WE ACT for Environmental Justice

The EPA’s delay of key methane rules weakens vital climate protections—harming frontline communities and public health. EJ and Tribal orgs are urging the EPA to enforce 2024 standards now.

Read more here: weact.org/updates/envi...

How can we make research truly community-led?

Join Leading with Justice on Nov. 5 to explore how academics & EJ leaders can co-create research that uplifts frontline voices.

Register today 🔗: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join us at Uptown Grand Central's Party on Park from 12-4 PM today along Park Avenue from 111th-115th Streets. We're at 111th & Park. Food, fun, and activities for the entire family! #EastHarlem #PartyOnPark
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Join us Oct 4 (12–3 PM) at NYCHA’s Lexington Dev for a Lunch & Learn 🌱 Soil testing, climate prep, garden tips + food & fun!

RSVP: community.weact.org/lunch_and_learn_soil_testing

This #ClimateWeekNYC 🌍 join us + Tishman Center for a webinar on cumulative impacts permitting. Sept 24, 2–3:30 PM ET.

Register: bit.ly/climateweek2025CIWebinar

Zohran at a seat at the front of a larger room, with people seated at tables around him.

Group photo of Zohran with elected officials and activists.

Started the day at the @weact4ej.bsky.social / NAACP breakfast in Harlem for an important discussion about environmental justice, housing, civil rights and the future of our city.

Read and share the latest featuring Leslie G. Fields, Chief Federal Officer and Manuel Salgado, Federal Research Manager at WE ACT: www.eenews.net/articles/sta...

via E&E News @politico.com

Bar chart of polling data from Data For Progress. Title: While More Voters Favor Data Centers Than Not, a Plurality Are Unfamiliar With Them. Description: Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the following people or institutions? — Data centers All likely voters — Favorable: 34%, Unfavorable: 21% Democrat — Favorable: 28%, Unfavorable: 23% Independent / Third party — Favorable: 30%, Unfavorable: 23% Republican — Favorable: 41%, Unfavorable: 18% July 11–12, 2025 survey of 1,179 U.S. likely voters.

Recent polling with @weact4ej.bsky.social finds that a plurality of voters are unfamiliar with data centers.

A clear majority have heard “nothing at all” about the construction of data centers in their state.

NEPA Does Not Delay Deregulation is Not the Solution for Clean Energy

✨NEW✨ WE ACT’s StoryMap shows why gutting #NEPA isn’t the answer. True #CleanEnergy progress needs community voice, funding & coordination—not polluter-friendly “reform.” Read more: arcg.is/1zK8eH3

Green, Healthy Schools: How NYC Can Lead the Nation with Green Jobs, Quality Education, and Thriving Communities - ALIGN Read the Report New York City public school infrastructure is in crisis. There are over 1,200 public school buildings across New York City (NYC), many of which are on average 75 years old. Decades of ...

➡️Read our new report titled Green, Healthy Schools: How NYC Can Lead the Nation with Green Jobs, Quality Education, and Thriving Communities: alignny.org/resource/gre...

NYC public school infrastructure is in crisis. We must do better for students and school staff.

Today we rallied at City Hall to release our #GreenHealthySchools plan:
✅Create 321,000 Green Jobs
✅Slash DOE Energy Costs in Half
✅Make schools fully electric & fossil fuel-free

Join us & the Upper Manhattan Tenants Union for a Community-Teach-In on the #Legionnaires outbreak in #Harlem to get some answers and discuss how we can prevent future outbreaks – Zoom or in-person at 1854 Amsterdam on Thursday, Sept. 4th at 6:30 PM. RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Katrina taught us the deadly cost of failing to equitably invest in #ClimateResilience. Yet here in #EastHarlem, a gap in the seawall will remain unprotected, something we hoped to fix with our now terminated #EPA Community Change Grant. We need #ClimateJuste! #HurricaneKatrinaAnniversary

50 episodes of Uptown Chats! In this special edition, our Chief of Staff Karla Cordero flips the mic on Jaron & Lonnie to reflect on the journey so far — and what’s next.

🎙️ Listen to the full episode here: weact.org/news-events/...

Trump’s EPA wants to repeal the Endangerment Finding—key protection from climate + pollution harms. We won’t let them.

WE ACT’s @manuelsalgado.bsky.social stood with @markey.senate.gov to say: we won’t back down. The science is clear. The people are louder. EPA must protect us—not polluters.

🏙️ Smart Surfaces could cool cities by 5°F, cut flood risk & save billions:

✅ $7.6B in public health benefits

✅ $9.9B in infrastructure savings

✅ $3.3B in electricity bill reductions

✅ 275B gallons of stormwater managed

🔗 Read the full report here: smartsurfacescoalition.org/summer-tool-...

The NYC Council passed Intro 998, codifying the #CoolingCenter program. It's a big win in an #ExtremeHeat summer with #ClimateJustice under attack. Thanks to Council Member Keith Powers for his leadership, our allies in @NYCEJAlliance, & our members who fought for this.

Podcast - WE ACT for Environmental Justice

🎙️ Uptown Chats Part 2: Dr. Diana Hernández joined us to discuss her book Powerless.

The episode dives into energy insecurity as an Environmental Justice issue, flaws in the current systems, and solutions we should be working toward.

Catch both parts here 🎧: weact.org/news-events/...

@nysdoh.bsky.social has issued an alert regarding a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases in Central Harlem.

The City notes the disease isn’t spread person-to-person, via drinking water, showering, or individual AC units. Learn more on the NYC Department of Health website.

Trump’s EPA wants to repeal the Endangerment Finding—key protection from climate + pollution harms. We won’t let them.

WE ACT’s @manuelsalgado.bsky.social stood with @markey.senate.gov to say: we won’t back down. The science is clear. The people are louder. EPA must protect us—not polluters.

Find your nearest #CoolingCenter and learn about other ways you can deal with today's #ExtremeHeat: weact.org/heat

“These facilities impact our ability to breathe, have children, & to ultimately have long, healthy, and safe lives.” Yosef Robele from @weact4ej.bsky.social highlights the impact of climate change on communities of color. EPA maintain strong standards for power plant carbon pollution!

We had a great time hosting our annual BBQ last weekend! Grateful to all our members who came out and to the local leaders who joined us to enjoy the sunshine and support our work in Northern Manhattan.

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✍️ In a new op-ed in the Albany Times Union, EANY Executive Director Vanessa Fajans-Turner discusses how New York’s GOP members of Congress put politics over people to kill clean energy incentives -- and the steep price New Yorkers will pay.

Read this article by Charles Lee, a leading voice in the environmental justice movement, that shares some important lessons and wisdom from his journey and the work of advocates across the country. bit.ly/ejlessons

An Important Lesson for These Times from Environmental Justice’s Earliest Days EJ's ability to make a difference in overburdened and underserved communities will be drastically affected by what happens within the federal government, but its vibrancy has never been predicated on ...

Read the article by Charles Lee, considered one of the EJ pioneers, that gives some background to the EJ Movement:

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Please join us in calling elected officials and urge them to restore NYC Parks funding between Wednesday, June 25th and Friday, June 27th. Link:

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We’re organizing an in-person session on Wednesday, July 2nd at 6:30 PM (approximately 1.5 hours). We’re looking for families who have been directly impacted by lead exposure to join us, share their experiences, and provide valuable insight.

🗳️Today is the 2025 NYC Primary Election! Click here to find your nearest polling station, accessibility information, and more:

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