Clean Air Coalition of WNY
@cacwny.org
We build power by developing grassroots leaders to organize their communities to run and win environmental justice and public health campaigns in Buffalo NY and the Tonawandas. http://linktr.ee/cleanairwny
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Clean Air Coalition of WNY
@cacwny.org
· Nov 10
Membership - The Clean Air Coalition of W.N.Y.
The collective establishment of a strong membership base is central for us to build the political will and power to challenge unjust institutions and
www.cacwny.org
Hello friends, both old and new!
We are a Buffalo-based non-profit which organizes with multiracial fenceline neighborhoods in WNY for environmental justice and climate justice.
We have a lot of work ahead of us - please support our work, and if in the area, join us!
www.cacwny.org/become-a-mem...
We are a Buffalo-based non-profit which organizes with multiracial fenceline neighborhoods in WNY for environmental justice and climate justice.
We have a lot of work ahead of us - please support our work, and if in the area, join us!
www.cacwny.org/become-a-mem...
On Friday, NYS DEC greenlit a Title V permit for Greenidge, an older inefficient fossil-fuel based power plant which is used to power cryptomining.
34 of 40 Title Vs in WNY are expired.
We need @governor.ny.gov to prioritize the backlog to protect our health and safety over data center profiteering!
34 of 40 Title Vs in WNY are expired.
We need @governor.ny.gov to prioritize the backlog to protect our health and safety over data center profiteering!
The state Department of Environmental Conservation sometimes takes years to review air pollution permits, leaving communities at risk of harm, advocates say.
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buffalonews.com/news/local/a...
Documents show how companies pollute for years with lapsed DEC oversight
The state Department of Environmental Conservation sometimes takes years to review air pollution permits, leaving communities at risk of harm, advocates say.
buffalonews.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
On Friday, NYS DEC greenlit a Title V permit for Greenidge, an older inefficient fossil-fuel based power plant which is used to power cryptomining.
34 of 40 Title Vs in WNY are expired.
We need @governor.ny.gov to prioritize the backlog to protect our health and safety over data center profiteering!
34 of 40 Title Vs in WNY are expired.
We need @governor.ny.gov to prioritize the backlog to protect our health and safety over data center profiteering!
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"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
The Ecological Cost of AI Is Much Higher Than You Think - Truthdig
As the demands of AI grow, each generation of microchips requires more energy, minerals and water to produce, driving a ruinous cycle.
www.truthdig.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"In an internal memo from September, CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s “audacious long-term goal is to build 250 gigawatts of capacity by 2033.” If Altman achieves this goal, OpenAI will need almost exactly as much electricity as India’s 1.5 billion people"
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
Great @truthdig.com piece on chips ->
The Western New York Area Labor Federation has launched it's "Many Fights, One Table" food drive - find a location to drop off donations or click the link on the website to donate monetarily to @feedmorewny.org !
wnyalf.org/hunger
wnyalf.org/hunger
Many Fights, One Table: Food Drive & Fundraiser for Families Facing Hunger in WNY
wnyalf.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The Western New York Area Labor Federation has launched it's "Many Fights, One Table" food drive - find a location to drop off donations or click the link on the website to donate monetarily to @feedmorewny.org !
wnyalf.org/hunger
wnyalf.org/hunger
Our friends at @senecalakeguardian.bsky.social don't post much here, so we are sharing this on their behalf - on Friday, at Governor Hochul's direction, NYS DEC approved a Title V air permit for bitcoin mining at the Greenidge Generation gas power plant.
Please read and share their statement below.
Please read and share their statement below.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Our friends at @senecalakeguardian.bsky.social don't post much here, so we are sharing this on their behalf - on Friday, at Governor Hochul's direction, NYS DEC approved a Title V air permit for bitcoin mining at the Greenidge Generation gas power plant.
Please read and share their statement below.
Please read and share their statement below.
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10 Years After a Breakthrough Climate Pact, Here’s Where We Are www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here's Where We Are
Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
10 Years After a Breakthrough Climate Pact, Here’s Where We Are www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Zoning helped create the housing crisis, but it’s also one of the most powerful tools we have to fix it.
Read our recommendations for how to update local zoning rules in order to build more types of housing in the right places for the right price ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-ce...
