WE ACT for Environmental Justice

This grant will support WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s Federal Policy Office. In conjunction with the Equitable and Just Climate Forum, WE ACT will conduct research on federal policy options that protect the health and safety of environmental justice communities in Northern Manhattan and nationwide. (Substrategy: U.S. National Policy)

The Clean Power, Clean Air, Cleaner Communities campaign is a national effort by local environmental justice groups to promote healthier communities through increased use of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and decreased reliance on fossil fuels. Funding from the Hewlett Foundation will help support West Harlem Environmental Action's Federal Policy Office to connect environmental justice groups in key states with policy makers, and to ensure that voices from vulnerable communities are a part of the federal and state energy policy debates and implementation plans.