Through our efforts, member organizations coalesce around specific common issues that threaten the ability for low-income communities of color to thrive.
Founded in 1991, the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance (NYC-EJA) is a non-profit citywide membership network linking grassroots organizations of color in their struggle for environmental justice. NYC-EJA empowers its member organizations to advocate for improved environmental conditions and against inequitable environmental burdens by the coordination of campaigns designed to inform Cit
06/02/2026
After over two years of advocacy, we are pleased to say that this bill [S5056-B (Rivera)/A755-B (Paulin)] has passed in both the Assembly and the Senate.
This means that we are closer to getting the data we need to guide policy and investments around extreme heat mortality, resulting in a healthier NY for all.
Now, we need a final push to get this to the Governor’s desk.
A special thank you to and for their leadership.
06/01/2026
About two months after the deadline, the New York State Legislature finally passed the '26-27 State Budget. But this isn't all good news.
This budget will set our communities back years.
Read NYC-EJA's thoughts-and critiques-on the '26-27 State Budget here:
NYC-EJA on the '26-27 State Budget Email from The New York City Environmental Justice Alliance Share This Email Share This Email Share This Email June 2026 NYC-EJA on the '26-27 State Budget THE '26-27 STATE BUDGET: A BLOW TO CLIMATE
05/26/2026
Today, the Legislature will be voting on the Transportation, Economic Development and Environmental Conservation budget bill, the contents of which are unsettling to environmental justice advocates and communities alike.
Read our full statement here: https://bit.ly/4tVNgvm
05/19/2026
New York has been experiencing HOT summers. And this year, it’s starting early. Not all neighborhoods are equitably protected from extreme heat and its health effects.
Find a cooling center here: https://finder.nyc.gov/coolingcenters/
Learn more about extreme heat in NYC here: bit.ly/4fBkFrs
Flowers are blooming, greenery is returning to our blocks. April is Earth Month. But even perennials rear with their old problems. This month, we continued to fight against the Governor’s attempts to gut the Climate Law, to close Peaker plants, and to replace the jails on Rikers with a renewable future. Learn about these initiatives–and more–in this month’s newsletter https://conta.cc/3Qtbj6X
04/22/2026
Community is key to Climate Justice. And Earth Week should revolve around those pillars.
From the S.I. to the BK, and from Uptown to the Boogie Down, check out these Earth Week events with some of our members. But first, here’s an Action opportunity to save NYS’s Climate Law.
04/22/2026
“On this Earth Day, the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance (NYC-EJA) applauds the Mamdani Administration on its release of the NYC Urban Forest Plan,” said NYC-EJA’S Climate and Health Programs Manager, Victoria Sanders. “We are advocates of the key issues this plan seeks to address and are looking forward to seeing what the City does to take these ideas and turn them into action. We saw a marked level of support and acknowledgement for many of the major urban forest related challenges that NYC's environmental justice communities are facing. However, the lack of actionable and specific strategies outlined to address these problems leaves us with questions about how this plan will translate to improved tree canopy, decreased urban heat, and improved public health in our EJ neighborhoods. We hope the City will be ready to meet these challenges with meaningful community-led engagement and visioning. We look forward to a future NYC with the urban forest treated as critical infrastructure that protects every New Yorker.”
Read the NYC's full Urban Canopy plan here:https://www.nyc.gov/assets/climate/downloads/pdfs/NYC-Urban-Forest-Plan-2026.pdf
04/17/2026
04/16/2026
No more fossil fuels! No more polluting our neighborhoods!
Today, the PEAK Coalition and allied partners presented a comprehensive plan for energy reliability and affordability in front of the Narrows peaker plant in Sunset Park. The rally included testimonies from community members from the Bronx to Brooklyn living with the toll of climate injustice, as well as a call to action: state government and energy companies must do what it takes to decouple our grid from aging, polluting, and expensive peaker plants!