2022 marked a year of tremendous growth and impact across North Carolina. With your support, we: Grew our capacity for health and action by training over 130 advocates to navigate environmental policy in North Carolina. Worked with partners to pursue community infrastructure projects that will raise air awareness and accelerate our transition to a clean...

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...

We don’t all breathe the same air. Far too often, Black and Brown communities live with dirtier air due to a longstanding legacy of redlining. Understanding how their air quality changes day-to-day is crucial for these communities. That’s why CleanAIRE NC is partnering with Charlotte’s Historic West End neighborhoods to establish a Green District, connecting...

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...

Dear CleanAIRE NC members, I cannot begin to tell you how humbled and honored I am to take on the role of Executive Director at CleanAIRE NC. As one of North Carolina’s only statewide organizations focusing on the air we breathe, the work that each of us do, from our members and supporters to our...

After 17 years spent leading this wonderful organization, I plan to step down as CleanAIRE NC’s executive director later this month. I am so grateful for what we have done and built together, and I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to work with you for a cleaner, healthier North Carolina. Looking back, my...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, 2022 MEDIA CONTACT Andrew Whelan, CleanAIRE NC, (919) 408-7031, [email protected] CleanAIRE NC Names Jeffrey Robbins as its New Executive Director CHARLOTTE, N.C. – CleanAIRE NC has named Jeffrey W. Robbins as its new Executive Director, effective September 12. Robbins comes to the organization from the Diverse Paragon consulting agency, where...

by Bailey Scarlett, Citizen Science Associate “How do you make someone care about something that you cannot see?” That is the question hiding behind the work done by Ivonne Hernandez, an educator and environmental specialist for Mecklenburg County Air Quality. While many people understand the overwhelming institutional consequences of climate change globally, Ivonne aims to...