We’re on All Things Considered!

On Thursday, November 10th, National Public Radio launched a special news investigation Poisoned Places: Toxic Air, Neglected Communities.

All this week, NPR will be exposing how the EPA and DEC’s air pollution regulations still leave many communities exposed to dangerous toxics. Tonawanda is one of the communities NPR will feature. We’ve been working hard with reporters Elizabeth Shogrun and Sandra Bartlett to tell the story of our Tonawanda Coke campaign.

All Things Considered is the most listened-to, afternoon drive time, news radio program in the country. We are very excited.

The investigation documents how company self-reporting, poor communication between regulators, corporate greed, and sometimes the laws themselves result in communities who are overburdened with pollution. And as we’ve seen, how that leads to high levels of cancer, asthma and other illnesses.

Our piece will air this Thursday at either 4:00 or 5:00 sharp. We hope you can tune in!