Category: Environment

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Background & Analysis / Environment / Health

New Rochelle Residents Participate in Air Quality Justice Walk! Air Quality is a Right, Not a Privilege!

On Wednesday, September 17, community members, organizers, and youth leaders came together for an Air Quality Justice Walk through the South Bronx, co-led by the Energy Justice Law & Policy Center, South Bronx Unite and Groundwork Hudson Valley. Designed to take place during peak rush hour, the walk offered a firsthand look at how air pollution and land use decisions impact daily life in one of New York’s most environmentally burdened neighborhoods.

Environment / Health

Earth Liberation Day 2025

On Saturday, April 26, 2025 a coalition of the Energy Justice Law & Policy Center, New RoAR, local environmental advocates, students, and community partners are hosting a fun-filled day celebrating our beautiful planet.   At...

Environment / Opinion / Youth Voice

Who Are These Parks Made For?

In her novel, “Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood,” Fatema Marnissi writes, “Nature is a woman’s best friend.” There has never been a time in my life where this statement has resonated with me more than it does now.

Background & Analysis / Environment / NR History

History Lost, Found & Erased: The Saga of Hannah Pugsley

Many saw the proposal to rename the land that had been the heart of over 100 years of Black homeownership before it was bulldozed as part of the racially motivated urban removal as a way to bring to light the remarkable history of Hannah Puglsey and her descendants.   To many residents, it is shocking that the proposal put forth by the Commissioner of Development to rename Sheraton/Radisson Plaza is just “Hannahs Way.”