Last night, Clean Air rallied with drag performer Freddie Hercury to raise public awareness of deficiencies we have identified with the draft zoning amendment, as well as to drive attendance at the public hearing on the draft. While the town board did vote to move forward with the draft as written, members of the Town’s […]

CLEAN AIR TO HOST RALLY ON TUESDAY APRIL 9 AT 5:30PM AT 2919 DELAWARE AVENUE On Tuesday April 9 at 7pm at the Municipal Building at 2919 Delaware Avenue the Town of Tonawanda will be holding a public comment hearing on the draft comprehensive zoning amendment. We expect a vote on approving the current draft […]

Last night the Town of Tonawanda Town Board voted to move ahead with a public comment hearing for the town’s comprehensive zoning amendment on Tuesday April 9 at 7pm at the Municipal Building at 2919 Delaware Avenue in Kenmore. Very likely, the vote to approve, table or deny the approval of the draft will follow […]

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Guest post by Clean Air’s spring intern Clover Kagle On February 7th,the EPA released an update to guidelines regarding the annual emission limits of PM2.5 particles. The new annual limit of 9.0 µg/m3 is a decrease of 25% from the previous limit, 12.0 µg/m3. The EPA bases the decision on the health requirements in the […]

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will be hosting a public meeting about a Proposed Amended Remedy for a portion of the former Tonawanda Coke site on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 6 pm at the Kenmore Branch Library (160 Delaware Road, Kenmore, NY) as well as online. Click here to read the […]

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Earlier this week NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner, Basil Seggos, announced he would be stepping down. Seggos has served in this role since 2015. Seggos’ legacy is a mixed one, as journalist Peter Mantius notes. At our office we have a cardboard cut out of Seggos that we used in a public meeting in […]

Members of the Buffalo Building and Construction Trades Council rallied last week at the Wood & Brooks construction site on Kenmore Ave in Tonawanda to bring attention to a loophole in statewide prevailing wage laws. The law currently includes exemptions for projects that receive historic tax credits or brownfield tax credits. In related news, the New […]

  We are excited to provide our members the opportunity to make their voices heard by voting on the 2024 Slate of Candidates for the Board of Directors. Answers from the Board Candidate Application are listed below so you can get to know our candidates. Cast your vote by our Annual Meeting on February 27. […]