Boletín electrónico mensual de julio-agosto

August 1, 2023

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These Barbies Fight for Environmental Justice!

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We have a lot of campaign updates to share with you today, including a couple actions you can take right now!
Scroll down to read more.

Con pan y rosas,

Puente, cris, and Phil

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Seneca-Babcock Updates

We continue to push the state and city courts to hold the owner of a former illegal concrete crushing operation, Peter Battaglia, Reserve la fecha para nuestra reunión anual.

Buffalo City Housing Court has so far shown deference to Battaglia. Most recently, he was given another two months to clean up or sell his Seneca Street commercial property. Illegal dumping continues, and the court has not addressed his decrepit residential property on Peabody Street.

In state court, there has been more progress. Battaglia was recently fined $1 million for his failure to clean up his commercial property.

His failure to cleanup the site resulted in a contempt hearing in court, which our longtime member organizer Diane Lemanski testified at, alongside executive director Chris Murawski.

Your membership and donation dollars help us with these costly court battles – make a donation today to help us win!

❗❗ACTION ALERT❗❗

Tonawanda Rezoning

The Town of Tonawanda has released it’s draft zoning code and map for public review!

Click here to read the draft documents and related materials.

The public comment period is currently slated to close on August 31. Residents we have spoken with while canvassing are unaware this public comment period is open, much less that it’s ending in a few weeks. Please take a moment to send a letter to the town planner requesting an extension!

This is a crucial and unique opportunity to codify environmental justice policies into town law.

Learn more at our Talleres de Zonificación en el Centro Comunitario Sheridan Parkside, 169 Sheridan Parkside Drive en Tonawanda – drop by anytime from 4-8pm on martes agosto 15 o martes agosto 29.

Please register for the workshops today and bring friends!

Already know what you want to say?
Click here to submit your comments!

Mezclador de movimiento de construcción de energía

August 17

Our next Power Building Movement Mixer will be Thursday August 17 desde 4:30-6pm at Flying Bison Brewery, 840 Seneca Street in the Seneca-Babcock area of Buffalo!

RSVP via the Facebook event by clicking here, and please invite/bring along any friends involved in the collective fight for justice and equity!

We build power by forging strong personal connections, but COVID disrupted these bonds. Our aim with these mixers is to strengthen relationships between not only Clean Air members and supporters, but also with supporters of peer organizations by sharing a collective social space.

Summer Canvassing

Want to canvass in the Tonawandas/ Black Rock-Riverside with Bridge? Click here to sign up for a shift.

Want to join Phil canvassing in Lovejoy and Seneca-Babcock? Send him a quick email.

Breathing Free Community Leaders

Apply Today for a Free PurpleAir Monitor!

As we mentioned in our July General Meeting, our application for members and supporters who are interested in being a neighborhood leader for our Breathing Free Community Air Monitoring Program, hosting a PurpleAir Monitor, or for those who want to get involved more generally in this program, is now open! Click here to sign up!
Want to watch the recording from our General Meeting of our Wildfire Smoke presentation? haga clic aquí!

NYS DEC East Buffalo Environmental Forum/ Community Air Monitoring Update Meeting

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation will host an East Buffalo Environmental Forum en Wednesday August 9, 5:30-7pm y every second Wednesday of the month moving forward at the Frank E. Merriweather Jr.. Biblioteca, 1324 Jefferson Ave in Buffalo.

Este es un espacio organizado por NYS DEC donde los residentes pueden plantear y discutir inquietudes ambientales en su vecindario y trabajar para encontrar soluciones con nuestros reguladores ambientales.. Clean Air asistirá como defensor y ayudará a que la comunidad salga adelante..

This month, the meeting will double as the DEC Region 9 Community Air Monitoring Initiative update meeting, which is a DEC-led initiative running separate but parallel to our Community Air Monitoring project.

To join this meeting virtually, o para más información, por favor contacte a Kayla Baker (kayla.baker@dec.ny.gov) o llame al 716-541-9631.

Support the Rebuilding of the Newtown Longhouse

This past Friday, Clean Air was honored to co-sponsor a fundraiser by Nekanęhsakt: Friends of Ękwehęwę to help raise funds to rebuild the Newton Longhouse, a vital spiritual cornerstone of the Seneca Nation, which recently was destroyed in a devastating fire. Please support this effort by making a donation today – gofundme.com/f/rebuild-the-newtown-longhouse.

❗NYRenews Action Alert❗

No False Solutions!

New York state is developing a cap-trade-and-invest emissions cap program based on Governor Hohcul’s proposal in the 2023-24 presupuesto.

As the program is developed, it’s critical that the new pollution caps be designed to identify false energy solutions as what they are: fuels that harm health and exacerbate the climate crisis.

Email regulators to say no to false solutions today!

Clean Air Joins Joint Letter in Opposition to Lockport Plastics Plant

Earlier this month, Clean Air joined a joint letter to the Lockport IDA in opposition to tax credits for a proposed plastics plant. This plant would require importing the same hazardous chemicals by rail that caused the black smoke plume in East Palestine, OH following the train derailment.

