WE ACT for Environmental Justice
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WE ACT has been combating environmental racism and building healthy communities for people of color since 1988. Support our work at WEACT.org/donate
We’re proud to welcome environmental justice pioneer Charles Lee to our Advisory Board.
A Scholar in Residence at Howard University School of Law, he authored the 1987 “Toxic Wastes and Race” report and helped launch the EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and the National EJ Advisory Council.
A Scholar in Residence at Howard University School of Law, he authored the 1987 “Toxic Wastes and Race” report and helped launch the EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and the National EJ Advisory Council.
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
We’re proud to welcome environmental justice pioneer Charles Lee to our Advisory Board.
A Scholar in Residence at Howard University School of Law, he authored the 1987 “Toxic Wastes and Race” report and helped launch the EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and the National EJ Advisory Council.
A Scholar in Residence at Howard University School of Law, he authored the 1987 “Toxic Wastes and Race” report and helped launch the EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and the National EJ Advisory Council.
We are proud to announce that Basil Seggos has joined our Board of Directors. Currently a Partner & Senior Policy Director at Foley Hoag, Basil served as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Co-Chair of the New York State Climate Action Council.
December 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are proud to announce that Basil Seggos has joined our Board of Directors. Currently a Partner & Senior Policy Director at Foley Hoag, Basil served as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Co-Chair of the New York State Climate Action Council.
People power created the EPA — now its mission is under threat as protections roll back and frontline communities pay the price.
Clean air and a livable planet are our rights. Spread the word, contact your reps, and join the push for a stronger EPA. #JusticeisintheAir #ThePeoplesEPA
Clean air and a livable planet are our rights. Spread the word, contact your reps, and join the push for a stronger EPA. #JusticeisintheAir #ThePeoplesEPA
December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
People power created the EPA — now its mission is under threat as protections roll back and frontline communities pay the price.
Clean air and a livable planet are our rights. Spread the word, contact your reps, and join the push for a stronger EPA. #JusticeisintheAir #ThePeoplesEPA
Clean air and a livable planet are our rights. Spread the word, contact your reps, and join the push for a stronger EPA. #JusticeisintheAir #ThePeoplesEPA
HEAP is now open❄️—an essential support for low-income frontline communities facing high winter energy bills.
Apply at mybenefits.ny.gov and learn more at otda.ny.gov/programs/heap. Everyone deserves affordable, safe heat. #EnergyJustice
Apply at mybenefits.ny.gov and learn more at otda.ny.gov/programs/heap. Everyone deserves affordable, safe heat. #EnergyJustice
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
HEAP is now open❄️—an essential support for low-income frontline communities facing high winter energy bills.
Apply at mybenefits.ny.gov and learn more at otda.ny.gov/programs/heap. Everyone deserves affordable, safe heat. #EnergyJustice
Apply at mybenefits.ny.gov and learn more at otda.ny.gov/programs/heap. Everyone deserves affordable, safe heat. #EnergyJustice
It's been a tough year, but we are thankful for the many victories we helped achieve at the city, state, & federal levels. Follow the link to read about them Peggy Shepard on the Mamdani transition team, and take advantage of a matching gift to double your donation!
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November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
It's been a tough year, but we are thankful for the many victories we helped achieve at the city, state, & federal levels. Follow the link to read about them Peggy Shepard on the Mamdani transition team, and take advantage of a matching gift to double your donation!
mailchi.mp/weact/we-act...
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Are you a Manhattan resident or small business owner looking to sign up for clean energy retrofits?
Interested in learning more about green jobs you may qualify for?
Fill out this form to learn more about the Manhattan Clean Energy Hub: manhattancleanenergyhub.org/form/
Interested in learning more about green jobs you may qualify for?
Fill out this form to learn more about the Manhattan Clean Energy Hub: manhattancleanenergyhub.org/form/
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Are you a Manhattan resident or small business owner looking to sign up for clean energy retrofits?
Interested in learning more about green jobs you may qualify for?
Fill out this form to learn more about the Manhattan Clean Energy Hub: manhattancleanenergyhub.org/form/
Interested in learning more about green jobs you may qualify for?
