Environmental Health

Peggy Shepard Listed in House Committee Hearing E&E Daily – February 25, 2019

On February 25, 2019, E&E Daily reported that WE ACT’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard was providing testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. The purpose of the hearing was to

WE ACT’s Statement on NYC’s Roadmap to Eliminating Childhood Lead Exposure in Harlem World Magazine – January 28, 2019

On January 28, 2019, Harlem World Magazine featured WE ACT’s statement on New York City’s new Roadmap to Eliminating Childhood Lead Exposure. Read the Story

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

Peggy Shepard on the Green Dreamer Podcast – January 22, 2019

WE ACT’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard was interviewed on the Green Dreamer podcast, which aired January 22nd, 2019. She talked about the work WE ACT has done, the fight for environmental justice, and the importance of community-based organizations

What would happen to health and housing in NYC if tenants had as much power as landlords?

New York City is in the throes of one of the worst housing crises in generations. Affordability is plummeting, displacement and homelessness have reached record levels, and the severe public health consequences of the living conditions that feed gentrification will

Génesis Abreu on Univision – September 26, 2018

On September 26th, 2018, WE ACT’s Environmental Health Programs Manager Milagros de Hoz and several of our members testified in a public hearing at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan US Courthouse as part of the Federal Government’s lawsuit against the New

The How’s, Where’s and Why’s of Lead

On September 26th, 2018 the Federal Government of the United States’ lawsuit against the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), US v. NYCHA 18 Civ 5213 (WHP), had a public hearing. Among other housing safety and sanitary violations, lead paint

Safe, Affordable, Clean and Dignified Housing is Always the Key to Health

I grew up in California’s wine country with mild and wet weather throughout the winter. My family’s three-bedroom apartment would be mostly warm and cozy during those months but the bedroom I shared with my younger sister would be damp

Growing Old

I was raised in Harlem from birth, born at the old Women’s Hospital on February 17th, 1950. My most vivid memories from my childhood are from my home on 116th Street between 8th and Manhattan Avenue. Living there with my

Transforming Community Spaces: Lessons from West Harlem Group Association

“When Architects and Designers specify better, healthier building products for housing renovations it can make a big impact on the lives of residents and provide concrete evidence for change.” —Alison Mears, Director, Healthy Materials Lab Research demonstrates that substantial human health