This proposal has, for now, been put on hold following the reveal that the company included a fake study generated with ChatGPT as part of their supporting documentation. Shout out to Dr. Lourdes Vera for flagging the fake paper!

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RSVP for our August 17 Power Building Movement Mixer!

Volunteer Opportunity – See The Lumineers at Darien Lake for Free!

REVERB, an environmental nonprofit working to make the music industry more sustainable, is looking for volunteers to help promote environmental causes at the upcoming Lumineers Show in Darien Center, NY at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, August 22nd.

Volunteers will receive a pass to watch the show and a tee shirt! Click here to apply.

Recent News Coverage of Unconventional Pollutant Health Impacts

De nota, two articles recently came out on unconventional health impacts from pollutants –

Washington Post – “Wildfire smoke may be having a negative impact on your mental health“

New York Times – “Noise Could Take Years Off Your Life. Here’s How.“

Public comments being accepted until August 18 for 1803-07 Elmwood Ave Brownfield Clean-up Application

Public comments being accepted until August 18 for 1395 Delaware Ave Brownfield Clean-up Application

Public comments being accepted on a draft work plan for 2101 Kenmore Ave

The Golden Rule sailboat at Canalside July 31-August 1

Equality NY LGBTQI Local Capacity Building Training Program

Register for the Fascism 101 Webinar Series with Highlander Institute and Right to the City

Support Migrants Arriving in Buffalo and WNY

CWA 1168 Informational Picket August 3 6-8am

Introduction to Story-based Strategy Trainings Fall 2023

Reportar un contaminador

Vea humo oscuro o polvo que se eleva desde un sitio industrial., o oler algo asqueroso?

Visitar dec.ny.gov/regulations/67751.html para presentar un informe, o, para una respuesta rápida, llamar 1-844-DEC-ECOS (1-844-332-3267) o la línea directa de derrames/olores del DEC en 1-800-457-7362.

Si desea que CACWNY lo apoye, envíanos una copia de tu informe!

Calendario de próximos eventos

Eventos CACWNY

Multiple Dates in July and August – Canvasses in Tonawanda
August 15 – Tonawanda Zoning Workshop #1
August 17 – Clean Air Movement Mixer
August 29 – Tonawanda Zoning Workshop #2
September 9 – Shelter In Place Emergency Prep Training
September 21 – Asamblea General de Aire Limpio
Octubre 14 – Winter Prep Emergency Prep Training

Eventos comunitarios y de coalición

Julio 31 – deadline to apply for the Fall 2023 Co-op Academy
Julio 31 – August 1 – Veterans for Peace Golden Rule Sailboat in WNY
August 3 – CWA 1168 Informational Picket, 6-8al, 215 Klein Road
August 9 – NYS DEC East Buffalo Environmental Forum
August 22 – Deadline to Apply to Join the EPA National Environmental Youth Advisory Council
September 14 o 16 – Introduction to Story-based Strategy Session
Ongoing – Highlander Institute Fascism 101 Webinar Series
Ongoing – Equality NY LGBTQI Capacity Building Training Series

Plazos para comentarios públicos y audiencias

August 8 – deadline for comments on EPA Carbon Emission Power Plant Standards Rule
August 18 – deadline for public comments on 1395 Delaware Ave Brownfield Clean-up Application
August 18 – deadline for comments on 1803-07 Elmwood Ave Brownfield Clean-up Application
August 18 – deadline for comments on 2101 Kenmore Ave draft workplan
August 31 – Town of Tonawanda Deadline for Public Comments on Draft Zoning Code. Click here to submit your comments, y here to request an extension of the public comment period!

ver también la lista en bit.ly/CleanAirEvents

Ayuda mutua

¿Necesitas una mascarilla N95?? Tenemos un suministro limitado disponible en la oficina para nuestros miembros. – envíanos un correo electrónico rápido y te enviaremos algunos! Fomentamos el uso de máscaras en nuestros eventos presenciales., particularmente durante las temporadas de máxima transmisión de COVID.

Asegúrese de revisar el Grupo de Facebook de Buffalo Mutual Aid Network, donde se publican de forma continua servicios de ayuda mutua y convocatorias de donaciones y donaciones. También puedes hacer clic aquí para unirte a la Buffalo Snow Brigade. También sugerimos consultar los recursos en mutualaiddisasterrelief.org así como su nuevo sitio web aliviotoolkit.com.

Si está interesado en unirse a esfuerzos de ayuda mutua con Clean Air, particularmente en el ámbito de la resiliencia comunitaria en medio del cambio climático,
por favor contacta con Bridge.

Current climate disaster responses – Guam and Vermont.

Recomendaciones mensuales del personal

Not only should you go out and watch Barbie, we also recommend that you be sure to toss on something pink to enhance the experience! Clean Air staff went as a group to watch in July.