Fill out this form to learn more about the Manhattan Clean Energy Hub: manhattancleanenergyhub.org/form/
Rally with us Monday 11/24 at 12 PM in Foley Square to demand real investment in NYC park bathrooms & drinking fountains. Then head to the 1 PM Council hearing. Make your voice heard & sign the petition: bit.ly/nycparksbathrooms
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Rally with us Monday 11/24 at 12 PM in Foley Square to demand real investment in NYC park bathrooms & drinking fountains. Then head to the 1 PM Council hearing. Make your voice heard & sign the petition: bit.ly/nycparksbathrooms
Join us for Riding Out the (Heat) Wave, a community panel on how extreme heat impacts environmental justice communities and what we can do to better protect our neighbors.
📅 Nov 18, 2025 | 🕡 6:30–8 PM
📍 Esperanza Prep Magnet School (M372)
RSVP: bit.ly/ejnycevent
📅 Nov 18, 2025 | 🕡 6:30–8 PM
📍 Esperanza Prep Magnet School (M372)
RSVP: bit.ly/ejnycevent
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Join us for Riding Out the (Heat) Wave, a community panel on how extreme heat impacts environmental justice communities and what we can do to better protect our neighbors.
📅 Nov 18, 2025 | 🕡 6:30–8 PM
📍 Esperanza Prep Magnet School (M372)
RSVP: bit.ly/ejnycevent
📅 Nov 18, 2025 | 🕡 6:30–8 PM
📍 Esperanza Prep Magnet School (M372)
RSVP: bit.ly/ejnycevent
WE ACT and MOCEJ are partnering to shape the EJNYC Plan.
Join our first Harlem community charrette on Sat, Dec 6 at 9 AM at the Manhattanville Community Center and help guide NYC’s environmental justice solutions.
RSVP: community.weact.org/we_act_ejnyc...
Join our first Harlem community charrette on Sat, Dec 6 at 9 AM at the Manhattanville Community Center and help guide NYC’s environmental justice solutions.
RSVP: community.weact.org/we_act_ejnyc...
November 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
WE ACT and MOCEJ are partnering to shape the EJNYC Plan.
Join our first Harlem community charrette on Sat, Dec 6 at 9 AM at the Manhattanville Community Center and help guide NYC’s environmental justice solutions.
RSVP: community.weact.org/we_act_ejnyc...
Join our first Harlem community charrette on Sat, Dec 6 at 9 AM at the Manhattanville Community Center and help guide NYC’s environmental justice solutions.
RSVP: community.weact.org/we_act_ejnyc...
Briana Carbajal and NY Sen. Nathalia Fernandez urge @governor.ny.gov to sign the bill banning PFAS and other toxic chemicals from menstrual products. Everyone deserves safe period care — not chemicals tied to cancer, infertility, and hormone disruption
Read more: www.lohud.com/story/opinio...
Read more: www.lohud.com/story/opinio...
November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Briana Carbajal and NY Sen. Nathalia Fernandez urge @governor.ny.gov to sign the bill banning PFAS and other toxic chemicals from menstrual products. Everyone deserves safe period care — not chemicals tied to cancer, infertility, and hormone disruption
Read more: www.lohud.com/story/opinio...
Read more: www.lohud.com/story/opinio...
Join us for our November Membership Meeting! We’re celebrating this year’s wins and sharing what’s ahead — including the launch of our 2026 Policy Agenda.
📅 Sat, Nov 15 | ⏰ 10 AM–1 PM
📍 Most Worshipful Prince Hall, 454 W 155th St
🔗 RSVP: community.weact.org/november_mem...
📅 Sat, Nov 15 | ⏰ 10 AM–1 PM
📍 Most Worshipful Prince Hall, 454 W 155th St
🔗 RSVP: community.weact.org/november_mem...
November 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Join us for our November Membership Meeting! We’re celebrating this year’s wins and sharing what’s ahead — including the launch of our 2026 Policy Agenda.
📅 Sat, Nov 15 | ⏰ 10 AM–1 PM
📍 Most Worshipful Prince Hall, 454 W 155th St
🔗 RSVP: community.weact.org/november_mem...
📅 Sat, Nov 15 | ⏰ 10 AM–1 PM
📍 Most Worshipful Prince Hall, 454 W 155th St
🔗 RSVP: community.weact.org/november_mem...
Two major wins from the UN’s COP6 Minamata Convention!
✅ Mercury dental fillings to be phased out by 2034
✅ Stronger global ban on toxic mercury cosmetics
Big steps for public health, environmental justice, and a toxics-free future.
