At the Clean Air Coalition we believe that grassroots fundraising is an essential strategy for building a healthier and more just community. Fundraising is a form of organizing and movement-building. The challenges in our community are too big to face alone. It’s through collective action that we make change – and fundraising is no different. […]

Judge Paula Feroleto ruled in our favor on Wednesday and issued us a protective order! In August, Tonawanda Coke demanded that we turn over thousands of pages worth of documents to the company. In order to comply we would have had to turn over every record ever generated, every phone call log, every e-mail and […]

Over the last year, The Clean Air Coalition of WNY has built a partnership with 12 organizations and hundreds of residents to conduct community based research on the environmental health issues in Tonawanda NY. This process, funded through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) CARE Program, included activities such as multiple focus groups, citizen led air […]

Internship Overview The Clean Air Coalition of Western New York is a grassroots environmental health and justice organization based in Buffalo, New York. It works to build power by developing grassroots leaders who run and win campaigns that advance environmental justice and public health in the region.  The Clean Air Coalition envisions a world where […]

I’ll never forget the graduation night of the Lois Gibbs Fellows this year. Like many of our events, our staff and members brought along their families to celebrate their hard work and share a delicious meal. Lois brought down the house, reminding us that working people are how change always happens in this country and […]

Do you live close to a bus lot? Do you have trucks that run their engines and speed in your neighborhood? Are you worried about your kids playing close to a busy intersection or train tracks? Do you kids and neighbors have asthma? Upset about all the potholes in your neighborhood? Join us for Gearing […]

We are on the front page of the Buffalo News today because Tonawanda Coke is trying to bully us. But we will not be intimidated. We recently received a subpoena demanding we turn over seven years’ worth of documents. They want every email and letter we’ve ever sent to anyone in the government, our air […]

We are proud to to announce our third year of the Lois Gibbs Fellowship, a selective, 9-month program that provides a diverse set of emerging citizen leaders with the tools and training to build sustained political will to improve the environment and health in Western New York neighborhoods. Over the course of one year, the […]

Our member Monday this month has been canceled. Thanks to all of our members who have been generously donating their time to label envelopes, fold newsletters, make turn out callsand help with all the other important work! We will see you the last Monday in November!

The smell from Amigone was so bad I would close all my windows and had to cover my face with a sheet- I still felt so sick I couldn’t sleep.” Werkley Ave. Resident On November 7th at 2pm at the Erie County Legislative Chambers, 4th Floor of Old County Hall, 92 Franklin St. Buffalo NY. […]