{"id":4264,"date":"2017-06-05T16:17:07","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T20:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weact.org\/updates\/we-act-executive-director-nominated-to-governor-cuomos-environmental-justice-working-group\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T19:14:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T00:14:35","slug":"we-act-executive-director-nominated-to-governor-cuomos-environmental-justice-working-group","status":"publish","type":"update","link":"https:\/\/weact.org\/es\/updates\/we-act-executive-director-nominated-to-governor-cuomos-environmental-justice-working-group\/","title":{"rendered":"WE ACT Executive Director Nominated to Governor Cuomo\u2019s Environmental Justice Working Group"},"template":"","class_list":["post-4264","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":"<p><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\r\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 5, 2017<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\r\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media Contact: Brooke Havlik, 212-961-1000 ext. 320, brooke@weact.org<br \/>\r\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\r\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York, NY \u2014 In light of the Trump Administration\u2019s decision to exit the Paris Climate Agreement, Governor Andrew Cuomo <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-cuomo-announces-major-climate-and-jobs-initiative-partnership-worker-institute-cornell\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an Executive Order last Friday committing NY State to the accord, and several new initiatives in clean energy, jobs and justice. Governor Cuomo\u2019s newly formed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/sites\/governor.ny.gov\/files\/atoms\/files\/Environmental_Justice_and_Just_Transition_Working_Group.pdf \"><b>Environmental Justice and Just Transition Working Group<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will \u201cdevelop priority programs and policies to help historical underserved communities \u2013 and those navigating the retirement of carbon-intensive energy plants \u2013 prepare for a cleaner, greener future.\u201d \u00a0WE ACT\u2019s Co-Founder and Executive Director, Peggy Shepard, was nominated to serve alongside other statewide leaders in the working group. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><b>In response to the nomination and climate-focused initiatives, Peggy Shepard released the following statement: <\/b><\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI want to thank Governor Cuomo and his office for the nomination to serve on the Environmental Justice and Just Transition Working Group and commend him for his leadership, especially as our federal government steps backwards on the most dangerous threat to equality of our time\u2014climate change. Communities of color and low-income residents across New York State will be disproportionately impacted by climate change\u2019s consequences, like flooding, heatwaves, and economic instability. \u00a0I look forward to advising New York State on how to lead the way with policies that ensure historically underrepresented groups are more climate resilient, and have access to job opportunities and livable wages in New York\u2019s clean energy future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","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 Executive Director Nominated to Governor Cuomo\u2019s Environmental Justice Working Group - 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-executive-director-nominated-to-governor-cuomos-environmental-justice-working-group\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WE ACT Executive Director Nominated to Governor Cuomo\u2019s Environmental Justice Working Group - 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