Read our recommendations for how to update local zoning rules in order to build more types of housing in the right places for the right price ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-ce...
Regulatory reform: Solutions for type, place, price - Smart Growth America
www.smartgrowthamerica.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Zoning helped create the housing crisis, but it’s also one of the most powerful tools we have to fix it.
Read our recommendations for how to update local zoning rules in order to build more types of housing in the right places for the right price ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-ce...
Read our recommendations for how to update local zoning rules in order to build more types of housing in the right places for the right price ⤵️
www.smartgrowthamerica.org/knowledge-ce...
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Australia has so much solar that it’s offering everyone free electricity
Australia has so much solar that it’s offering everyone free electricity
The Australian government is floating a scheme that would share the benefits of solar power with everyone on the grid, offering totally free electricity to ratepayers in the middle of the day, when the sun is shining the strongest.
more…
electrek.co
November 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Australia has so much solar that it’s offering everyone free electricity
"His emphasis on the cost of living is “very different from how we typically see climate policy... people usually experience climate policy as high-level, technocratic fixes,” said Batul Hassan... he offers a way “to tie the climate action that we need to kitchen table concerns”
Zohran Mamdani barely campaigned on climate.
So what is his climate agenda, and can he demonstrate a way to drive down emissions and costs at the same time?
nysfocus.com/2025/11/05/z...
So what is his climate agenda, and can he demonstrate a way to drive down emissions and costs at the same time?
nysfocus.com/2025/11/05/z...
What Zohran Mamdani’s Win Means for New York's Climate Politics
The mayor-elect’s approach reflects a view that is going mainstream: To succeed, climate policies may need to lose the label.
nysfocus.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"His emphasis on the cost of living is “very different from how we typically see climate policy... people usually experience climate policy as high-level, technocratic fixes,” said Batul Hassan... he offers a way “to tie the climate action that we need to kitchen table concerns”
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Today in the Buffalo immigration court waiting room, I heard a 3 or 4 year old child say “I don’t want to go to jail” to his mother as they waited for a hearing.
How many kids first experience of the state will be of masked men grabbing people?
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
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The arrest reportedly took place in front of children.
19thnews.org/2025/11/chil...
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Today in the Buffalo immigration court waiting room, I heard a 3 or 4 year old child say “I don’t want to go to jail” to his mother as they waited for a hearing.
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NEW from @insideclimatenews.org:
Trump 2.0 Environmental Case Scorecard
An updating tracker of federal lawsuits involving the Trump administration
insideclimatenews.org/news/0411202...
BlueskyBluesky | Today at 12:52 PM (71 kB)
Trump 2.0 Environmental Case Scorecard
An updating tracker of federal lawsuits involving the Trump administration
insideclimatenews.org/news/0411202...
BlueskyBluesky | Today at 12:52 PM (71 kB)
Trump 2.0 Environmental Case Scorecard - Inside Climate News
Tracking federal lawsuits on climate and environmental actions and policies in which the Trump administration is a party.
insideclimatenews.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
NEW from @insideclimatenews.org:
Trump 2.0 Environmental Case Scorecard
An updating tracker of federal lawsuits involving the Trump administration
insideclimatenews.org/news/0411202...
BlueskyBluesky | Today at 12:52 PM (71 kB)
Trump 2.0 Environmental Case Scorecard
An updating tracker of federal lawsuits involving the Trump administration
insideclimatenews.org/news/0411202...
BlueskyBluesky | Today at 12:52 PM (71 kB)
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Teachers unions leverage contracts to fight climate change.
As federal support and financial incentives for climate action wither, this sort of local action is becoming more difficult but also more urgent, advocates say.
grist.org/labor/teache...
#Teacher #Climate #Unions #Students
As federal support and financial incentives for climate action wither, this sort of local action is becoming more difficult but also more urgent, advocates say.
grist.org/labor/teache...
#Teacher #Climate #Unions #Students
Teachers unions leverage contracts to fight climate change
As federal support and financial incentives for climate action wither, this sort of local action is becoming more difficult but also more urgent, advocates say.
grist.org
November 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Teachers unions leverage contracts to fight climate change.
As federal support and financial incentives for climate action wither, this sort of local action is becoming more difficult but also more urgent, advocates say.
grist.org/labor/teache...
