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Building Capacity for Environmental Justice
Our EPA Region 2 Technical Assistance Center Makes Headlines
Last week we told you about the grant we received from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Now you can watch a video replay of the press conference ([link removed]) held at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park in West Harlem.
CBS News was there to cover the announcement, running this story ([link removed]) . But arguably the best, most in-depth article was published by Inside Climate News, which you can read here ([link removed]) . It provides a good overview of our EPA Region 2 ([link removed]) Technical Assistance Center and how it will help advance environmental justice in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.
To recap the announcement, the EPA launched its Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center program, with WE ACT - one of the 17 Technical Assistance Centers nationwide - receiving at least $10 million over five years to help environmental justice communities across the region build capacity for navigating federal grant application systems to secure funding for environmental justice initiatives. Our partners for the center include Clean Energy Group ([link removed]) , Columbia University Climate School ([link removed]) , Environmental Protection Network ([link removed]) , Inter American University ([link removed]) , New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance ([link removed]) , New York University School of Law Institute for Policy Integrity ([link removed]) , and South Ward Environmental Alliance ([link removed]) .
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Building Power for Environmental Justice
Ranked Among New York's Energy & Environment Power 100
For the third year in a row, Peggy Shepard and Sonal Jessel were named among the Energy & Environment Power 100 by City and State New York. The annual list "puts a spotlight on the most influential individuals in New York’s vibrant energy industry and the state’s thriving environmental movement as well as the government officials who are determining where all of us get our power." You can read the full list here ([link removed]) .
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