On Monday, April 4th we’re hosting two incredible activists who fought for and won strong air pollution regulations in Louisville, Kentucky. The Strategic Toxic Air Reduction (STAR) Program of the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District is a regulatory program to reduce harmful contaminants in the air we breathe, to better protect citizens’ health and enhance quality of […]

This past weekend the Lois Gibbs Fellows participated in a two day training by Wellstone Action! Trainers, Karen Lopez and John Gilbert taught vital organizing skills like how to volunteer recruitment, power mapping, and messaging. Wellstone Action! is a national center for training and leadership development for movements. The organization was created in  to honor […]

Lois Gibbs visited Buffalo Tuesday, January11th  to kick off CAC’s fellowship named in her honor. The Lois Gibbs Fellowship is an innovative program that will empower 15 Western New York residents to advocate for a healthy and just environment. The fifteen fellows;  Ronata Pokrasky, Joy Africano, Marika Woods-Frankenstein, Bonnie Lawrence, Megan MillsHoffman, Jordan Dalton, Robert […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Clean Air Coalition of Western New York today announced the launch of the Lois Gibbs Fellowship, an innovative program that will empower 15 Western New York residents to advocate for a healthy and just environment. The Clean Air Coalition of Western New York believes that leadership development of a grassroots base […]

We hope you’ll join us on July 13th for our screening of Maquilapolis: City of Factories. The film shares the stories of women who work in multinationally-owned factories in Mexico. For example, after making television components all night, Carmen comes home to a shack she built out of recycled garage doors, in a neighborhood with […]

At our meeting in April, we decided we wanted an update from the folks who have been working at EPA and DEC to clean up Tonawanda Coke. It took us a few months, but we’ve got a few dates on the calender. July 7th at 7:00 pm: EPA and DEC Community Update We’re hosting folks […]

We apologize for being out of touch on the web! Our webmaster was down and out for awhile…but he’s back! Be sure to check back often for updates on how to get involved over the summer!

JD Crane, owner of Tonawanda Coke, has a history of abusing workers and communities in cities across the country. Today, he has two plants up and running: one here in Tonawanda and another in Erie, PA. The plant in Erie has received nearly as much attention as Tonawanda Coke. The state filed a public nuisance […]

As promised, Denny Larson from the Global Community Monitor came to visit us this weekend – and we had a great time! On Saturday, Denny showed our new members how to test the air in our community. We tried to take an air sample on Kaufman, but it was too windy. YNN did a great […]

Our campaign against Tonawanda Coke began with a bucket. Looking for a way to demonstrate the air in Tonawanda is dangerous, Jackie and the gang hooked up with Denny Larson from the Global Community Monitor. Denny taught the group how to use “the bucket” to take their own air samples. The air in the bucket […]