#Teacher #Climate #Unions #Students
As federal support and financial incentives for climate action wither, this sort of local action is becoming more difficult but also more urgent, advocates say.
grist.org/labor/teache...
#Teacher #Climate #Unions #Students
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"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
Join the Western New York Environmental Alliance on Thursday November 13 for a film screening of "Ripples of Plastic" which will be followed by a panel discussion about the Great Lakes and State Waters Bill of Rights!
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Nature Has Rights: 'Ripples of Plastic' Film Screening
Thursday November 13, 6:00-7:30pm
Unity Church
1243 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, NY
Rights of Nature WNY is hosting a screening of portions of 'Ripples of Plastic', a documentary about microplastic pollu...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Join the Western New York Environmental Alliance on Thursday November 13 for a film screening of "Ripples of Plastic" which will be followed by a panel discussion about the Great Lakes and State Waters Bill of Rights!
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docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Interested in getting involved in Clean Air's work? Join us for our next General Meeting on November 19! Sign up to join us in-person or online at the link below.
actionnetwork.org/events/clean...
actionnetwork.org/events/clean...
Clean Air November 2024 General Meeting
Register today for our November 2024 General Meeting! This meeting will be online and in-person. We will cover how you can join Clean Air, current campaign updates, a brief training for some related ...
actionnetwork.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Interested in getting involved in Clean Air's work? Join us for our next General Meeting on November 19! Sign up to join us in-person or online at the link below.
actionnetwork.org/events/clean...
actionnetwork.org/events/clean...
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Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it. grist.org/accountabili...
Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from Oklahoma oil wells.
grist.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground. Oklahoma regulators failed to stop it. grist.org/accountabili...
Via @nysaflcio.bsky.social - send a letter TODAY in support of Thermal Energy Networks in NY!
There are four projects in New York City, one in Syracuse and one in Haverstraw, all awaiting approval from the Public Service Commission to put shovels in the ground.
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There are four projects in New York City, one in Syracuse and one in Haverstraw, all awaiting approval from the Public Service Commission to put shovels in the ground.
act.aflcio.org/letters/publ...
Public Service Commission: Advance Thermal Energy Network Projects!
The Public Service Commission (New York’s energy regulators) are currently considering six innovative, highly-efficient, state-of-the-art thermal energy networks (TENs) that can serve as pilot project...
act.aflcio.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Via @nysaflcio.bsky.social - send a letter TODAY in support of Thermal Energy Networks in NY!
There are four projects in New York City, one in Syracuse and one in Haverstraw, all awaiting approval from the Public Service Commission to put shovels in the ground.
act.aflcio.org/letters/publ...
There are four projects in New York City, one in Syracuse and one in Haverstraw, all awaiting approval from the Public Service Commission to put shovels in the ground.
act.aflcio.org/letters/publ...
Western New York organizers, be sure to apply by 5 PM THIS FRIDAY OCTOBER 31!
Western New York-area organizers - we are bringing the Midwest Academy to Buffalo in January! This FREE training series will level up your organizing skill set and make your campaigns more impactful. All organizing backgrounds welcome and encouraged to apply!
actionnetwork.org/forms/midwes...
actionnetwork.org/forms/midwes...
Midwest Academy Buffalo Hub Training Application
The Midwest Academy is coming to Buffalo! Midwest is a 50 year old training academy for community organizers, and an essential training for those who want to run impactful campaigns. https://midwes...
actionnetwork.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Western New York organizers, be sure to apply by 5 PM THIS FRIDAY OCTOBER 31!
"Bridge Rauch, a climate organizer with the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York, noted that the governor’s concerns about keeping the lights on come from a lack of investment in the state’s grid infrastructure while energy-sucking projects such as data centers are built."
Read more at the link!
Read more at the link!
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, unhappy with a recent Albany County Supreme Court Justice's ruling, said the state may need to modify its landmark climate law because it has become too expensive to follow.
Gov. Hochul: climate crisis has become too expensive to address in time
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, unhappy with a recent Albany County Supreme Court Justice's ruling, said the state may need to modify its landmark climate law because it has become too expensive to follow.
buffalonews.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"Bridge Rauch, a climate organizer with the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York, noted that the governor’s concerns about keeping the lights on come from a lack of investment in the state’s grid infrastructure while energy-sucking projects such as data centers are built."