✅ Mercury dental fillings to be phased out by 2034
✅ Stronger global ban on toxic mercury cosmetics
Big steps for public health, environmental justice, and a toxics-free future.
November 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Two major wins from the UN’s COP6 Minamata Convention!
✅ Mercury dental fillings to be phased out by 2034
✅ Stronger global ban on toxic mercury cosmetics
Big steps for public health, environmental justice, and a toxics-free future.
✅ Mercury dental fillings to be phased out by 2034
✅ Stronger global ban on toxic mercury cosmetics
Big steps for public health, environmental justice, and a toxics-free future.
A new report from Physicians for Social Responsibility and other national health orgs — Fueling Sickness — exposes the hidden health costs of fossil fuel pollution across our lifetimes.
📖 Read the full report today : psr.org/issues/envir...
📖 Read the full report today : psr.org/issues/envir...
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A new report from Physicians for Social Responsibility and other national health orgs — Fueling Sickness — exposes the hidden health costs of fossil fuel pollution across our lifetimes.
📖 Read the full report today : psr.org/issues/envir...
📖 Read the full report today : psr.org/issues/envir...
The EJNYC Plan is taking shape — and your voice matters! 💬
Join a free public panel in your borough to help shape NYC’s environmental justice future.
🗓 Bronx 11/13 | Manhattan 11/17 | Brooklyn 11/19 | Queens 11/20 | Staten Island 12/2
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/ejnycevent
Join a free public panel in your borough to help shape NYC’s environmental justice future.
🗓 Bronx 11/13 | Manhattan 11/17 | Brooklyn 11/19 | Queens 11/20 | Staten Island 12/2
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/ejnycevent
November 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The EJNYC Plan is taking shape — and your voice matters! 💬
Join a free public panel in your borough to help shape NYC’s environmental justice future.
🗓 Bronx 11/13 | Manhattan 11/17 | Brooklyn 11/19 | Queens 11/20 | Staten Island 12/2
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/ejnycevent
Join a free public panel in your borough to help shape NYC’s environmental justice future.
🗓 Bronx 11/13 | Manhattan 11/17 | Brooklyn 11/19 | Queens 11/20 | Staten Island 12/2
🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/ejnycevent
WE ACT’s Peggy Shepard joins the Policy and Activism: Reimagining Power for Climate Justice panel at Columbia University’s Uplift Summit 2025 on Nov. 15. Don’t miss this powerful discussion on how women are shaping climate policy and climate justice.
🔗 RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/uplift-sum...
🔗 RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/uplift-sum...
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
WE ACT’s Peggy Shepard joins the Policy and Activism: Reimagining Power for Climate Justice panel at Columbia University’s Uplift Summit 2025 on Nov. 15. Don’t miss this powerful discussion on how women are shaping climate policy and climate justice.
🔗 RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/uplift-sum...
🔗 RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/uplift-sum...
Join us for QIC’s first Networking Night!
📅 Nov 14 | 🕕 6–8PM
📍 246 Malcolm X Blvd, NYC
WE ACT staff will highlight our Beauty Inside Out campaign — sharing wins, resources, and ways to get involved.
The event is free, with an option to donate in support of our work.
📅 Nov 14 | 🕕 6–8PM
📍 246 Malcolm X Blvd, NYC
WE ACT staff will highlight our Beauty Inside Out campaign — sharing wins, resources, and ways to get involved.
The event is free, with an option to donate in support of our work.
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Join us for QIC’s first Networking Night!
📅 Nov 14 | 🕕 6–8PM
📍 246 Malcolm X Blvd, NYC
WE ACT staff will highlight our Beauty Inside Out campaign — sharing wins, resources, and ways to get involved.
The event is free, with an option to donate in support of our work.
📅 Nov 14 | 🕕 6–8PM
📍 246 Malcolm X Blvd, NYC
WE ACT staff will highlight our Beauty Inside Out campaign — sharing wins, resources, and ways to get involved.
The event is free, with an option to donate in support of our work.
Lawmakers and advocates from the JustGreen Partnership gathered in Harlem last week urging Governor Hochul to sign the bill banning PFAS and other toxic chemicals from menstrual products.
Join us and take action today: secure.everyaction.com/kvjqXcmeRU2B...
Join us and take action today: secure.everyaction.com/kvjqXcmeRU2B...
