Peggy Shepard

Peggy Shepard Recognized Among City & State New York’s Manhattan Power 100 – Oct. 4, 2021

On October 4, 2021, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard has been named one of City & State New York’s Manhattan Power 100, a list of individuals “who have made the borough what it is

Peggy Shepard Receives France’s Knight of the National Order of Merit – September 29, 2021

On September 29, 2021, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard was formerly awarded the French Republic’s Knight of the National Order of Merit by Consul General Jérémie Robert (pictured above, on the left, with Peggy)

Peggy Shepard’s Extreme Heat in East Harlem Op-Ed in the Daily News – August 12, 2021

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard penned an Op-Ed on the impacts of extreme heat in communities of color, like East Harlem, that was published in the New York Daily News on August 12, 2021.

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

Secretary of Energy Meets with WE ACT to Discuss Solar Energy in Harlem World – June 29, 2021

In a June 29, 2021 article, Harlem World reported on United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm visit to 128 West 138th Street, a multi-family Housing Development Fund Corporation affordable housing cooperative in Harlem, where she met with WE

Peggy Shepard Joins Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in East Harlem – May 4, 2021

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer invited Peggy Shepard and other environmental leaders to speak at his press conference in East Harlem on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 announcing the Clean Transit for America plan. Among the plan’s improvements for public transit,

Peggy Shepard on the Plastics Crisis in YES Magazine – May 10, 2021

In a May 10, 2021 article in YES Magazine, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard spoke about the environmental racism in the production and disposal of plastics as well as offered recommendations on how to

Peggy Shepard Talks About Environmental Racism on CBS News – April 23, 2021

In an interview for CBS News that aired on April 23, 2021, WE ACT for Environmental Justice Co-Founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard talked about environmental racism, its impact on communities, and how organizations like WE ACT are tackling this

Peggy Shepard Addresses President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate – April 23, 2021

On April 23, 2021, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder and Executive Director Peggy Shepard addressed President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate, a two-day gathering of leaders from around the world to discuss how we can best work together to

Peggy Shepard Urges EPA to Address Systemic Issues in the Guardian – April 7, 2021

WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Co-Founder & Executive Director Peggy Shepard was quoted in an April 7, 2021 article in the Guardian on how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan is refocusing the agency to advance environmental justice,