Read more at the link!
Read more at the link!
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, unhappy with a recent Albany County Supreme Court Justice's ruling, said the state may need to modify its landmark climate law because it has become too expensive to follow.
Gov. Hochul: climate crisis has become too expensive to address in time
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, unhappy with a recent Albany County Supreme Court Justice's ruling, said the state may need to modify its landmark climate law because it has become too expensive to follow.
buffalonews.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, unhappy with a recent Albany County Supreme Court Justice's ruling, said the state may need to modify its landmark climate law because it has become too expensive to follow.
Be sure to apply by next Friday October 31!
Western New York-area organizers - we are bringing the Midwest Academy to Buffalo in January! This FREE training series will level up your organizing skill set and make your campaigns more impactful. All organizing backgrounds welcome and encouraged to apply!
actionnetwork.org/forms/midwes...
actionnetwork.org/forms/midwes...
Midwest Academy Buffalo Hub Training Application
The Midwest Academy is coming to Buffalo! Midwest is a 50 year old training academy for community organizers, and an essential training for those who want to run impactful campaigns. https://midwes...
actionnetwork.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Be sure to apply by next Friday October 31!
Western New York-area organizers - we are bringing the Midwest Academy to Buffalo in January! This FREE training series will level up your organizing skill set and make your campaigns more impactful. All organizing backgrounds welcome and encouraged to apply!
actionnetwork.org/forms/midwes...
actionnetwork.org/forms/midwes...
Midwest Academy Buffalo Hub Training Application
The Midwest Academy is coming to Buffalo! Midwest is a 50 year old training academy for community organizers, and an essential training for those who want to run impactful campaigns. https://midwes...
actionnetwork.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Western New York-area organizers - we are bringing the Midwest Academy to Buffalo in January! This FREE training series will level up your organizing skill set and make your campaigns more impactful. All organizing backgrounds welcome and encouraged to apply!
actionnetwork.org/forms/midwes...
actionnetwork.org/forms/midwes...
Hope to see you tomorrow at Niagara Square!
Clean Air members, we will be leaving our office around 10:30 - please pop by at 10 for a tee and some signs!
Clean Air members, we will be leaving our office around 10:30 - please pop by at 10 for a tee and some signs!
Join the Buffalo United Coalition on Saturday October 18 at 11am at Niagara Square for NO KINGS IN THE QUEEN CITY, a rally and march. #NOKINGS
Clean Air members, we will meet-up prior to hand out tees and signs - contact Bridge for deets!
Registration NOT required. www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Clean Air members, we will meet-up prior to hand out tees and signs - contact Bridge for deets!
Registration NOT required. www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
October 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Hope to see you tomorrow at Niagara Square!
Clean Air members, we will be leaving our office around 10:30 - please pop by at 10 for a tee and some signs!
Clean Air members, we will be leaving our office around 10:30 - please pop by at 10 for a tee and some signs!
Coming up on Monday - register today!
Join us Monday October 20 in Niagara Falls to learn from @weact4ej.bsky.social about how we can use the new Cumulative Impacts law to stop clustering industrial operations in overburdened communities! Register at the link below for details.
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actionnetwork.org/events/cumul...
Cumulative Impacts Law Training with WEACT
Join WEACT, the Clean Air Coalition of WNY, Create a Healthier Niagara Falls Collaborative, and other community partners working on environmental justice issues for a teach-in to learn about the new C...
actionnetwork.org
October 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Coming up on Monday - register today!
Tonight! Join us at Free Street Tavern between 5-7pm to meet peers across movements and build power - please register to help us with our headcount in the link below.
Join us next Wednesday October 15 for our Fall Happy Hour! Meet Clean Air members and supporters, chat about our current campaigns, and learn about how to get more engaged - free event, and one free drink included!
Please register to help us plan.
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Please register to help us plan.
actionnetwork.org/events/clean...
Come with me to Clean Air's Fall Happy Hour!
I'm going to Clean Air's Fall Happy Hour on October 15th from 5-7pm at Free Street Tavern. Clean Air is offering free food and a free drink ticket for everyone who attends. It's a great opportunity to...
actionnetwork.org
October 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Tonight! Join us at Free Street Tavern between 5-7pm to meet peers across movements and build power - please register to help us with our headcount in the link below.