Environmental Justice

WE ACT Cited for Opposition to Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Blue Virginia – April 15, 2019

WE ACT for Environmental Justice was credited for its opposition to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Blue Virginia, an online news source dedicated to Democratic politics in Virginia, on April 15, 2019. Read the Article

Cecil Corbin-Mark Talks Congestion Pricing in Grist – April 10, 2019

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark was quoted repeatedly in an April 10, 2019 article on congestion pricing in Grist. Read the Article

Cecil Corbin-Mark on Congestion Pricing in Scientific American – April 2, 2019

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark was quoted in an E&E News article featured in Scientific American on April 2, 2019 discussing the benefits of New York City’s congestion pricing plan. Read

WE ACT for Environmental Justice Stands with Congressional and Environmental Leaders in Support of a Green New Deal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2019 Contact: Chris Dobens, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, chris@weact.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Joining Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), and representatives

Cecil Corbin-Mark Op-Ed on Electric Buses & Congestion Pricing in Gotham Gazette – March 20, 2019

WE ACT’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark wrote an Op-Ed in the March 20, 2019 Gotham Gazette that made a compelling case for electric buses and congestion pricing as a means to improving the air quality

WE ACT for Environmental Justice Advised U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Preserve Existing Mercury and Air Toxics Standards During Public Hearing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2019 Contact: Dana Johnson, 202-548-4585, dana@weact.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a public hearing on its residual risk and technology review of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

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

Green Jobs Panel in Harlem World Magazine – February 25, 2019

On February 25, 2019, Harlem World Magazine reported the news that WE ACT was co-hosting an Inclusive Renewable Energy Economy Powered By Green Jobs panel discussion with the Congressional Black Caucus on Capitol Hill. Moderated by WE ACT’s Director of Legislative

Peggy Shepard in the Huffington Post – March 8, 2019

On March 3, 2019, WE ACT’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard was featured in a Huffington Post article for International Women’s Day celebrating “8 Women Making the World A Better Place.” Read the Article

Green Jobs Panel in E&E Daily – February 28, 2019

In a February 28, 2019 article on the green economy, E&E Daily featured coverage of the February 26, 2019 panel discussion on the Inclusive Renewable Energy Economy Powered By Green Jobs we co-hosted on Capitol Hill with the Congressional Black