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Enforcing the Law for Healthier Homes

Enforcing the Law for Healthier Homes

Why We Need New York City to Enforce Local Law 55 of 2018
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WE ACT in Albany: Healthy Homes for NYCHA

WE ACT in Albany: Healthy Homes for NYCHA

As part of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Land and Healthy Homes Coalition, WE ACT for Environmental Justice staff and six…
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WE ACT on Capitol Hill

WE ACT on Capitol Hill

On February 26–27, 2019, WE ACT for Environmental Justice and fellow environmental justice champions from around the country visited…
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Excerpt from “‘If I Pay Rent, I’m Gonna Smoke’: Insights on the Social Contract of Smokefree…

Excerpt from “‘If I Pay Rent, I’m Gonna Smoke’: Insights on the Soc...

It’s no longer legal to smoke in workplaces, airplanes, hospitals and restaurants. In New York City, smoking is even banned in public…
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Excerpt from “Air pollution, urgent asthma medical visits and the modifying effect of neighborhood…

Excerpt from “Air pollution, urgent asthma medical visits and the modifying effect of neighborhood…

Neighborhoods in New York City have greatly varying rates of asthma, with neighborhoods such as the Upper East Side having significantly…
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Reflecting on MLK’s Dream of Conquering Materialism by Creating Healthier Communities and Good Jobs

Reflecting on MLK’s Dream of Conquering Materialism by Creating Healthier Communities and Good Jobs

A year before his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. warned us that “when machines and computers, profit motives and property…
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What would happen to health and housing in NYC if tenants had as much power as landlords?

What would happen to health and housing in NYC if tenants had as much power as landlords?

New York City is in the throes of one of the worst housing crises in generations.Affordability is plummeting, displacement and homelessness…
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The How’s, Where’s and Why’s of Lead

The How’s, Where’s and Why’s of Lead

On September 26th, 2018 the Federal Government of the United States’ lawsuit against the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), US v…
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Safe, Affordable, Clean and Dignified Housing is Always the Key to Health

Safe, Affordable, Clean and Dignified Housing is Always the Key to Health

I grew up in California’s wine country with mild and wet weather throughout the winter. My family’s three-bedroom apartment would be mostly…
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Growing Old

Growing Old

I was raised in Harlem from birth, born at the old Women’s Hospital on February 17th, 1950. My most vivid memories from my childhood are…
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