New York City K-12 students deserve safe and healthy schools. Teachers and school staff deserve safe and healthy workplaces. But the climate crisis and decades of disinvestment are already wreaking havoc on NYC public schools and nearly 1 million students and their caregivers.

NYC already has access to BILLIONS of dollars through IRA and city funding for electrifying and upgrading school buildings, but city agencies and politicians are letting the money sit there while our schools flood and fill with smoke. 

New York City's school buildings alone account for nearly 20% of the city's public building emissions. Right now, schools rely on dirty fossil fuels to power and heat classrooms, and our 100-year-old infrastructure desperately needs repairs and upgrades. We’re fighting alongside youth, labor, and environmental justice organizations for Green, Healthy Schools so all students can breathe clean air and attend school safely.

We’re calling on Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul, and the NYC DOE to invest in our students, teachers, and staff by funding green, healthy, safe, and comfortable schools to learn and grow up in—regardless of zip code. 

To do that, we want to gather 1000 signatures for our petition for green and healthy schools and gather at least 75 letters by kids that we can deliver to Governor Hochul/ Mayor Adams.

Take Action!

By sharing the petition with our fellow parents we can multiply our impact and build momentum for Green and Healthy schools!

In our Green and Healthy Schools toolkit you’ll find sample messages you can send to your friends, class parents, PTA or anywhere else you think you can engage concerned parents!

If this campaign speaks to you, or you are interested in promoting climate action within your school, consider becoming a Schools Ambassador!