Author: Clean Air Coalition

We are volunteers determined to raise awareness of the many environmental consequences that the Port of Coeymans and the Lafarge cement company are having on our air, water, and environment.

Our mission is to bring to light the impacts that expansion projects at the Port, some of which could benefit the burning of garbage/tires at Lafarge, are having on wildlife habitats, truck traffic, and property values. Our concerns will be addressed in PowerPoint presentations and videos.

As the poster below indicates, we will be gathering at the RCS Community Library at 95 Main Street in Ravena on two dates. March 14 (Tuesday) from 5:30-7p (due to snow storm) & March 18 (Saturday) from 10:30a-1p.

There will be refreshments served at both with an opportunity for Q&A. This educational gathering is open to all with local town officials and the media encouraged to attend.

It’s official! As of this morning, over 1000 people have signed our petition asking the powers that be for an independent cumulative impact review of the Port of Coeymans. This is an incredible milestone and one we do not take lightly.

With so many concerned voices in favor of a cleaner environment and watershed, hopes are high that Governor Hochul, the DEC, and the Army Corps of Engineers will finally take our campaign seriously.

Nobody can afford to ‘turn a blind eye’ to the consequences of Carver’s ever-expanding waste management empire. The Port of Coeymans has grown in scale and magnitude which is both harmful and irresponsible for the air we breathe and the environment we live in. It has to stop. It can no longer be tolerated.

If you haven’t seen the video posted documenting the clearcutting happening on Bronk Road at this very moment, please do so now.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, to every single one of you!!

One last thing: Please know that your petition donation does not end up in our coffers. Change.org is merely the platform we use to raise awareness of our campaign. Please do not feel obligated to contribute in any way other than signing the petition and sharing it online through social media.

Our members and friends have never benefited financially from the thousands of hours we’ve put into public outreach. We do this work purely for the love of our community and the concern we have for its future.

Please feel free to contribute ideas at our bi-monthly meetings via ZOOM or send us an email: [email protected].

Again, our sincerest gratitude for making a difference by speaking up!

Hans Warnstadt grew up in the house that his father build in 1969 on River Road. His father bought the 1-acre wooded parcel from Ten Eyck Powell Jr. and enjoyed the privacy that the land provided his family for over 50 years. Hans’s mother still lives there. Hans lives down the road. Both are saddened by the loss of the habitat behind their home and both are worried about what Carver Laraway will do to the land in the future

The CAC has a new Instagram Page! Follow our social media entries; especially if you agree that what is going on at the Port of Coeymans to benefit Lafarge is appalling!