June-July 2023 Monthly Email Udates
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Justice delayed (again) for Seneca-Babcock
The City of Buffalo’s Housing Court has given Peter Battaglia, the operator of Battaglia Demolition, an illegal concrete crushing operation, another pass for his derelict properties in the Seneca-Babcock neighborhood. Today in court, Judge Patrick Carney decided to give Battaglia an additional 60 days to clean up or complete an alleged sale of the industrial […]
Practical Safety Tips for Wildfire Smoke
Check out our post from yesterday on the basics of the Air Quality Index and Air Monitoring Resources! There is no such thing as a climate haven. No more sacrifice zones. As the hazy, smoky air today proves, as a region we must take steps to not only reduce our carbon emissions (click here to […]
Air Quality Index
Let’s talk about the Air Quality Index! AQI is a measurement of how healthy the air is, with readings from 0 to 500. AQI above 100 is unhealthy for people in sensitive groups – children, seniors, and those with respiratory conditions like asthma, for example. Readings above 151 are ranked as unhealthy for everyone, no […]
May-June 2023 Monthly Email Updates
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Supreme Court Decision on Sackett vs. EPA Severely Weakens the Clean Water Act
Clean Air strongly condemns the 5-4 split decision from the US Supreme Court on Sackett vs EPA, which fundamentally weakens the Clean Water Act. The decision puts millions of acres of wetlands and many other water bodies under threat of pollution or destruction. This decision is a major step backwards for the protection that wetlands […]
May 14, 2022
One year ago a NYS homegrown white supremacist terrorist traveled from a small suburban town outside of Binghamton NY to the Tops on Jefferson Avenue on Buffalo’s East Side with the explicit goal in mind of murdering as many black folk as he could manage. Prior to his killing spree, he posted a statement that […]
Another blown deadline at Battaglia Demolition
Earlier this year, the owner of Battaglia Demolition, Inc. was given 30 days to clear the concrete rubble still left on its property at Peabody and Seneca Streets. That target date passed on April 27 and the debris remains. It’s another in a long line of blown deadlines for the company and its owner, Peter […]
Join us for our May 18 General Meeting and the Buffalo Pride Parade!
Join us on May 18 for our next General Meeting to learn about what we’re currently working on and to join us! Register by clicking here. Please also save the date of Sunday June 4 for the Buffalo Pride Parade! As we did last year, we are working with other organizations to coordinate a marching […]
April/May 2023 Email Newsletter
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