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Green Jobs Report

On December 9, 2020, WE ACT for Environmental Justice and the Environmental Leadership Forum released the Green Jobs Report: Creating a Green Workforce, Community-Based Solutions for a Diverse Green Jobs Sector. This groundbreaking report outlines imperatives for bringing underrepresented groups

Green Jobs Report

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stand for Tenant Safety Report

[:en]The survey aims to document how major construction has impacted the health and well-being of tenants in rent-stabilized apartments in New York City and to explore the extent to which such construction constitutes tenant harassment.[:]

A Call for Toxic-Free Children’s Products

[:en]Children’s products containing toxic chemicals are for sale in New York City and pose dangerous, unnecessary health risks to children.[:]

A Call for Toxic-Free Children’s Products

How to Incorporate Equity & Justice into the Clean Power Plan

[:en]The purpose of this “Guidance”is to be a resource for state agencies and other stakeholders as they work to meaningfully engage with communities in the planning and implementation of the Clean Power Plan.[:]

How to Incorporate Equity & Justice into the Clean Power Plan

Human Genetics, Environment, and Communities of Color: Ethical and Social Implications

[:en]How does genetic research will affect communities of color, specifically in environmental health research?[:]

Human Genetics, Environment, and Communities of Color: Ethical and Social Implications

The Time Has Come: The Capital Campaign for the WE ACT Environmental Justice Center of New York

[:en]Our capital campaign will help in securing the funds needed to construct, equip and maintain and environmental justice center in Harlem[:]

The Time Has Come: The Capital Campaign for the WE ACT Environmental Justice Center of New York

Northern Manhattan and the Congestion Pricing Plan: A Comprehensive Look at the Citywide Plan from a Community Perspective

[:en]This report is a environmental justice review of a comprehensive congestion pricing plan initially put forward by the Mayor.[:]

Northern Manhattan and the Congestion Pricing Plan: A Comprehensive Look at the Citywide Plan from a Community Perspective