You may have read the three-part coverage on Buffalo Rising earlier this month written in large part by Foundry Digital, a Bitcoin mining firm, which actively advocated against A.7389C/S.6486D, even going so far as to include a form letter for people to copy and send to Governor Hochul urging her to veto the bill.  In response, […]

Welcome Phil! We are so excited to welcome Phil Gambini as our new Just Transition Organizer! Phil will be working with our Tesla Team and leading our work for a fair, just and equitable transition. Phil has been a member of Clean Air since 2022. He’s worked in landscaping, restaurants and journalism, but graduated from […]

Supreme Court Decision on WV vs. EPA puts WNY Communities at risk from Environmental Harms Clean Air strongly condemns the partisan decision from the US Supreme Court on West Virginia vs EPA. The decision sets back our movements for a Just Transition by limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate fossil fuel emissions and […]

In an appalling Supreme Court decision, the highest court in the land has effectively overturned the fundamental right to bodily autonomy guaranteed by Roe vs. Wade.  Many reading this statement may wonder why an environmental justice group like Clean Air cares about abortion rights and reproductive justice? What does this have to do with environmental […]

Dear Clean Air Organizers, Members, and Supporters, I’m honored to have the opportunity to meet and work alongside you all this summer; made possible by Say Yes Buffalo’s Internship Program. My name is Nishat, and I’m a first generation Bengali-American student. Though raised in New York City, I am comforted to say I have been […]

Dear Clean Air Members and Supporters, It is my pleasure to introduce myself as one of the Clean Air Coalition’s summer interns through the Say Yes Buffalo program. I would like to first thank Clean Air’s amazing team of organizers for giving me this opportunity, and I’m excited to meet more Clean Air members throughout […]

This summer Clean Air will be partnering with Cynthia Pegado from Cynthesis Studios to provide our membership with a first of its kind art, movement and community organizing program! During the course of 12 weeks, we will read adrienne maree brown’s Emergent Strategy and explore art, physical movement and the ways in which we can […]

Judge Carney Rules in Favor of Residents Demands at Former Concrete Crushing Facility Battaglia Demolition back in City Housing Court to determine if derelict building can be demolished in Seneca-Babcock Today, June 9th, 2022, the Honorable Judge Carney in Buffalo City Housing court ruled in favor of the City of Buffalo and residents. The Judge ordered […]

We have a lot of recent updates and actions for our members, as well as lots of events in June, so we’re posting a quick round-up in this post – We want to encourage all our members to donate and support our friends at Black Love Resists in the Rust by clicking here   We’re […]

Words cannot express the depths of rage and grief that Clean Air members and staff are holding following the horrific white supremacist mass murder at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo this Saturday, May 14th. We continue to hold the victims, their families and all members of our community in our hearts and prayers. […]