Federal Policy

Kerene Tayloe Voices Our Support for the Environmental Justice for All Act in Grist – July 30, 2020

In a July 30, 2020 article in Grist, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene Tayloe expresses our support for the Environmental Justice for All Act being introduced by U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-California), a companion

Kerene Tayloe Explains Lawsuit to Prevent NEPA Rollbacks in Environment News Service – July 29, 2020

In a July 29, 2020 article in Environment News Service, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene Tayloe makes the case for why we joined a coalition that has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s

Peggy Shepard Offers Suggestions on How EPA Can Best Use Proposed Environmental Justice Funds in Bloomberg Law – July 28, 2020

In a July 28, 2020 article in Bloomberg Law on the passage of a House Bill allocating $17 million for environmental justice programs at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard

Kerene Tayloe on NEPA Giving Communities a Voice in EnergyWire – July 16, 2020

In a July 16, 2020 article on the weakening of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in E&E News’ EnergyWire, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Director of Legislative Affairs Kerene Tayloe noted that NEPA was one of the few tools

WE ACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RESPONDS TO BUILD BACK BETTER PLAN

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2020 Contact: Dana Johnson, dana@weact.org, 773-495-1677 WASHINGTON, DC – This week former Vice President Joe Biden released the “Build Back Better Plan” in response to the economic and climate crises. WE ACT for Environmental Justice

Peggy Shepard Raises Concern of Cumulative Effects in the Weakening of NEPA in the Washington Examiner – July 15, 2020

In a July 15, 2020 article in the Washington Examiner on the Trump administration’s weakening of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard noted that the changes would eliminate the

Kerene Tayloe on the Weakening of NEPA in the New York Times – July 15, 2020

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene Tayloe was quoted in a July 15, 2020 New York Times article on the Trump administration’s weakening of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), noting that this will impact

Cecil Corbin-Mark’s Congressional Heat Testimony Quoted in E&E News – July 15, 2020

In a July 15, 2020 article, E&E News quoted WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark, who testified at the House Committee on Science, Space, & Technology hearing on “Sweltering in Place: COVID-19,

Peggy Shepard on the Importance of NEPA in the Hill – July 14, 2020

As a result of our virtual press conference on the importance of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard was quoted in a July 14, 2020 article in the Hill,

Kerene Tayloe Quoted on Opposition to Consumer Product Safety Commission Nominee in E&E News – July 2, 2020

In a July 2, 2020 article in E&E News, WE ACT’s Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene Tayloe was quoted on our opposition to the the nomination of Nancy Beck to head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Read the