WE ACT for Environmental Justice
@weact4ej.bsky.social
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 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.
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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...
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From redlining to modern pollution, Black and Brown communities have faced decades of environmental injustice. WE ACT is turning the tide with wins—from solar installations to all-electric building laws and state-level EJ protections.
Read more: afro.com/environmenta...
Read more: afro.com/environmenta...
Meet the leaders combatting heat, pollution and inequity in urban areas
Black-led organizations like WE ACT and Green Scheme are fighting environmental racism and advocating for cleaner air and healthier neighborhoods.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
From redlining to modern pollution, Black and Brown communities have faced decades of environmental injustice. WE ACT is turning the tide with wins—from solar installations to all-electric building laws and state-level EJ protections.
Read more: afro.com/environmenta...
Read more: afro.com/environmenta...
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Nearly 30 EJ & Indigenous leaders visited Capitol Hill during the government shutdown advocating for the #EJForAll Act & accountability on harmful rollbacks. Environmental justice benefits all! 💚
Thanks to @earthjustice.org for supporting #EJLF!
Learn more: bit.ly/2025ejlfadvocacy
Thanks to @earthjustice.org for supporting #EJLF!
Learn more: bit.ly/2025ejlfadvocacy
November 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Nearly 30 EJ & Indigenous leaders visited Capitol Hill during the government shutdown advocating for the #EJForAll Act & accountability on harmful rollbacks. Environmental justice benefits all! 💚
Thanks to @earthjustice.org for supporting #EJLF!
Learn more: bit.ly/2025ejlfadvocacy
Thanks to @earthjustice.org for supporting #EJLF!
Learn more: bit.ly/2025ejlfadvocacy
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
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Air pollution with congestion relief? 📉📉📉
@weact4ej.bsky.social's Peggy Shepard knows New Yorkers can breathe easier.
@weact4ej.bsky.social's Peggy Shepard knows New Yorkers can breathe easier.
October 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Air pollution with congestion relief? 📉📉📉
@weact4ej.bsky.social's Peggy Shepard knows New Yorkers can breathe easier.
@weact4ej.bsky.social's Peggy Shepard knows New Yorkers can breathe easier.
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.
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
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October 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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...
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.
Childhood lead poisoning is 100% preventable. NYC kids deserve better. Join our community conversation and help shape solutions.
RSVP: elizabeth.reyes@weact.org
RSVP: elizabeth.reyes@weact.org
October 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Childhood lead poisoning is 100% preventable. NYC kids deserve better. Join our community conversation and help shape solutions.
RSVP: elizabeth.reyes@weact.org
RSVP: elizabeth.reyes@weact.org
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.
October 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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.
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
October 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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
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.
October 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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.
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...
🗣️ Add your voice and take action by signing our petition below:
secure.everyaction.com/kvjqXcmeRU2B...
October 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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...
🗣️ Add your voice and take action by signing our petition below:
secure.everyaction.com/kvjqXcmeRU2B...
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.
October 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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.
October is Children’s Environmental Health Month — let’s make our schools greener and healthier for every child. 💚
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:
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:
October 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
October is Children’s Environmental Health Month — let’s make our schools greener and healthier for every child. 💚
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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:
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:
October 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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:
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:
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. 💚
October 21, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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. 💚
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.
October 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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.