Following national trends of low gas prices, uncompetitive coal prices, and lack of demand, the NRG Huntley plant in the Town of Tonawanda was retired in 2016. At the time it was the largest polluter in Erie County and the largest tax provider to the Town. Huntley’s revenue had long allowed for Tonawanda to maintain […]

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We support workers who are speaking out against racist workplace practices at the Tesla facility in Buffalo, NY. Tesla Gigafactory 2 is operating today because of a massive investment of public money. Tesla was given $750 million in taxpayer money to build it’s solar production facility located in Buffalo, New York, totaling 1.5x more than […]

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The Tonawanda Tomorrow Plan, which launched out of our Just Transition campaign to grow the town’s economy after the impact of the Huntley Power Plant closure, was the result of thousands of community members, labor leaders, and Town of Tonawanda representatives The plan was adopted by the Town in 2017, with a number of organizations taking on […]

The  City of Buffalo is home to many neighborhoods who are bearing the brunt of environmental pollution. Landfills, chemical plants, waste transfer facilities, are all located in communities that have been historically left out of decision making, and cut out of systems of power and wealth. Over the last 10 years, Clean Air members have […]

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We’ve got a lot going on this summer at Clean Air! Join us door knocking to build our base and build power to win environmental justice in Western New York! No experience canvassing needed, just a love (or like) of talking to new people, and a few hours over the next few weeks. Our canvass […]

  Are you a member of Clean Air who wants to learn how your membership dues are spent? Do you want to know how to read nonprofit financial statements and make assessments about an organization? When you hear the term “projected cash flow” do you get really energized but not know why? Are you on […]