City Policy

WE ACT Awarded $100,000 Grant from the Kresge Foundation to Build Climate Resilience and Improve Health

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org HARLEM, NY — WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation to advance policy solutions aimed at

Coverage of WE ACT’s Urban Heat Projects Featured in Grist – August 13, 2019

On August 13, 2019, WE ACT’s Harlem Heat Project, Cooling Center Audit initiative, and Aditi Varshneya were featured in a Grist article on what New York City is doing to address heat and its impacts on the public. Read 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

Cecil Corbin-Mark & Aditi Varshneya in US News & World Report – April 25, 2019

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark and Community Organizer & Outreach Coordinator Aditi Varshneya were quoted in an April 25, 2019 article in US News & World Report that explores the effort involved