Press Releases from The Clean Air Campaign (6 total)
Air Quality Awareness Week Celebrates Progress, Acknowledges Future Challenges
(ATLANTA – April 26, 2012) The Clean Air Campaign and Governor Nathan Deal will kick off Air Quality Awareness Week on April 30 to educate Georgians about meaningful actions to reduce air pollution for better health. Throughout the week, the nonprofit organization is working with schools statewide to incorporate clean air lesson plans into classroom activities. Georgia employers are also encouraged to observe the week by offering carpool, vanpool, transit,…
The Clean Air Campaign Receives $50,000 Grant from The UPS Foundation
(ATLANTA – March 21, 2012) The Clean Air Campaign received a $50,000 grant from The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS (NYSE: UPS). The grant will be used to expand Get There Green, an educational high school program introduced last year, and to further efforts for The Clean Air Campaign’s No-Idling Program.
The Get There Green program is designed to educate students about ‘green’ transportation planning in relation to…
Georgia Students Encouraged to Get Creative for Clean Air
(ATLANTA – January 26, 2012) The Clean Air Campaign is calling on Georgia students to put their heads in the clouds and get creative for clean air during the second annual Young Lungs at Work art competition.
Guided by the theme “Act Now for Clean Air,” K-12 students are invited to create authentic comic strips and videos that illustrate the positive impact that actions such as riding the bus,…
The Clean Air Campaign® Announces Inaugural List of Platinum Partners
(ATLANTA – January 12, 2012) A total of 130 metro Atlanta employers and property managers are being recognized for the results they achieved with employee commute programs that reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality. The Clean Air Campaign and the region’s transportation management associations (TMA) announce their inaugural list of Platinum Partners, acknowledging employers and property managers whose employees and tenants use alternatives to driving alone for at least…
The Clean Air Campaign Introduces Inaugural Clean Commute Week Oct. 24-28
(ATLANTA – October 7, 2011) The Clean Air Campaign challenges K-12 schools across the state to raise awareness of clean commute options and to explore ways to reduce the number of idling cars in the school zone during Clean Commute Week Oct. 24-28.
Clean Commute Week encourages Georgia schools to share the benefits of commute alternatives with their school community for five days, emphasizing four clean commute modes of transportation:…
The Clean Air Campaign Names Tedra Cheatham Executive Director
(ATLANTA –September 21, 2011) The Clean Air Campaign announced today that it has selected Tedra Cheatham, CEcD for the position of executive director, leading the organization’s efforts for less traffic and cleaner air that reach thousands of employers, commuters and schools across Georgia.
Cheatham, a certified economic developer, currently serves as chief operating officer for the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce. During her eight-year tenure with the Chamber…
