Featured Work

Banning PFAS & Other Toxic Chemicals in Menstrual Products
Key Initiatives

WE ACT’S EPA Region 2 Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center
The WE ACT TCTAC provides training and technical assistance for organizations and municipalities in EPA Region 2, which includes New Jersey and New York.

WE ACT Environmental Justice Center
Help us build a home in Harlem for the environmental justice movement.

Read Our 2025 Policy Agenda
Our 2025 Policy Agenda outlines the key campaigns and initiatives we are pursuing at the city, state, and federal levels.

Listen to Our Uptown Chats Podcast
Listen to New York City’s first community-based environmental justice podcast, with new episodes every second and last Monday of the month.

Manhattan Clean Energy Hub
The hub provides Manhattan tenants, nonprofits, small businesses, and affordable housing owners free information about and connections to low- and no-cost renewable energy upgrades that improve indoor air quality and reduce utility costs.

EJNYC Report
Read New York City’s EJNYC Report and use its mapping tool to learn about environmental justice issues across the city.
Latest Press Updates

With Extreme Heat and Energy Bills on the Rise, WE ACT and Over 60 Orgs Demand Restoration of Essential Cooling and Cost Relief for Vulnerable Communities

WE ACT Condemns Actions Threatening State Rights to Protect Environmental Justice Communities Against Transportation Pollution & Climate Impacts

WE ACT & Over 90 Organizations Call for Urgent Funding for Environmental Justice in 2026 Federal Budget
