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** January 2025 Membership Meeting:
Meet Our New York State Senators & Assemblymembers
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Get ready for our first Membership Meeting of 2025! Join us on Saturday, January 11th at 10:00 AM ([link removed]) at Prince Hall, 454 W 155th St, NYC, NY 10032 ([link removed]) , for a chance to meet our New York State Senators and Assemblymembers. We have invited them all to attend, tell us a little about who they are and how they plan to represent us and hear about environmental and climate justice policies we would like them to actively support. New York State Assemblymember Manny De Los Santos (District 72), Senator Robert Jackson (District 31), and Assemblymember-Elect Jordan Wright (District 70) have confirmed attendance.
You don’t have to be a WE ACT member to attend (though it only costs $25 per year – learn more here ([link removed]) ). Join us and get involved with the state policy initiatives ([link removed]) we champion in the 2025 legislative session! RSVP ([link removed])
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** Uptown Chats Podcast: Holiday Special with WE ACT Chair Jeff Jones
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In the spirit of the holidays, Lonnie and Jaron were joined by long-time activist and Chair of WE ACT’s Board of Directors Jeff Jones to talk about his background and reflect on this moment in the environmental justice movement. Listen here! ([link removed])
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** Come Rally for Better Parks
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As part of New Yorkers for Parks, we encourage you to come to their rally on the steps of City Hall at 10:30 AM on Thursday, Jan. 23 to kick off our 2025 advocacy for better parks in Northern Manhattan and throughout the city. We are asking for increased funding, staffing, and maintenance for the Department of Parks and Recreation. Come with your signs and energy, and let’s make our voices heard! RSVP Here ([link removed])
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** Albany Advocacy Day: Pass the NY HEAT Act
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Join us ([link removed]) on Tuesday, January 23 for our first Albany Advocacy Day of the year, which will focus on passing the New York Home Energy Affordable Transition (NY HEAT) Act. We will be taking a bus up to Albany and scheduling meetings with key state legislators to make sure we get this bill over the finish line. It passed the Senate last year, and we now have more than 70 sponsors in the Assembly, so we are close. Help us convince a few more legislators as well as Governor Kathy Hochul to support the NY HEAT Act ([link removed]) !
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Peggy Shepard co-authored an Op-Ed in the New York Daily News ([link removed]) with Blair Horner, Executive Director of the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), urging then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to oppose the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, a “gift to the fossil fuel industry” sponsored by Senator Joe Manchin and John Barrasso.
Caleb Smith was featured in a CNET ([link removed]) article on how LIHEAP, WAP, and other programs can help households reduce their energy bills. They helped explain both the need for these programs as well as how they work. The article was also shared by MSN. ([link removed])
Leslie Fields made the case against the expansion of LNG export facilities, quoted in a Common Dreams ([link removed]) article on the Biden administration’s unwillingness to block such facilities despite agreeing to pause and study their impact, which found that there was indeed cause for concern – concerns that Fields explained: "Not only do these projects compound public health and safety harms to communities, especially in the Gulf and for communities of color, but they also exacerbate the climate crisis and raise energy prices here at home." The article also appeared on Truthout ([link removed]) .
Annie Carforo was quoted in a Dallas Morning News ([link removed]) article on the benefits of heat pumps. The article was also shared by MSN ([link removed]) .
Eric Walker was quoted in a NY Focus ([link removed]) article on New York State’s Cap & Invest program. The article was picked up by a number of local newspapers – including New York Upstate ([link removed]) , Plattsburgh Press-Republican ([link removed]) , and Oneonta Daily Star ([link removed]) – as well as Yahoo News ([link removed]) .
Harlem World ([link removed]) featured our Energy Affordability & NY HEAT workshop before the holiday break.
A Hoodline ([link removed]) article on New York State’s $16 million investment to reduce childhood lead poisoning used Peggy Shepard’s quote from the New York Times ([link removed]) on the EPA strengthening the lead dust rules.
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** Stand Up for Environmental Justice: We're Not Going Back!
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We need your help now more than ever. Please give what you can to support our work in the coming year! Donate Today ([link removed])
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