Phone Calls, Rallies, Meetings… OH MY!
Clean Air Courtney and Air Quality Alex By: Courtney Sokol & Alex Fisher My name is Courtney Sokol and I am a Cornell High Road Fellow interning at the Clean Air Coalition. I was involved in environmental advocacy projects throughout high school, so this was an exciting and rewarding placement for me. As a […]
Tonawanda Coke Impact Statements Deadline Moved to August 1st
Have you been impacted by Tonawanda Coke’s criminal behavior? It’s not too late to submit an impact statement into the US Attorney’s office. An Impact Statement is your chance to tell the judge how Tonawanda Coke’s crimes has affected your life or the life of your family. The purpose of an Impact Statement is to […]
Its time to VOTE!
Its time to VOTE on how YOU would spend Tonawanda Coke’s criminal fines. Tonawanda Coke was found guilty for breaking environmental laws – but our work is not done. The company faces $200 million in criminal fines – up to $50 million could stay in the community. On May 23rd we will held a […]
Neighborhood Leader Summit w/ Green for All
Community Power Building: Buffalo By Green For All | May 23, 2013 Archive Written by Maritza Martinez Fellowship Program Manager, Green For All Last week, I joined Green For All’s Director of Education and Outreach, Julian Mocine-McQueen on a trip to Buffalo to meet with the Clean Air Coalition of […]
Support the Delegation to West Virginia
From June 8th -11th, 5 members from Tonawanda and Buffalo will travel to Fayetteville, West Virginia to meet with members of several grassroots community organizations who fight for environmental justice in Appalachia. Our members are regular people who live in neighborhoods that are up against huge polluters. We will learn how residents are fighting coal […]
Tonawanda Reads Session 2 Disscussion Questions
The second session of our book club will be held at the Brighton Library this Saturday, May 18th from 11:30-12:30. We will be discussing chapters 3 and 4 of Raising Elijah, however if you have not yet read or purchased the book, don’t worry! We will catch you up. Questions? or to register email Rebecca@cacwny.org. […]
Tonawanda Coke Settlement Project
On March 28th, twelve jurors found Tonawanda Coke and its environmental control manager Mark Kamholz guilty on violating the Clean Air Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The trial included testimony from over 30 witnesses, many former employees, and lasted over a month. This landmark verdict is only the second time in US […]
Tonawanda Reads! Session 1 Discussion Questions
The first session of Tonawanda Reads! will be this Saturday, May 4th at the Brighton Place Library from 11:30-12:30. To learn more about our first summer book club read here. We will be discussing Chapter 1 and 2 at the first session, however if you have not yet read or purchased the book, don’t worry! […]
Join us on our delegation to West Virginia
This June members of the Clean Air Coalition will join the New York State Chapter of the Sierra Club to travel to West Virginia to meet with members of The Coalfield Environmental Health Project, a community organization made up of residents who live next to Mountain Top Removal sites in Fayetteville WV. We will learn […]
Help us get to Chicago!
Road Trip! The Clean Air Coalition, the Coalition for Economic Justice, Heart of the City Neighborhood, and Hispanics United of Buffalo, along with our members are attending the Second International Conference on Participatory Budgeting May 3-5th in Chicago! Participatory budgeting (PB) is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend part of […]