November 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Lawmakers and advocates from the JustGreen Partnership gathered in Harlem last week urging Governor Hochul to sign the bill banning PFAS and other toxic chemicals from menstrual products.
Join us and take action today: secure.everyaction.com/kvjqXcmeRU2B...
Join us and take action today: secure.everyaction.com/kvjqXcmeRU2B...
Are you a Manhattan resident or small business owner interested in clean energy upgrades or green jobs?
Learn how the Manhattan Clean Energy Hub, hosted by WE ACT, can connect you to clean energy retrofits, workforce training & sustainability support.
Get started: manhattancleanenergyhub.org/form/
Learn how the Manhattan Clean Energy Hub, hosted by WE ACT, can connect you to clean energy retrofits, workforce training & sustainability support.
Get started: manhattancleanenergyhub.org/form/
November 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Are you a Manhattan resident or small business owner interested in clean energy upgrades or green jobs?
Learn how the Manhattan Clean Energy Hub, hosted by WE ACT, can connect you to clean energy retrofits, workforce training & sustainability support.
Get started: manhattancleanenergyhub.org/form/
Learn how the Manhattan Clean Energy Hub, hosted by WE ACT, can connect you to clean energy retrofits, workforce training & sustainability support.
Get started: manhattancleanenergyhub.org/form/
How can New York City adapt to and mitigate extreme heat—especially in frontline communities?
Join us for “Riding Out the (Heat) Wave: Adapting to and Mitigating Extreme Heat in NYC,” a panel discussion centered on the Environmental Justice NYC Plan.
Sign up today: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join us for “Riding Out the (Heat) Wave: Adapting to and Mitigating Extreme Heat in NYC,” a panel discussion centered on the Environmental Justice NYC Plan.
Sign up today: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
How can New York City adapt to and mitigate extreme heat—especially in frontline communities?
Join us for “Riding Out the (Heat) Wave: Adapting to and Mitigating Extreme Heat in NYC,” a panel discussion centered on the Environmental Justice NYC Plan.
Sign up today: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join us for “Riding Out the (Heat) Wave: Adapting to and Mitigating Extreme Heat in NYC,” a panel discussion centered on the Environmental Justice NYC Plan.
Sign up today: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join the call relay this Thursday, Nov. 6 from 4–5 PM to urge @governor.ny.gov to sign the bill banning PFAS & toxics in menstrual products.
Take 5 minutes to protect menstruators’ health.
👉 Register: bit.ly/CallNYGov
Take 5 minutes to protect menstruators’ health.
👉 Register: bit.ly/CallNYGov
November 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Join the call relay this Thursday, Nov. 6 from 4–5 PM to urge @governor.ny.gov to sign the bill banning PFAS & toxics in menstrual products.
Take 5 minutes to protect menstruators’ health.
👉 Register: bit.ly/CallNYGov
Take 5 minutes to protect menstruators’ health.
👉 Register: bit.ly/CallNYGov
Peggy Shepard and Leslie G. Fields just arrived in Rio for the C40 World Mayors Summit, joining global leaders ahead of COP30 to advance climate action and justice!
#C40Summit
#COP30
#ClimateJustice
#C40Summit
#COP30
#ClimateJustice
November 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Peggy Shepard and Leslie G. Fields just arrived in Rio for the C40 World Mayors Summit, joining global leaders ahead of COP30 to advance climate action and justice!
#C40Summit
#COP30
#ClimateJustice
#C40Summit
#COP30
#ClimateJustice
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.
🗓 Oct 31, 11 AM
📍 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building
Let’s end toxic chemicals in menstrual products and protect women’s health.
October 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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.
🗓 Oct 31, 11 AM
📍 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building
Let’s end toxic chemicals in menstrual products and protect women’s health.
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...
Take action and Sign the petition today: actionnetwork.org/petitions/gr...
October 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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...
Take action and Sign the petition today: actionnetwork.org/petitions/gr...
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)
📍Mon, Nov 3 – Manny Salgado on EJ Mapping Tools (2:30 PM)
📍Tue, Nov 4 – Denise Patel on Federal EJ Policy (5:30 PM)
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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)
📍Mon, Nov 3 – Manny Salgado on EJ Mapping Tools (2:30 PM)
📍Tue, Nov 4 – Denise Patel on Federal EJ Policy (5:30 PM)
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.
October 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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.