We will be canvassing in our campaign areas over the next few months to catch up with residents about their concerns and recruit new members. If you are interested in signing up for a shift or two, either contact campaign staff, or sign up for the Tonawanda-area canvasses using this form: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-up-to-canvass-with-clean-air-in-tonawanda |
Huntley Eminent Domain Moving Forward |
Updates to Coal Ash Regulations and Power Plant Pollution Standards |
Clean Air Joins Joint Call to Open Digihost’s Air Permit Application to Public Comment |
Clean Air joined residents from North Tonawanda, advocates from statewide groups, and Assemblymember Kelles earlier this month to call on Governor Hochul and the NYS DEC to move the Title V Air Permit application for the Digihost cryptocurrency gas peaker plant forward to public comment. It’s now been over two years since the Digihost/Fortistar power plant submitted its application for an air permit renewal. Read more from the press release and the coverage in the Buffalo News. Also of note, the New York Times recently covered a story about how noise exposure is actually far worse for public health than previously known, and about links to cardiovascular issues caused by chronic high noise. Cryptocurrency generation often relies on large cooling fans, which can cause enormous amounts of sound pollution – North Tonawanda residents near Digihost compare the sound to living next to a jet engine. |
Rest in Power, Shirley Hamilton! Justin Driscoll Denied Promotion to Permanent Head of NYPA |
We hope you enjoy these photos from all the events this month! |
Community Disaster Resilience Zone Act of 2022Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is looking for public recommendations and comments on the implementation of the Community Disaster Resilience Zone Act of 2022. This act will incorporate FEMA’s National Risk Index in the process of designating community disaster zones. These zones will represent areas that could contain the highest risk to natural hazards and also have a lower ability to be resilient to these identified risks. FEMA is requesting public input for data used in the National Risk Index, the application of risk assessment tools to reduce natural hazard impacts, the process of identifying community disaster zones, and recommendations for incorporating equity and geographic balance when designating these zones. To learn more about the Community Disaster Resilience Zone Act and to submit comments for your community, visit Regulations.gov. Comments can also be submitted by emailing FEMA-CDRZ-RFI@fema.dhs.gov. Submit comments by July 25, 2023. |
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! |
CACWNY Events Community and Coalition Events Public Comment Deadlines and Hearings also see list at bit.ly/CleanAirEvents |
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. |
Interested in joining our Tonawanda Tomorrow or River Road campaigns, Proof of Work campaign, or supporting NYRenews/climate justice? |
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American Axle campaign? |
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