{"id":4094,"date":"2020-03-24T10:05:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T14:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/peggy-shepard-appointed-to-dnc-climate-council-platform-committee-march-24-2020\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T19:35:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:35:54","slug":"peggy-shepard-appointed-to-dnc-climate-council-platform-committee-march-24-2020","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/peggy-shepard-appointed-to-dnc-climate-council-platform-committee-march-24-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Peggy Shepard Appointed to DNC Climate Council Platform Committee \u2013 March 24, 2020"},"template":"","class_list":["post-4094","update","type-update","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","update_type-press-release","person_tax-peggy-shepard"],"acf":{"details":{"":null,"featured_image":5221,"update_type":[366],"focus_area":false,"authors":[232],"abstract":""},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"<strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong>\r\nMarch 24, 2020\r\nContact: Chris Dobens, 212-410-1963,\u00a0<a href=\"about:blank\">chris@weact.org<\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>WASHINGTON<\/strong> - Peggy Shepard, Executive Director and Co-Founder of WE ACT for Environmental Justice, has been named a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dncclimate.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Democratic National Committee\u2019s Environment and Climate Council\u2019s<\/a> Platform Committee. This committee is tasked with developing recommendations for the climate, environment, and energy planks of the 2020 Democratic Party Platform. It\u2019s a great honor, and a great opportunity to elevate the voice of environmental justice and climate justice in shaping the 2020 Democratic Party Platform. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weact.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Press-Release_-DNC-Climate-Council-Announces-Committee-to-Advise-on-2020-Democratic-Party-Platform-Policies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Read the Full Announcement<\/strong><\/a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"># # #<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>WE ACT for Environmental Justice<\/strong>\u00a0is 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 City and Washington, D.C. 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