Green New Deal

Peggy Shepard on MSNBC’s PoliticsNation with Rev. Al Sharpton – July 11, 2021

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard was interviewed live on MSNBC’s PoliticsNation with Rev. Al Sharpton on July 11, 2021. She was asked about the extreme weather we’ve been experiencing as well as her work

SUNS Rises: The Creation of Our Solar Workers Cooperative

Out of WE ACT’s Solar Uptown Now program, 10 solar workers established a cooperative, fulfilling their ambition to own a stake in the emerging green economy, to create job opportunities for other people of color, and ultimately, to give back

Cecil Corbin-Mark Talks About Heat Vulnerability with NRDC – July 13, 2020

In a July 13, 2020 NRDC blog post, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark talks about heat vulnerability and how we are working to address it. Read the Article

Cecil Corbin-Mark Talks Renewable Rikers with The New Republic – June 19, 2020

A June 19, 2020 article in The New Republic on the Renewable Rikers plan to turn the jail complex into a solar farm quoted Cecil Corbin-Mark, our Deputy Director and Director of Policy Initiatives, and credited WE ACT for taking

WE ACT Featured in Scienceline Video on Green New Deal – April 3, 2020

Former WE ACT Environmental Policy and Advocacy Coordinator Stephan Roundtree, Jr. was interviewed by Scienceline for an April 3, 2020 story and video comparing the Green New Deal to the original 1930s New Deal. Read the Story & Watch the

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 Talks Climate Change with Jane Fonda for Harper’s BAZAAR Podcast – November 5, 2019

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard and Jane Fonda sat down for a one-on-one conversation on climate change, climate justice, and social justice at Le Chalet in Saks Fifth Avenue on November 5, 2019. The

Cecil Corbin-Mark & Aditi Varshneya in US News & World Report – April 25, 2019

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Deputy Director & Director of Policy Initiatives Cecil Corbin-Mark and Community Organizer & Outreach Coordinator Aditi Varshneya were quoted in an April 25, 2019 article in US News & World Report that explores the effort involved

Kerene Tayloe Quoted on the Green New Deal in Essence – April 17, 2019

In an article about Rhiana Gunn-Wright, the Policy Director of the New Consensus, WE ACT’s Director of Federal Legislative Affairs Kerene N. Tayloe, Esq. was quoted discussing the Green New Deal. 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