by Anisha Sharma 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...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT Andrew Whelan, CleanAIRE NC, (919) 408-7031, an[email protected] Take a Stand for Climate Justice and Healthier Communities at the 2023 NC BREATHE Conference CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CleanAIRE NC’s eighth annual NC BREATHE conference will take place Thursday, April 6, at the 658 Center in Charlotte, N.C.  Sponsored by...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 5, 2023 MEDIA CONTACT Joel Porter, CleanAIRE NC, (913) 271-2899, [email protected] 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...

Ray Addison leads sales and marketing for GoStation, so he’s no stranger to the ways electric vehicles can improve air quality. But while these benefits are often needed the most in under-resourced communities, they typically remain an afterthought for EV charging solutions. So when Ray saw the opportunity to help build a community Green District...

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 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....