We are very excited to announce the long anticipated kick off of Tonawanda Tomorrow! A partnership between Tonawanda residents, community groups, organized labor, local businesses, and government – all working together to grow the Town’s economy for the future. This effort spun out of the recent closure of the Huntley Coal Plant in Tonawanda. As I’m sure you […]

It was a busy summer for Clean Air! Between the many meetings and campaign victories, we also took some time out to learn and build relationships, and make sure we’re building a sustainable movement for public health and environmental justice here in Buffalo. One of the ways we did so is by traveling to the […]

Clean Air is partnering with dozens of neighborhood organizations, churches and labor unions to register 800 people to vote in Western New York. Our canvassers have been out knocking on doors and registering new voters for the past few weeks, but we need your help  to accomplish this important work!  Here is a few things you […]

This weekend, the New Economy Coalition is bringing their CommonBound Conference right here to Buffalo, NY. CommonBound will bring together hundreds of leaders and organizations from across North America for an international conference on visionary strategies for achieving deep systemic change. Participants will share insights and stories, build relationships, highlight achievements, and chart a shared […]

Greed, carelessness, and a callous disregard for human life – these words sum up the causes of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster. This week Clean Air joined the International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal with hundreds of other environmental justice organizations, labor unions and student groups to petition the Department of Justice to follow international […]

On Thursday, May 5, over 200 Clean Air members, supporters, and community leaders joined us at the Hotel Lafayette to celebrate another year filled with victories and successes for environmental justice and public health in Western New York. Over 40 local businesses & organizations sponsored, and made the event a huge success. We honored this […]

On Tuesday, May 3rd, Justice E. Jeannette Ogden granted an injunction preventing the Amigone Crematory from reopening, until the state Department of Environmental Conservation finds that the crematory is in compliance with permit requirements. Residents who packed the court room to hear the proceedings, were encouraged and relieved with this decision. The crematory plagued families […]

Winning projects for the First Cycle of Participatory Budgeting (PB) in Buffalo have been tallied and announced! Over 300 residents came out to 8 different voting locations over the span of 6 days in various locations throughout the Masten District to decide on how to spend $150,000. The winning projects, in order, are: Farmer’s Market […]

Participatory Budgeting (PB) Buffalo is kicking off its very first vote in the City of Buffalo and we need you to attend! Participatory Budget (PB) is a different way to manage public money. It is a democratic process in which community members, like you, decide how to spend part of a public budget. PB gives […]

The United States Court of Appeals has upheld both the March 2014 guilty jury verdict on Tonawanda Coke and the millions of dollars in fines imposed on the corporation for its violations of the Clean Air Act. Tonawanda Coke and its attorneys argued that TCC did not cause harm members of the public’s property or […]