Tonawanda Coke Brownfield Site Decision Document
On August 29, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health officially published the Decision Document for the large brownfield portion of the former Tonawanda Coke site at 3875 River Road, also known as site C915353 on DEC’s InfoLocator, also known as the Riverview Innovation and Technology Campus. After Tonawanda Coke’s bankruptcy, the site […]
NYSDEC Mobile Air Monitoring Results
Overview In 2019, following an escalation in weather events exacerbated by climate change and growing pressure from fenceline and frontline communities (IE, communities directly adjacent to current or former industrial facilities and communities affected first and worst by climate change), NYS passed sweeping and paradigm shifting legislation, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, or […]
Meet Sia Gu, our 2024 Cornell High Road Fellow!
This summer the Clean Air Coalition is a host site for the Cornell High Road Fellowship program – Sia Gu is a 2025 expected graduate who has been working with us on a number of research projects, and will be wrapping up her fellowship with us at the end of July. The following is an […]
Cindy’s Reflections on the Highlander Center’s Cultural Organizing Training
Our American Axle/Delavan-Grider Environmental Justice Organizer Cindy Stroud recently attended a training retreat on Cultural Organizing at the Highlander Center. The following are her reflections on her experience – if you a Clean Air member and are interested in this training, there is one more class planned the week of July 31 – reach out […]
Almost 90% of Title V Air Permits in Erie and Niagara County are Expired – Buffalo News Coverage
As we have been openly stating for almost a year now, NYS DEC has a significant backlog of Title V air permits and other permits that has developed over time since the staffing and program funding freezes and cuts that Governor Cuomo put in place at state agencies in response to the 2008 Financial Crisis. We […]
Supreme Court Decision Endangers Environmental Justice Communities, Workers and Public Health
In today’s rulings the Supreme Court sided with corporate oligarchs against every single American, especially residents of environmental justice communities. The conservative majority of the court ruled 6-3 to end what is known as the Chevron Deference We wish we could say we are surprised, but in all honesty, a ruling of this kind this […]
June/July 2024 Monthly Updates – New Member Orientation Tonight and DEC Tonawanda Coke Meeting Tomorrow!
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North Tonawanda Press Conference June 20 2024 – Take Action, Governor Hochul, NYS DEC and NT Common Council! 89% of Title V Permits in Erie and Niagara County Expired
Today Clean Air joined North Tonawanda residents and friends from EarthJustice to call on Governor Hochul, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the North Tonawanda Common Council to take action to rein in cryptocurrency mining by Digihost Technologies at the Fortistar gas-fired power plant and by other companies statewide. This press conference follows […]
May/June 2024 Monthly Updates – Join us at Buffalo Pride and Juneteenth!
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Noise Pollution in Seneca-Babcock
This post is written by our spring intern, Clover Kagle In summer of 2023, one of our members went to four sites (Selkier, Melton, Peabody, and Babcock overpasses) to record and monitor noise pollution data along major throughways. The data was recorded 12 feet from the throughway with an LG v60 Thin Q using the […]