Help Us Shape NYC's Environmental Justice Priorities

If you live in New York City, especially Northern Manhattan, please take a moment to review the draft of New York City’s Environmental Justice for All Report (download the PDF) and give your feedback online, over the phone, or at the August 18 Town Hall. This will help us shape the city’s environmental and climate justice priorities! Review the Report & Provide Feedback

Get the Family and Fire Fighter
Protection Act Signed

Chemical manufacturers seem to be trying to take advantage of the changes in Albany by bombarding the New York State Governor’s office with false claims about flame retardants in a last-ditch effort to scuttle our JustGreen Partnership's Family and Fire Fighter Protection Act. This legislation, which is supported by both environmentalists and fire fighters, passed both chambers and is waiting to be signed into law. If you live in New York State, help keep our communities free of toxics by sending a letter of support for the bill via this link! Send a Letter of Support

Support the Safer Beauty Bills Package

This is for everyone! Help us get toxic chemicals out of beauty and personal care products by signing the petition to support the federal Safer Beauty Bills package. Sign the Petition

Seal the Deal Climate Rally

Join us for the #SealTheDeal National Day of Action Rally in Battery Park at 6:00 PM on Thursday, August 19 to demand that congressional leaders keep their promises on climate, jobs, & justice when reconciling their budget. RSVP

People Not Polluters Climate Rally

Can’t wait for Thursday? Join Zero Hour’s People Not Polluters Rally at 1:00 PM on Sunday, August 15 in Foley Square to demand a reconciliation package that includes bold climate policy.

Free Training for NYC Construction Jobs

NYC Residents: Looking to start a career in construction? We’re offering FREE 30-hour OSHA and other training programs to get you the certificates you need to get a construction job. Apply Here (no phone calls or emails, please)

In case you missed yesterday’s email, Peggy Shepard wrote an Op-Ed published in the New York Daily News explaining why communities of color, like East Harlem, are hit the hardest by extreme heat. Heatwaves, like the one we're currently enduring in New York City, are the deadliest impact of climate change, and communities of color experience both higher temperatures and more heat-related illnesses and deaths. Read the Op-Ed
 
Early this week, the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued an alarming report that calls for bold, swift action to address the climate crisis. Our coalition for a Gas Free NYC issued a statement urging the New York City Council – and Speaker Corey Johnson, in particular – to pass Intro 2317, which will eliminate fossil fuel hookups in new construction and gut renovations. This is critical for New York City, because about 70 percent of our greenhouse gas emissions come from buildings burning fossil fuels. Read the coverage in Harlem World and City Limits
 
And Pamela Stewart-Martinez spoke with Grist about the impact that redistricting based on the newly released census data could have on the environmental justice movement and the communities it supports. Read the Article