Environmental Justice

Sonal Jessel Talks to the Verge About the Dangers of CONVID-19 Sheltering in Place During the Summer – March 27, 2020

In a March 27, 2020 article in the Verge, WE ACT’s Policy and Advocacy Coordinator Sonal Jessel discusses the dangers of sheltering in place during the CONVID-19 pandemic for frontline communities once this summer’s heat waves start to arrive, along

Lubna Ahmed Quoted on Health Inequity and Impacts of COVID-19 in Center for Public Integrity & Mother Jones – March 27, 2020

WE ACT’s Director of Environmental Health Lubna Ahmed was quoted in an article that appeared in the Center for Public Integrity and Mother Jones on March 27, 2020 about the role pollution plays in the higher rates of asthma in

Peggy Shepard’s DNC Climate Platform Committee Appointment Featured in Harlem World – March 24, 2020

Harlem World looks forward to having WE ACT’s Executive Director and Co-Founder Peggy Shepard developing recommendations for the climate, environment, and energy planks of the 2020 Democratic Party Platform. The magazine reported on March 24, 2020 that she had been

Peggy Shepard Appointed to DNC Climate Council Platform Committee – March 24, 2020

Peggy Shepard, Executive Director and Co-Founder of WE ACT for Environmental Justice, has been named a member of the Democratic National Committee’s Environment and Climate Council’s Platform Committee. This committee is tasked with developing recommendations for the climate, environment, and

Peggy Shepard Featured Among Women Leading the Environmental Movement by Temboo – March 5, 2020

Peggy Shepard was showcased as one of the 22 women leading the environmental movement on Temboo’s blog. Read the Story

Kerene Tayloe Defends NEPA in Blavity Op-Ed – March 6, 2020

WE ACT’s Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene N. Tayloe, Esq. wrote an Op-Ed in Blavity on March 6, 2020 urging readers to voice their opposition to the proposed rollbacks to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Read the Op-Ed

Peggy Shepard Co-Authored NEPA Op-Ed in the Hill – February 25, 2020

Peggy Shepard, Co-Founder and Executive Director of WE ACT for Environmental Justice, and Christy Goldfuss, Senior Vice President for Energy and Environment Policy at the Center for American Progress, co-authored an Op-Ed in the Hill on February 25, 2020 making

Lifestyle Blog Features Peggy Shepard for Black History Month – February 17, 2020

Fierce for Black Women, a lifestyle blog, featured Peggy Shepard as part of an article entitled, Black Women’s History in the Making: Fighting Climate Change. Read the Story

Peggy Shepard Named Chair of the Environmental Justice Advisory Board by New York City Mayor – February 20, 2020

Peggy Shepard has been appointed Chair of the Environmental Justice Advisory Board by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. The board will “develop a design and scope for the citywide environmental justice study, establish a publicly accessible online data

WE ACT Issues Request for Applications for its New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Justice Capacity-Building Grant Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2020 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org HARLEM, NY — WE ACT for Environmental Justice (WE ACT) today issued a request for applications (RFA) for its Environmental Justice Capacity-Building Grant Program funded