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NO JUSTICE! NO PEACE! RALLY AT THE PEACE BRIDGE PLAZA!
May. 24 | Governor Cuomo, we are disappointed. Very disappointed. We are disappointed that after repeated requests to prioritize the health of residents on Buffalo’s West Side, we have been ignored. On May 23rd over 100 people marched at the foot of the...
CARE Listening Sessions: We NEED Your Input!
May. 14 | Attention Residents of Tonawanda, We NEED Your Insight! Tonawanda’s industrial zone has the highest concentration of air-regulated facilities in the state. Within a two mile area, the town had 53 facilities. Two major interstate highways intersect...
What Zone Do You Live In?
May. 14 | For the last two years the City of Buffalo has been preparing a new zoning ordinance. This new ordinance includes laws that govern where certain types of industry is allowed to be placed. Come learn how the Government decides where to place industry...
Triple Bottom Line Buisness Mixer
Mar. 22 | On Tuesday, April 10th The Clean Air Coalition, Buffalo First and the Ken-Ton Chamber of Commerce have come together to host the Triple Bottom Line Business Mixer. The event is part of the Tonawanda CARE Collaborative. “Triple bottom line” was first...
Film Screening April 19th
Mar. 20 | Come celebrate Earth Day with us on Thursday, April 19th at 7PM at the Brighton Place Library (999 Brighton Road, Tonawanda NY 14150) with our screening of You Are Where You Live. Some challenges are too difficult to face alone. The film You Are Where...
How many Tonawandans does it take to keep an air monitor?
Mar. 12 | Last week, the Commissioner of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation announced that the two air monitors in Tonawanda will continue to operate until the end of 2013. This announcement comes after weeks of hard work by the Coalition’s dedicated...
DEC Reports to the Community on Article X
Mar. 5 | On Thursday, March 8th, the NYS DEC will hold a public hearing in their office on Michigan Avenue at 3pm concerning a new ruling for power plants and other power generating facilities, new and existing. Article X of the Power NY Act will have...
Toxic Release Inventory Training
Feb. 29 | Join us on March 20th at 7PM and find out what toxic chemicals are stored in your neighborhood on the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Database. TRI is a government-mandated database that houses information on what chemicals are stored in the manufacturing...
Member Mondays!
Feb. 23 | Have a few hours the last Monday of the month? We need you! On the last Monday of every month from 1-4pm folks meet up at the Clean Air Coalition Headquarters (at 341 Delaware Ave- the big church on the corner of West Tupper and Delaware) to help with...
2012 Lois Gibbs Fellowship Announced
Feb. 6 | The Clean Air Coalition of Western New York announced the second year of the Lois Gibbs Fellowship, a selective, 7-month program that provides a diverse set of emerging citizen leaders with the tools and training to build sustained political will to improve...
Secure Air Monitors, Keep Polluters Accountable!
Jan. 17 | The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) continually measures levels of pollutants in the air. The Clean Air Coalition uses the data from these monitors to keep polluters in check, and ensure that emissions are kept within a legal range. DEC...
Freedom of Information Act Training
Jan. 7 | When: Wed, January 18, 7pm – 8pm Where: Tonawanda Public Library – Kenmore Branch (160 Delaware Rd, Kenmore) Description: Join us on January 18th to learn about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). FOIA gives us the power to access government-held...
Pollution Prevention Solving Real Problems!
Dec. 28 | Imagine a world where we didn’t need to control air pollution because we could prevent it. The Clean Air Coalition’s membership did just that earlier this month at a workshop about pollution prevention. Check out our new short film featuring their...
Buffalo Common Council Items of Interest 12/13/11
Dec. 15 | The Council adopted a resolution sponsored by Council Members David A. Rivera and Darius G. Pridgen calling on the Public Bridge Authority (”PBA”) to incorporate the principles of environmental justice into any future plans for the Peace Bridge...
You Are Where You Live Documentary
Nov. 18 | On December 11th, join the Clean Air Coalition for the premier of their documentary, You Are Where You Live by Vince Mistretta. The film chronicles the personal stories of The Clean Air Coalition’s fight for the people’s right to a healthy...
Listen to NPR’s All Things Considered
Nov. 11 | Part 4 of a four-part series, Poisoned Places: Toxic Air, Neglected Communities N.Y. Plant’s Neighbors Expose Regulatory Gaps Click to stream the audio Click to download the audio
We’re on All Things Considered!
Nov. 7 | On Thursday, November 10th, National Public Radio launched a special news investigation Poisoned Places: Toxic Air, Neglected Communities. All this week, NPR will be exposing how the EPA and DEC’s air pollution regulations still leave many communities...
Common Council Hearing
Oct. 20 | November 3rd at 6pm the Common Council will hold a hearing on chemical fire emergency response. We need you to move forward the vision for a better response plan that protects all residents living next to industry. We have the right to know and the right...
Gibb’s Fellow Megan Mills-Hoffman on Grisanti’s Legislative Report
Jun. 6 | Megan Mills-Hoffman spoke on Senate Mark Grisanti’s Legislative Report about the importance of local land trusts and preserving the environmental protection fund. Megan is staff at the WNY Land Conservatory Western New York Land Conservancy,...
2011 Dinner a Success!
May. 11 | “From the right to know and the duty to inquire flows the obligation to act,” stated keynote speaker Sandras Steingraber. Our second annual dinner gave us the opportunity to thank members who have been doing just that, acting to improve the...
2011 Dinner Tickets Going Fast!!
Apr. 28 | Its not too late to reserve your tickets for the 2011 Annual Dinner! This years dinner will be featuring author, ecologist, and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber. Steingraber is acclaimed for her ...
Learning from Louisville
Mar. 28 | On Monday, April 4th we’re hosting two incredible activists who fought for and won strong air pollution regulations in Louisville, Kentucky. The Strategic Toxic Air Reduction (STAR) Program of the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District is a regulatory...
Wellstone Action! Comes to Buffalo
Feb. 23 | This past weekend the Lois Gibbs Fellows participated in a two day training by Wellstone Action! Trainers, Karen Lopez and John Gilbert taught vital organizing skills like how to volunteer recruitment, power mapping, and messaging. Karen and Robert identify...