¡? Sabias que?! El Departamento de Conservación Ambiental de Nueva York esta instilando monitores de aire para probar la calidad del aire en el West Side por el Peace Bridge. El Departamento de Conservación Ambiental viene a nuestra próxima reunión para dar nos una presentación sobre como trabajar los monitores, que van a medir, y […]

Join us for a chocolate and wine pairing happy hour to celebrate the achievements and partnerships with Canisius College and the Clean Air Coalition as we work towards social and environmental justice in Western New York! Wine & Chocolate Tasting at Choco-Logo, 141 Broadway Wednesday, October 17th 5:30 pm $25  Purchase Your Tickets at www.chocologo.com/events […]

Our community’s health doesn’t just depend on the choices we make as individuals, our health and well-being is affected by where we live, work and play. The Clean Air Coalition’s photography exhibit, Tonawanda Through Our Eyes captures the social and environmental determinants of health in  Tonawanda. The exhibition is the result of months of hard […]

Join us for lunch! Each month we’re chowing down with the leaders who are running incredible campaigns to make their communities healthier – and you’re invited! PLEASE NOTE SEPTEMBER’S LUNCH HAS BEEN DELAYED AND WILL NOT TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 11TH.

The Clean Air Coalition of Western New York applauds Attorney General Eric Schiderman for defending Tonawanda resident’s rights to breathe clean air. “Today marks a significant turning point in the fight against the Amigone Crematory,” said Rebecca Newberry of the Clean Air Coalition, “Eric Schneiderman and the Attorney General’s team have taken decisive action to […]

This past Wednesday, July 11th at the River Road Fire Hall on Kaufman Ave. 20 residents gathered to take kick off our Tonawanda PhotoVoice Project. PhotoVoice is a way to document community strengths and challenges and initiate change. Armed with cameras, residents will head into their community to capture challenges to community health. The results of […]

A few months ago The Board of Directors of the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York voted to join the fight against the Sheridan Park Crematory, run by the Amigone Family. The Coalition decided to back the residents because of the nuisance the facility is causing to the neighborhood. Since the crematory opened, residents […]

The Clean Air Coalition is building a grassroots base of residents concerned diesel exhaust from the Peace Bridge Plaza and forcing the powers that be to make change on the lower west side. Next week, we will educate youth and parents from the neighborhood about their exposure to toxic diesel exhaust. In partnership with Public […]

The Clean Air Coalition was established by Tonawanda residents in response to concerns about the connections between pollution and the high levels of chronic illness in their community. PhotoVoice brings the connections between what we live around day after day and our health. Armed with camera, residents will head into their community to capture challenges […]

Governor Cuomo, we are disappointed. Very disappointed. We are disappointed that after repeated requests to prioritize the health of residents on Buffalo’s West Side, we have been ignored. On May 23rd over 100 people marched at the foot of the Peace Bridge to call on our Governor  to install an air monitor at the base […]