State Policy

The Clean Water, Clean Air, Green Jobs Bond Act

The General Election in November New Yorkers can take advantage of early voting from Oct. 29 through Nov. 6 or vote in-person on Election Day, Nov. 8. To learn more, visit our Voter Information page. Flip Over Your

September Membership Meeting: New York State’s Environmental Bond Act

Join us at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 10 for our September Membership meeting. Unfortunately it will be another virtual meeting – via Zoom – but we’re hoping to back in-person in October. That said, be sure to Zoom

How to Write Legislation

Do you want to learn how to write a bill, or at least better understand the process? Come to our virtual workshop on how to write legislation that can get passed. This is the first of a two-part series. Anyone

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

WE ACT Applauds New York State Legislature for Passing Bills to Reduce the Cumulative Impacts of Pollution on Disadvantaged Communities

Governor Hochul’s Signature Could Save Communities of Color from Continuing to be Environmental Sacrifice Zones FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2022 Contact: Chris Dobens, 718-679-8542, chris@weact.org NEW YORK – Yesterday the New York State Senate and Assembly passed legislation

WE ACT is Disappointed with the Fiscal Year 2022-23 New York State Budget

WE ACT is Disappointed with the Fiscal Year 2022-23 New York State Budget New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and the Legislature Fail to Adequately Fund Environmental and Climate Justice Initiatives FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2022 Contact: Chris

Testifying at a Public Hearing 101 Training Session for Con Ed Rate Case Hearings

Con Ed Wants to Raise Your Utility Rates! Help Us Fight This by Providing Online Testimony Con Edison wants to increase its electricity rates by 11.2 percent and gas rates by 18.2 percent beginning next year. But you can

Jasmine Graham Talks Utility Debt and Energy Justice in the Guardian – March 13, 2022

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Energy Justice Policy Manager Jasmine Graham was featured in an article in a March 13, 2022 Guardian article on the rising utility rates in the U.S. Graham discussed the inequitable impacts of rising utility rates