Thank you! Join us in committing to take action.
Hello comrades and friends, Thank you so much for joining us for Clean Air’s event, Growing Strong Together: An Open House to Root our Power. Over 60 of us came together during an incredibly difficult time… in the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade and with hundreds of thousands […]
How to Take Action Today
As we mourn the life of George Floyd, we are in solidarity with those in the streets in Minneapolis and Louisville, and with the Black liberation movement that is working to destroy white supremacy, and free us all. Monday night, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police. On Wednesday, Tony McDade, a trans man, was […]
Member Handbook
We are excited to share with you Clean Air’s Member Handbook! At Clean Air, we recognize that developing the leadership of our people is key to transforming individual resources into the collective power necessary to build the world we need and want to live in. While we fight like hell for justice, we also foster […]
NYS Attorney General Sues EPA Over Suspension of Environmental Enforcement
This afternoon New York Attorney General James, with a coalition of nine attorney generals, filed a lawsuit against Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenging its new policy to stop enforcing requirements under a wide range of federal environmental laws due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.The lawsuit, which was filed today in the United […]
May 28th! An Open House to Root our Power
Stronger Together! An Open House to Root our Power Thursday, May 28th 5pm-7pm Help us grow… Join our movement! We are continuing to create a virtual home, community, and sense of belonging for our people. That includes you! “Growing Strong Together: An Open House to Root our Power” is going virtual! Clean Air is excited […]
Celebrating 50 Years & the Party Crashers
How about some good news? For those of a certain vintage, you may remember the 1960’s and; 1970’s suffocating L.A. smog, the Buffalo River fires, “dead” Lake Dreary (Erie), acid rain and the depleted ozone layer. DDT and other chemical fiascos did their damage. Young’uns will have to Google this. Millions of people, both political […]
Over 50 organization’s call on New York Attorney General to Sue Trump Administration Over Dangerous Suspension of Environmental Enforcement
On March 26th, the USEPA released a policy that set new guidelines for companies to monitor themselves for an undetermined period of time during the outbreak. The memo goes on to state the EPA will not issue fines for violations of certain air, water and hazardous-waste-reporting requirements. The policy cites the decision as a response […]
Join Us Tuesday Night to Stop Cuts to EPA Enforcement
The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a dramatic relaxing of environmental rules, citing the decision as a response to the COVID pandemic. The agency will now allow power plants, factories and other facilities to determine for themselves if they are able to meet legal requirements on reporting air and water pollution. This announcement came on the […]
Stand Up to Trump’s Dangerous EPA Enforcement Cuts
Clean Air Coalition Calls on New York Attorney General to Stand Up to Trump’s Dangerous EPA Enforcement Cuts The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a dramatic relaxing of environmental rules, citing the decision as a response to the COVID pandemic. The agency will now allow power plants, factories and other facilities to determine for themselves […]
Clean Air’s Response to the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic
March 19th, 2020 Dear Clean Air Members, From all of us in the Clean Air Coalition of WNY family, we hope that you and your families are doing well and staying safe during these very chaotic and troubling times. As we watch how this pandemic is affecting our brothers, sisters and siblings here in Western […]