{"id":3809,"date":"2023-07-31T18:07:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T22:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T20:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:33:17","slug":"we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"WE ACT Issues Statement on Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Phase II Proposal"},"template":"","class_list":["post-3809","update","type-update","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","update_type-press-release","person_tax-jasmine-jennings"],"acf":{"details":{"":null,"featured_image":5221,"update_type":[366],"focus_area":false,"authors":[180],"abstract":""},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\u00a0<\/b>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">July 31, 2023\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact: Jama Joseph, <\/span><a href=\"mailto:jama.joseph@weact.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">jama.joseph@weact.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, (646) 951-1648<\/span>\r\n\r\n<b>WASHINGTON<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 In response to last week\u2019s announcement of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Phase II by the Council on Environmental Quality, WE ACT for Environmental Justice\u2019s Federal Regulatory Affairs Attorney Jasmine Jennings issued the following statement:<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLast week marked a significant step forward in responding to frontline concerns about changes made to the National Environmental Policy Act during the Trump administration. We are encouraged by the development and are eager to analyze and respond to the details of the proposed rule, including a deep dive into the ways that the proposed changes will support the communities that NEPA is designed to serve.\u201d<\/span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"># # #<\/span><\/p>\r\n<b>WE ACT for Environmental Justice <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a Northern Manhattan membership-based organization whose mission is to build healthy communities by ensuring that people of color and\/or low-income residents participate meaningfully in the creation of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices. WE ACT has offices in New York and Washington, D.C. Visit us at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weact.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">weact.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and follow us on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/weactforej\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/weact4ej\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/weact4ej\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WE-ACT-Footer-020123-640x113.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WE-ACT-Footer-020123-640x113.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WE-ACT-Footer-020123-960x170.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WE-ACT-Footer-020123-768x136.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WE-ACT-Footer-020123-1536x272.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WE-ACT-Footer-020123-200x35.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/WE-ACT-Footer-020123.jpg 1580w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"113\" \/>","include_drop_cap":false}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WE ACT Issues Statement on Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Phase II Proposal - WE ACT for Environmental Justice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WE ACT Issues Statement on Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Phase II Proposal - WE ACT for Environmental Justice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"WE ACT for Environmental Justice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-17T01:33:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Press-Release.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/\",\"name\":\"WE ACT Issues Statement on Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Phase II Proposal - WE ACT for Environmental Justice\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Press-Release.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-07-31T22:07:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-17T01:33:17+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"es\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Press-Release.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Press-Release.png\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"WE ACT Issues Statement on Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Phase II Proposal\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/\",\"name\":\"WE ACT for Environmental Justice\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/weact.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"es\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"WE ACT Issues Statement on Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Phase II Proposal - WE ACT for Environmental Justice","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/","og_locale":"es_ES","og_type":"article","og_title":"WE ACT Issues Statement on Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Phase II Proposal - WE ACT for Environmental Justice","og_url":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/","og_site_name":"WE ACT for Environmental Justice","article_modified_time":"2026-02-17T01:33:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Press-Release.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/","url":"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/","name":"WE ACT Issues Statement on Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Phase II Proposal - WE ACT for Environmental Justice","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/weact.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Press-Release.png","datePublished":"2023-07-31T22:07:39+00:00","dateModified":"2026-02-17T01:33:17+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"es","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"es","@id":"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Press-Release.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Press-Release.png","width":1080,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-issues-statement-on-council-on-environmental-quality-nepa-phase-ii-proposal\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/weact.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"WE ACT Issues Statement on Council on Environmental Quality NEPA Phase II Proposal"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/weact.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/weact.org\/","name":"WE ACT for Environmental Justice","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/weact.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"es"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update\/3809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/update"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/update\/3809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}