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Collecting Dust: How New York City is Failing to Penalize Landlords for Exposing Tenants to Lead Dust

WE ACT for Environmental Justice is a member of the New York City Coalition to End Lead Poisoning, which published a report on November 12, 2019: Collecting Dust: How New York City is Failing to Penalize Landlords for Exposing Tenants

Unequal Air and Care: Federal Impact on Pediatric Asthma Disparities in 4 U.S. Cities

WE ACT’s report, Unequal Air and Care: Federal Impact on Pediatric Asthma Disparities in 4 U.S. Cities calls on the federal government to strengthen the 2010 Coordinated Federal Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Asthma Disparities and utilize the report’s

From Trash to Treasure: 135th Street Garbage Marine Transfer Station

This report details the community visioning process for the 135th Marine Transfer Station.

Green Renaissance: A Guide to Healthy, Sustainable Urban Development in Harlem

[:en]The way that buildings are built is often just as important as the fact that they have been built at all.[:]

Environmental Justice and the Green Economy: A Vision Statement and Case Studies for Just and Sustainable Communities

[:en]This report describes a shared vision for a just and sustainable economy, and highlights grassroots environmental justice successes in our communities. [:]

A Guide to Supporting Volunteer Fundraisers

[:en]The success of volunteers—including board members— raising money for an organization hinges on many factors.[:]

Climate Conversations: Understanding Climate Change in our Communities

[:en] This report back focuses on the varying visions of what climate change looks like to a diversity of residents that live in Northern Manhattan.[:]

Federal Transportation Act: A Battle for Climate Justice

[:en]Transit Riders for Public Transportation (TRPT) is a national campaign to reframe the debate by demanding that it place scientific reality about the climate crisis front and center. [:]

Harlem on the River – Making a Community Vision Real

[:en]Harlem-on-the-River is a community-based planning model that should be replicated nationally to develop public space and encourage community-based economic development.[:]

Addressing Public Health and Chemical Exposures: An Action Agenda

[:en]People in the United States encounter thousands of different chemicals in their daily lives and have questions and concerns about how these chemicals may affect their health.[:]