Extreme Heat

Peggy Shepard Quoted in Bloomberg on Impact of Extreme Heat on African American Communities – October 7, 2019

In an October 7, 2019 Bloomberg Environment article on the health impacts of climate change on communities of color, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard was quoted on the impact of extreme heat. Read the

Peggy Shepard Asks About Extreme Heat on CNN’s Climate Crisis Town Hall

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard was invited to CNN’s Climate Crisis Town Hall on September 4th, 2019 and asked Democratic Presidential Candidate Beto O’Rourke how he would help Americans deal with extreme heat, one

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

Harlem Heat Project in the American Meteorological Society’s Journal – January 7, 2019

WE ACT’s work in the Harlem Heat Project was showcased in a paper published in the American Meteorological Society’s online journal on January 7th, 2019. Read the Paper

Peggy Shepard in the Manhattan Times – October 31, 2018

On October 25th, 2018, WE ACT’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard participated in Extreme Heat Events in Cities: Societal Impacts and Solutions, a panel discussion at Columbia University sponsored by the Earth Institute’s Climate Adaption Initiative. The event