WE ACT helps facilitate Clean Air for the Long Haul, a coalition of environmental justice advocates working together to win major federal emissions reductions from the power and transportation sectors. The Dare to Breathe campaign was part of this effort, raising awareness about the inequitable impact of air pollution on communities of color and lobbying federal agencies to improve regulations so that our communities can breathe.
Coalition member organizations include: Alternatives for Community and Environment, Clear Air NOW, Coalition of Community Organizations, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, Duwamish River Community Coalition, GreenDoor Initiative, New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance, South Bronx Unite, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, West End Revitalization Association, and Wisconsin Green Muslims.
OUR WORK
OUR PRINCIPLES
Frontlines to the Front
Our communities are centers of power, knowledge, stories and solutions. Far too many of our environmental justice communities have their lungs damaged or their lives cut short, so they must be first in line to benefit from pollution reductions. Enhancing our communities’ health will unlock more leadership, joy, culture, and creativity into the world.
The Audacity of the Facts
The silent killer of toxic air is worse than most people think – especially considering the inequities of who breathes the most polluted air in America: primarily communities of color and low-income. We are highlighting the most shameful and shocking ways that air quality segregation is experienced across the United States, educating to spark awareness and action – and demanding swift, aggressive action from the EPA.
Clean Air to Thrive, Not Just Survive
Clean air isn’t a privilege, it’s a human right. Our friends and family members lose years of their lives and live with debilitating illnesses caused or amplified by bad air. Justice demands more than just mitigating the worst pollution — it demands that people, especially those who’ve experienced the worst air pollution, are made whole.
