Children's Environmental Health

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)

Signing of the Child Safe Products Act in Harlem World – February 7, 2020

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s announcement of the signing of the Child Safe Products Act was featured in Harlem World Magazine on February 7, 2020. Read the Story

Governor Cuomo Signs the Best-In-Nation Child Safe Products Act

GOVERNOR CUOMO GIVES NEW YORK STATE CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS AN EARLY VALENTINE BY SIGNING THE BEST-IN-NATION CHILD SAFE PRODUCTS ACT Legislation Will Require Companies to Report Toxic Chemicals in Children’s Products in New York State FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February

Cecil Corbin-Mark Co-Authors Gotham Gazette Op-Ed in Support of the Child Safe Products Act – November 3, 2019

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark co-authored an Op-Ed in the Gotham Gazette on November 3, 2019 with Kathleen Curtis, LPN, Executive Director of Clean & Healthy New York. The Op-Ed was

WE ACT Celebrates New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Signing the Period Products Labeling Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org ALBANY, NY — New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed the Period Products Labeling Act into law today, legislation that requires manufacturers selling period products

Cecil Corbin-Mark Quoted in Indiana Environmental Reporter’s Coverage of Lead Lawsuit Against EPA – August 12, 2019

On August 12, 2019, WE ACT’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark was quoted in an Indiana Environmental Reporter article on a lawsuit that we are involved in against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to

Harlem World Magazine Reports on WE ACT’s Lead Lawsuit Against EPA – August 1, 2019

On August 1, 2019, Harlem World Magazine reported on WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s involvement in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to establish adequate lead hazard standards. Read the Story

WE ACT Among Groups Suing EPA Over Lead Hazard Standards

New Guidelines Fail to Protect Half the Children at Risk FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org HARLEM, NY— WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) is one of several organizations that have

New York State Safeguards Health with Legislation Requiring the Disclosure of Ingredients in Period Products

Groundbreaking Legislation is the First of Its Kind in United States FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org ALBANY, NY — WE ACT for Environmental Justice is celebrating the passage of the

Enforcing the Law for Healthier Homes

Why We Need New York City to Enforce Local Law 55 of 2018 Sokhna Seye and Temera Degroot, high school students attending The Beacon School, are concerned about the enforcement of Local Law No. 55 of 2018. This New