WE ACT for Environmental Justice

WE ACT for Environmental Justice has been combating environmental racism and building healthy communities for people of color since 1988.

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We are excited to announce that WE ACT is officially on Bluesky! As part of this transition, we will no longer use the platform X and will instead move all communications from our X platform to Bluesky.
Join us on Bluesky:
https://t.co/cGx2JxBWu3

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@_rebeccaclewis @GovKathyHochul The CLCPA means $8,500 in energy bill relief for working families. It means cleaner air in the South Bronx. It means 123,000 jobs.

@CarlHeastieNY and @AndreaSCousins

Frontline communities fought for this. We need you to protect it.

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@_rebeccaclewis @GovKathyHochul cries, "Advocates sued me, so I have to gut climate law." That's not how it works. Trying to force the legislature rewrite the law to escape a court order is a cop out, not a the leadership NYers needs.

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Extreme heat is a matter of justice, especially for marginalized communities. @weact4ej's Leslie Fields explains on @younggiftedgreen's episode of The Green Agenda.

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This past weekend WE ACT hosted our annual #EarthDay 5k! 🌍🏃🏾‍♀️ Thank you to everyone who joined us at @randallsisland to run for #EnvironmentalJustice ! 🌳💚 Check out our Facebook Album to see all the photos from the event 📸

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Excellent op-ed from Cordell Cleare and HDFC President Gabrielle Ortiz on the urgent need for a GAP fund - a win for both the climate & housing livability. We need @GovKathyHochul support the GAP Fund in the final budget this year!

Read here:

https://t.co/MdyBc75Qay

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RSVP:

https://t.co/bw4YckOplK

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Balance is a central tenet in both Islam and ecology.

Huda Alkaff of Wisconsin Green Muslims shares how her work is grounded in the interconnectedness of spiritual practice and environmental science.

Episode: https://t.co/S6b2CW435o

A collab with @water_hub

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🗣️Check out the latest episode of #UptownChats ! This episode Jaron and Lonnie kick off the Right Direction mini-series focusing on what the right direction should be for US energy policy.

Link to listen 🔗🎧:
https://t.co/2ZMc6bEzoa

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Happening right now: Toxic pollution targets our communities, but we’re fighting back! Join WE ACT’s Briana Carbajal & advocates for a must-attend webinar on NY’s Cumulative Impacts Law 🗣️

📅 April 14, 1 PM ET 🔗 RSVP: https://t.co/mwAB20Q4WF

[Team Levine @TeamLevineNYC]

So great talking with our dear friends at @weact4ej about environmental justice and creating strong, healthy communities across NYC!

[Justin Brannan @JustinBrannan]

NYC has already taken big steps by divesting from fossil fuels, but we need to go further. Our pension funds don’t just safeguard the future of hardworking New Yorkers, they can help safeguard the future of our city itself. Thank you @weact4ej for hosting!

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Over 1 million low and moderate income households face barriers to accessing clean energy programs, the GAP Fund would provide critical funding to fix up 10,000 homes—making them healthier, more livable, and ready for cost-saving weatherization and electrification upgrades.

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Last week, Annie Carforo, Climate Justice Manager at WE ACT for Environmental Justice, joined legislators and advocates at the Capitol to call for $200 million for the Green Affordable Pre-Electrification (GAP) Fund in the final New York State budget.

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Protect Your Community from Pollution! 🏭💨❌
join us -
RSVP:

https://t.co/yBrNwpD9gg

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Join our next WE ACT TCTAC training on April 16th from 5-6pm!

⚖️This training will explore the complex decisions that public utility or public service commissions (Commissions) make in the name of climate and energy policy.

RSVP:
https://t.co/8uHfLCpulc

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“In a time when environmental justice and so many other connected movements are under attack, Senator Booker authentically used his voice and took a stand. and lives of one another…” @SenBooker

– Peggy Shepard, Co-founder & Executive Director WE ACT for Environmental Justice

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This week, the Trump administration’s head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., illegally fired thousands of vital federal employees, including the entire staff overseeing the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

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Rally: Speaker Heastie and New York State Assembly, Pass the NY HEAT Act NOW!

Friday, April 4
12:00 pm

Speaker Heastie’s Manhattan office
250 Broadway, Manhattan

RSVP:

https://t.co/S0Lw7FSErP

NY HEAT Act!

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#OurEarthisForEveryone - This #EarthMonth, it's important we remember who we are and what we believe: #EnvironmentalJustice is a movement that aims to create a better world for all people and our planet. JOIN US AT https://t.co/iIiVKfWn1m