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WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 22h

Thank you so much for joining us!

We’ll have the recording up on YouTube shortly to share with your network 💚

WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 22h

This Halloween, join the NYS JustGreen Partnership & lawmakers to urge Gov. Hochul to sign S.1548/A.1502 banning PFAS in period products.

🗓 Oct 31, 11 AM

📍 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building

Let’s end toxic chemicals in menstrual products and protect women’s health.

WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 2d

WE ACT’s Chris Dobens joins the Buildings Hub Live podcast to break it down with the Public Health Law Center’s Daniel Carpenter-Gold. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mt1...

Buildings Hub Live: Electrification Laws Prevail in Courts After Berkeley

YouTube video by Atlas Public Policy

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WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 3d

NYC public schools are crumbling—children are suffering from the climate crisis and growing inequities. With federal cuts hitting hard, NYS must step up and fund #GreenHealthySchools.

Take action and Sign the petition today: actionnetwork.org/petitions/gr...

WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 3d

WE ACT staff are presenting at the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting in DC! 💚

📍Mon, Nov 3 – Manny Salgado on EJ Mapping Tools (2:30 PM)

📍Tue, Nov 4 – Denise Patel on Federal EJ Policy (5:30 PM)

WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 4d

Nov. 2nd. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4th. See who is on the ballot, learn about the ballot measures, and find out when and where to vote at weact.org/vote.

WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 4d

Childhood lead poisoning is 100% preventable. NYC kids deserve better. Join our community conversation and help shape solutions.

RSVP: [email protected]

WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 6d

As one of the plaintiffs in the litigation against the DEC for failing to issue the regulations required by law, under the CLCPA, WE ACT is pleased to announce that the Court ruled in our favor, requiring the DEC to issue these regulations by February 6, 2026.

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WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 7d

Early voting runs from Oct. 25 to Nov. 2, with Election Day on Nov. 4. Get registered & learn what you need to know: who’s running, what are the ballot measures, and when and where to vote. #Vote #GOTV weact.org/vote

WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you for joining our 2025 Gala. Your support powers our fight for environmental justice and a healthier future for all. Get involved at weact.org.

WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 8d

This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re urging Gov. Hochul to sign the bill banning PFAS and toxic chemicals in menstrual products. These harmful substances have no place in our bodies.

🗣️ Add your voice and take action by signing our petition below:

secure.everyaction.com/kvjqXcmeRU2B...

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WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 8d

Our Executive Director Peggy Shepard will speak on Climate & Environmental Justice at the Art, Climate Change, and Education Summit on Oct. 23 at the Schomburg Center. Join us to reimagine what’s possible.

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WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 8d

October is Children’s Environmental Health Month — let’s make our schools greener and healthier for every child. 💚

ALIGN NY @alignny.bsky.social · 9d

Our school buildings are in disrepair.

We have a plan to green our schools, create 321K jobs, cut the DOE energy bill in half, and make our communities healthier.

ED @mooreprogress.bsky.social and @cmsandynurse.bsky.social joins parents and students to talk #GreenHealthySchools on CBS NY:

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ALIGN NY @alignny.bsky.social · 9d

Our school buildings are in disrepair.

We have a plan to green our schools, create 321K jobs, cut the DOE energy bill in half, and make our communities healthier.

ED @mooreprogress.bsky.social and @cmsandynurse.bsky.social joins parents and students to talk #GreenHealthySchools on CBS NY:

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WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Washington Heights for our Climate Ready Uptown workshop! Together, we’re building climate resilience and advancing environmental justice in Northern Manhattan. 💚

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WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 10d

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, let’s protect New Yorkers from toxic PFAS in menstrual products. @governor.ny.gov must sign the ban on PFAS & Toxic Chemicals in Menstrual Products bill now.

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Hot & Toxic @hotandtoxic.bsky.social · 14d

Per the American Gas Association, gas utility spending has increased 50% from 2022 to 2023, reaching $49.1 billion! And that spending is coming back to haunt customers in the form of $1,000+ gas bills.

Read more at @NPR: https://n.pr/43rcdUS

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WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 10d

1 in 4 New Yorkers can’t afford their energy bills while utilities build more gas pipelines and rake in record profits.

@governor.ny.gov Can help stop it by repealing the 100-foot rule and ending ratepayer-funded gas expansion.

Read more: citylimits.org/opinion-ny-u...

Opinion: NY Utilities Are Exploiting an Outdated Law to Raise Energy Bills - City Limits

"Despite her focus on affordability, Gov. Hochul has yet to change any of our policies to bring down energy costs. Repealing the 100-foot rule can be the start."

citylimits.org

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WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 10d

NYC will launch a Cool Pavement Pilot in 2026 to reduce dangerous urban heat in low-income neighborhoods across all five boroughs. A smart step toward a cooler, safer, more resilient city.

Thanks to our advocates and Council Member Sandy Nurse and all who pushed for this.

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WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 11d

Childhood lead poisoning is 100% preventable — yet NY still leads the nation. We can change this. Join us for a community conversation on prevention.

📅 Thurs, Oct. 30 | 6–8 PM

📍 1854 Amsterdam Ave (2nd Fl)

📧 [email protected]

📞 646-983-7098

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WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 11d

NEW! 🌟 Explore our #HispanicHeritageMonth StoryMap by WE ACT @manuelsalgado.bsky.social federal research manager and GreenLatinos. Learn, get inspired and share: bit.ly/ejhhm2025

Join us in honoring Hispanic and Latino/a/e heritage, culture, and contributions to #EnvironmentalJustice all year long!

Hispanic Heritage Month 2025

Editor’s Note: The extent of Hispanic and Latino/a/e peoples is broad and multidimensional. Although many will try to describe us as homogenous and as one in the same, we recognize that could not be ...

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WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 11d

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! 💗 Join us Oct. 20 from 6:30–7:30 PM for a free Breast Health Education webinar with AICF and NY CATRH. Open to survivors, health pros, and advocates. RSVP: ccny.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Manuel Salgado @manuelsalgado.bsky.social · 15d

With mere hours left to go in Hispanic Heritage Month, we put the finishing touches on our storymap we created with our partners @greenlatinos.org that celebrates the contributions Latinos have made to Environmental Justice. It is but a portion of the story but I really hope you'll engage with it.

Hispanic Heritage Month 2025

Editor’s Note: The extent of Hispanic and Latino/a/e peoples is broad and multidimensional. Although many will try to describe us as homogenous and as one in the same, we recognize that could not be ...

storymaps.arcgis.com

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WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 14d

New York City will soon become the first City in the nation with a comprehensive plan to advance environmental justice. Many thanks to ConEdison for supporting our community engagement work to ensure those most-impacted have a voice in the development of this plan.

WE ACT for Environmental Justice @weact4ej.bsky.social · 16d

It's hard to believe it has already been 5 years since Cecil's passing. He's always in our thoughts, and very much so at last night's Gala.

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