New York State Releases Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria To Advance Climate Justice
New York State today announced the release of draft criteria developed by the Climate Justice Working Group (CJWG) for identifying disadvantaged communities.Continue reading
Urban Assembly’s HORT Internship Students Get Green Career Experiences
On Friday, March 4th, 2022, local elected officials, supporters, and others, joined students from the trailblazing Urban Assembly School for Green Careers.Continue reading
First 16-Ton Moveable Flood Gate Installed At East Side Coastal Resiliency As Uptown Waits
In a 2019 podcast with East Harlem's Dr. Paul G. Falkowski, a Noble Prize winner, spoke to Danny Tisdale, on the Harlem World Magazine Podcast about the coming artic flooding of Harlem around 2100.Continue reading
How To Be More Environment Friendly Every Day
The majority of people do not know what they can do to be more environmentally friendly.Continue reading
de Blasio And Others Announce Goal To Achieve Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, along with trustees of three of the City’s pension funds.Continue reading
Join The Vitafusion Fruit Tree Project Planting With Concrete Safaris In East Harlem
The vitafusion Fruit Tree Project is making a stop at Jefferson Houses in East Harlem to partner with the local nonprofit Concrete Safaris. Continue reading
WE ACT Part Of Coalition To Help Communities Quantify And Locate Dangerous Lead Service Lines
Google.org announced $3 million in grants to BlueConduit Charitable Fund, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and WE ACT for Environmental Justice to support the equitable replacement of lead service lines.
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Look What The Wind Can Blew In, A New Industry, New Opportunities From Harlem To Hollis And More
Mayor de Blasio and New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced a 15-year.Continue reading
Major Expansion To Achieve Building Carbon Neutrality From Harlem To Hollis By 2030
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced the expansion of the NYC Carbon Challenge, a public-private partnership between the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Sustainability and leaders.Continue reading
Ocasio-Cortez, Pelosi And Others Call For $30B In Funding For Civilian Climate Corps
Late Monday evening, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez led 68 Members in sending a letter to Speaker Pelosi expressing their support for $30 billion that affect Americans from Harlem to Hawaii.Continue reading
Major Green Energy Infrastructure Projects To Power NYC With New Wind, Solar And Hydropower
During Climate Week, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Kathy Hochul today announced two major green energy infrastructure projects to power the city from Harlem to Hollis.Continue reading
Eating Our Way To Extinction, From Harlem To Harare See The Film
Ecosia, the not-for-profit search engine which uses advertising profits to plant trees, is planting 10,000 trees as part of a partnership with the new environmental documentary.Continue reading
Avoid All Talcum Powder, Buy Cornstarch Powders Instead, Reports Harlem’s WE ACT
WE ACT wanted to follow up last week's alert to call out Johnson & Johnson baby powder:Continue reading
Hip Hip Hooray, WE ACT For Environmental Justice Awarded Bezos Earth Fund Grant for National Justice
WE ACT for Environmental Justice received a $6 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund. Continue reading