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Our Tonawanda-area Environmental Justice Organizer Bridge Rauch and Geologist consultant Tom Morahan attended the 2023 EPA Brownfields Conference in Detroit earlier this month. The two attended sessions on a wide range of topics, from anti-gentrification strategies for brownfield redevelopments to technical topics like vapor intrusion. Clean Air’s work encompasses the full life of the sites […]

The Town of Tonawanda is currently accepting public comments on the draft townwide zoning code and map! This is a lot of information for anyone to go through, so Clean Air is here to lend residents a hand. Join Clean Air on Tuesday August 15 or 29 anytime between 4-8pm at the Sheridan Parkside Community Center […]

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The Town of Tonawanda will be hosting a virtual public meeting on Tuesday July 25 starting at 6pm to review and discuss the draft zoning code. Click here to receive an email reminder of the meeting, and visit the town’s webpage at tonawanda.ny.us/development/comprehensive-zoning-law-amendment.html to find the link on July 25! We strongly encourage our members […]

We have lots of updates to share from our Tonawanda Tomorrow Team! If you are interested in engaging with this work, either as a resident of the Tonawandas who wants to see equitable development, or as an professional or armchair urbanist who enjoys working for equitable development, then please click here to sign up for […]

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The City of Buffalo’s Housing Court has given Peter Battaglia, the operator of Battaglia Demolition, an illegal concrete crushing operation, another pass for his derelict properties in the Seneca-Babcock neighborhood.  Today in court, Judge Patrick Carney decided to give Battaglia an additional 60 days to clean up or complete an alleged sale of the industrial […]

Check out our post from yesterday on the basics of the Air Quality Index and Air Monitoring Resources! There is no such thing as a climate haven. No more sacrifice zones. As the hazy, smoky air today proves, as a region we must take steps to not only reduce our carbon emissions (click here to […]

Let’s talk about the Air Quality Index! AQI is a measurement of how healthy the air is, with readings from 0 to 500. AQI above 100 is unhealthy for people in sensitive groups – children, seniors, and those with respiratory conditions like asthma, for example. Readings above 151 are ranked as unhealthy for everyone, no […]