February is Black History Month. While Black excellence should be celebrated daily, Black History Month calls on us to consider how efforts for Black liberation have affected our present and future. We at Clean AIRE NC are spending the month celebrating and honoring the generations of black environmental and community health advocates working to create...

CleanAIRE NC is excited to announce that Daisha Wall is moving to the new role of Community Science Manager. Daisha joined CleanAIRE NC in 2021 as our first-ever Environmental Justice Manager, where she has been coordinating CleanAIRE NC’s efforts to advance social and health equity. As Community Science Manager, Daisha will expand our network of...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CleanAIRE NC Statement on NC Utilities Commission’s Release of Inaugural Carbon Plan On December 30th, 2022, the NC Utilities Commission issued a plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions over the next several decades. While its Carbon Plan includes many commendable provisions, many strategies it outlines put North Carolina at risk of missing...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 16, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Andrew Whelan, CleanAIRE NC, (919) 408-7031, [email protected] New Clean Air Garden Beautifies Charlotte, Raises Air Quality Awareness CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CleanAIRE NC and the Historic West End Green District will unveil a new clean air garden this month at the Wells Fargo ATM on Beatties Ford Rd....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Andrew Whelan, CleanAIRE NC, (919) 408-7031, [email protected] CleanAIRE NC Awarded $500,000 to Improve Air Monitoring in Sampson County Sampson County, N.C. — CleanAIRE NC has been awarded $500,000 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to establish a community air monitoring network in Sampson County. The advocacy organization...