Let’s give ’em pumpkin to talk about |
We want renewable energy, not cryptomining, at Tonawanda Coke! |
Recruiting for Board and Committees |
Please join us on November 20 at 5:30 at The Beer Keep (1002 Elmwood Ave in Buffalo) for a happy hour mixer for members, supporters, and our community to mix, mingle, celebrate our work, and continue to grow our base! While we will not have a formal program, our team leaders will be on hand to share information about current campaign progress. We will also have several activities, including the draft version of the card game we are developing as part of the Community Air Monitoring project, and some activities for you to add your contributions! Click here for the ActionNetwork event, and contact Gia with any questions. |
Greenidge Oral Arguements |
Our peers fighting cryptocurrency in Seneca Lake at the Greenidge power facility will be in court tomorrow 10/29 in Yates County. One of our members has generously offered to drive a carpool from Buffalo – please reach out to Bridge to connect with them! |
Join our Cranksgiving Team November 2! |
Clean Air is participating in Cranksgiving this year, and we still have space for one other person on our team!
If you’re interested in joining the team, please contact Chris, and feel free to swing by the Essex Street Arts Center at 30 Essex Street in Buffalo on Saturday morning to cheer everyone on! |
NYRenews Mass Call October 28 |
Want to learn about NY Renews’ campaign plan for the upcoming legislative session?
Hop on their “The Next Chapter: Our Fight For Climate Justice in 2025” mass call TONIGHT at 6pm!
Click here to register. |
STAMP Updates and Indigenous Solidarity |
Early voting has started Election Day November 5 |
Early voting has started! Here is the list of Erie County early voting locations, and here is the one for Niagara County. For Erie County residents, you can preview your ballot ahead of voting by clicking here. There are a lot of local and state elections on the ballot this year in addition to the higher profile national ones – click here to see the list of offices on the ballot for Erie County, and here to see the list for Niagara County. Also on the ballot is NYS Proposition One, also known as the Equal Rights Amendment. Clean Air urges voting yes on this amendment. This ballot measure would amend the NYS constitution to explicitly protect NY residents against discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability creed, or religion, or sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive healthcare and autonomy. These protections are currently law, but not in the constitution, so could be repealed under a hostile administration. Please note if you are in Erie County, NYS Prop 1 is located at the bottom of the front page of your ballot, not on the back. |
Current Regulatory Public Comment Periods |
Pray for the Dead, Fight for The Living! Recent Passings and Remembrances |
More News of Note – Headlines in Environmental Justice, Climate Justice, and the Just Transition |
CACWNY Events Upcoming Training Opportunities, Conferences and New Resources Are you a Clean Air member or supporter who is engaged with a current campaign, and is there a training opportunity that you would like to pursue to strengthen your organizing? Please let a staff organizer know, as we budget to support leadership development! All Clean Air members and supporters also have free access to trainings from the Advocacy Institute. Community and Coalition Events Public Comment Deadlines and Hearings Digital Actions Also see our regularly updated list of events at bit.ly/CleanAirEvents and linktr.ee/cleanairwny |
See dark smoke or dust rising from an industrial site, or smell something foul? Visit dec.ny.gov/regulations/67751.html to file a report, or, for rapid response, call 1-844-DEC-ECOS (1-844-332-3267) or the DEC Spill Hotline/Odor Hotline at 1-800-457-7362. If you’d like CACWNY to support you, send us a copy of your report! |
Do you need a N95 mask? We have a limited supply available at the office for our members – send us a quick email and we’ll send a few your way! We encourage wearing masks at our in-person events, particularly during seasons of peak COVID transmission. Be sure to check out the Buffalo Mutual Aid Network Facebook group, where mutual aid services and calls for donations and donations are being posted on an ongoing basis. |
Interested in joining our events committee, mutual aid team, or want to connect with CACWNY about an emerging campaign or issue, or interested in Interested in joining our Peabody Street, Lovejoy, TESLA, Energy Democracy Alliance, or other Just Transition campaign work? |
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American Axle campaign or supporting our work in the Delavan-Grider neighborhood and greater East Side? |
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