to Long Island as we converge on Albany to demand that New York State Governor and legislature pass key climate legislation this year, including kicking fossil fuels out of buildings. Burning gas, oil, and

New York State Environmental Health & Justice Advocates and Bill Sponsors Call on Governor Hochul to Get Deadly Toxics Out of Their Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2022 Contact: Bobbi Wilding, Clean+Healthy, 518-708-3875, bobbi@cleanhealthyny.org ALBANY, NY — With only a few weeks left for Governor Hochul to sign vital legislation, advocates and bill sponsors gathered, calling on her to sign five

December Year-End Membership Meeting

Join us at 10:00 AM on Saturday, Dec. 3 for our annual Year-End Membership Meeting. It will be held in-person at the Most Worship Prince Hall Grand Lodge, which is located at 454 West 155th Street (between St. Nicholas &

Climate Justice Pavilion at COP27

WE ACT for Environmental Justice, the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, and the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University hosted the first-ever Climate Justice Pavilion inside the Blue Zone at COP27, the 2022

WE ACT for Environmental Justice Issues Statement in Response to the Energy Transition Accelerator Proposed by U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 11, 2022 Contact: Chris Dobens, chris@weact.org, 718-679-8542 SHARM EL-SHEIKH, EGYPT – This week U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry announced a plan, the Energy Transition Accelerator, that will use funds raised by selling