Resources and Reports
WE ACT frequently receives research and media requests for historical publications. Through our resources and reports page, you will find nearly 30 years of publications WE ACT has either authored, partnered in publishing, or been featured in.
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WE ACT for Environmental Justice Responds to the Status of Voting Rights Legislation and the Build Back Better Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2021 Contact: Dana Johnson, dana@weact.org, 917-885-3314 WE ACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESPONDS TO THE STATUS OF VOTING RIGHTS LEGISLATION AND THE BUILD BACK BETTER ACT WASHINGTON, DC – This week President Biden and
WE ACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESPONDS TO THE WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PHASE I NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT RULEMAKING
WE ACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESPONDS TO THE WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PHASE I NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT RULEMAKING FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2022 Contact: Lauren Hall, lauren@weact.org, (703) 447-7106 WASHINGTON, DC – Today the
WE ACT for Environmental Justice Seeks to Expand Number of Buildings Required to Reduce Emissions Under the Climate Mobilization Act While Safeguarding Affordable Housing
New York State Legislation Now Protects Affordable Housing Residents From Landlords Passing on the Cost of Compliance FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2020 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-410-1963, chris@weact.org HARLEM, NY — Members and staff from WE ACT for Environmental
WE ACT for Environmental Justice Stands with Congressional and Environmental Leaders in Support of a Green New Deal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Joining Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), and representatives
WE ACT for Environmental Justice Statement on NYC’s Roadmap to Eliminating Childhood Lead Exposure
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org NEW YORK – New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio and Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia today released the City’s Roadmap to Eliminating Childhood Lead
WE ACT for Environmental Justice Statement on the 2021 New York State Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2020 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org ALBANY, NY – In response to the release of the 2021 New York State Budget by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s (WE ACT)
WE ACT for Environmental Justice Statement on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Changes to Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2020 CONTACT: Dana Johnson, 773-495-1677, dana@weact.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump administration and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator, Andrew Wheeler, began finalizing a plan to
WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Kerene Tayloe, Esq. Appointed to the New York State Climate Action Council’s Transportation Advisory Panel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-410-1963, chris@weact.org HARLEM, NY — Kerene Tayloe, Director of Federal Legislative Affairs at WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT), has been appointed to the New York State Climate Action Council’s Transportation
WE ACT in Albany: Healthy Homes for NYCHA
As part of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Land and Healthy Homes Coalition, WE ACT for Environmental Justice staff and six members of our Healthy Homes Working Group traveled to Albany on March 11, 2019 to advocate for
WE ACT in Essence – January 11, 2019
WE ACT was included in an article on the leadership of black women in the environmental justice movement in Essence on January 11th, 2019. Read the Article