The Portland Bureau of Transportation is collecting public input as they reevaluate their vision and goals for the next twenty years – swipe to see our three wishes, and share yours by October 1st. Help us shape a clean air future for all Oregonians - link below! bit.ly/42NJEAF

As lawmakers head into this week's special session, we have to acknowledge two truths: transportation funding must be passed, and there is still much more work to be done on Oregon's transportation future.⁠ ⁠

We spoke with Nakisha Nathan, co-executive director of @neighbors4cleanair.bsky.social, about Multnomah County's draft Climate Justice Plan and what true climate justice looks like. Check out the full story and hear directly from Nakisha 👇 #ClimateJustice #MultnomahCounty #Portland

NCA visited Vigor Industrial with students from The Blueprint Foundation and local elected leaders to learn more about the Portland Harbor Superfund site, discuss the clean up process, potential environmental impacts and engage with the next gen on how the project will unfold in their lifetimes 👏

NCA's Camp AQ brings together students age 13-17 from all over the metro region for 4 days of learning. One of our favorite Camp AQ activities is teaching students about the power of art as activism - our 2024 cohort made zines, collages, and illustrations to share what they learned! ⁠

Be a part of the next generation of air quality advocates! Camp AQ, NCA's summer camp, is coming up on August 4th - 7th and we still have a few spots available. ⁠ ⁠Don't miss out - enroll by Friday, July 25th to attend! tinyurl.com/NCACAMPAQ

Won't you be our neighbor ... for clean air? 😉⁠ ⁠ We're so excited to be a community partner for the Summer Free For All series, which provides park free movies for Portlanders across the city! Find us at Farragut Park this Saturday night for a showing of Won't You Be My Neighbor. ⁠ See you there!

THANK YOU to everyone who joined our Pedalpalooza bike tour, Diesel Detour: Pedal Through the Particulates 🚲 ⁠ ⁠ Your energy and passion for clean air made the ride unforgettable. Here’s to more adventures on two wheels and continuing to #ditchdirtydiesel together!

NIH’s National Cancer Institute, which is facing censorship and funding cuts, has found that particulate matter air pollution causes DNA-level damage tied to lung cancer in non-smokers while the the U.S. Senate just voted to cut clean energy and health care. #ditchdirtydiesel

Welcome to the team, Clara! Clara Ridabock (she/her) started at NCA as our Digital Engagement Manager in June 2025, bringing a decade of marketing and communications experience to the team. She is an avid nature lover and .... Read more at: neighborsforcleanair.org/who-we-are/

Leave dirty diesel in the dust! 🚴   Join NCA’s Transportation Advocacy Manager Mackenzie Springer for Diesel Detour: Pedal Through the Particulates, a @pedalpaloozapdx ride visiting locations tied to Oregon’s diesel pollution story to advocate for clean air.  www.shift2bikes.org/calendar/eve...

Join NCA for a #pedalpalooza ride at 3pm on Sunday, July 13! "Diesel Detour: Pedal Through the Particulates" will lead folks around N Portland and share Portland's diesel pollution story. Link in comments for more information!

NCA staff had a blast at Coalition of Communities of Color Summer Soiree last week!

Last week NCA joined dozens of other community and environmental justice organizations to say "NO CUTS" to the Multnomah County Office of Sustainability! Check out this great article on OPB featuring NCA's Co-Executive Director Nakisha Nathan! www.opb.org/article/2025...

Now more than ever, we need our local leaders to step up and fight for climate justice. So why is #MultCo considering deep cuts to sustainability and climate justice programs? Join us Thursday at a #HandsOffClimateJustice rally!

Great article today in the @portlandmercury.com which highlights exactly why NCA and our allies have been pushing back hard against the narrative from the trucking industry demanding a rollback of our electric truck standards. #dumpdirtydiesel www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/05...

Oregonians: ballots are due in the May election in just one week on Tuesday, May 20 by 8pm! Though these off-year spring elections may seem inconsequential, remember that acting local is the best resistance we have to the darkening federal landscape. So get out there and VOTE!

Thank you to the 170 Oregonians who signed onto our comments to DEQ to #dumpdirtydiesel and stop the roll back of our electric truck standards! NCA staff hand-delivered your comments to their offices today.

NCA's own @mackenziespringer.bsky.social testifying before DEQ urging them not to roll back our landmark electric truck standards! It's estimated that 50 Oregonians die every year from diesel pollution – that's outrageous! Join NCA in saying #dumpdirtydiesel! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

On #WorldAsthmaDay millions of Oregonian’s health is at risk due to #dirtydiesel pollution from trucks. Oregon state leaders shouldn’t give polluters a free ride. Make your voice heard and join NCA is saying #dumpdirtydiesel – take action today! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

NCA staff had a great time at the Move Oregon Forward rally & lobby day for the 2025 transportation package! We are proud to lend our voices to support a package that prioritize our shared values around #safety, #climate, #affordability and #accountability. #moveoregonforward #transportationpackage

Did you know NCA turns 15 this year?!? To celebrate we printed up these snazzy baseball t-shirts (modeled by NCA staff below). Sign up to be a $15/month NCA donor, and you get a complimentary tee! interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebL...

Great Letter to the Editor from our own Mary Peveto regarding a recent health report linking truck manufacturers – including Oregon's own Daimler – to hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths worldwide. www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...

Check out NCA's own @mackenziespringer.bsky.social testifying at this week's Metro Council meeting!

Earth Day with NCA Tuesday, April 22nd | 10am-2:30pm Cully Park | (5810 NE 72nd Ave) 10am: Earth Day activity 12:30: Lunch! 1:15pm: Air Quality Monitoring plus Clean Air Scavenger Hunt! Email Andrew Hogan at [email protected] for more information and to sign up to participate!

Spring is in the air! NCA staff soaked up the sun and the fresh, clean air while visiting the waterfront cherry blossoms this morning! #breathe #i<3cleanair #dumpdiesel

Great article in @portlandmercury.com which highlights why NCA doesn't think renewable fuels are the end-all, be-all climate answer and don't contribute to our organizational goals of dumping diesel. www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/03...

Great article from Street Roots featuring our Co-ED Mary that lays important context between the Zenith Energy LUCS approval & the Portland Clean Industry Initiative. “That felt really incongruous to me .... it does not give blanket greenwashing to all things." www.streetroots.org/news/2025/02...

An original valentine, courtesy of NCA's very own @mackenziespringer.bsky.social! Love is in the air! But diesel exhaust doesn't have to be - tell your representatives to vote NO on HB 3119

Weather won't stop us, just delay us. 🌨️❄️ Reports are looking like tomorrow morning Portland and Salem roads will be covered in a blanket of snow. Out of an abundance of caution, NCA has decided to postpone our Clean Air Day of Action until next Thursday, February 20. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join NCA and dozens of high school students next Thursday for our Clean Air Day of Action in Salem! More information & register: #me+cleanair #dumpdiesel #cleanair docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Check out this great op-ed from NCA Co-Director Mary Peveto! Then, submit your own testimony in opposition to HB 3119, the bill that would roll back our electric truck rules. Submit before 8am tomorrow (02/01). www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/oreg... myemail.constantcontact.com/48-hours-lef...

You have until 8am on Saturday (02/01) to submit written testimony in opposition to HB 3119, industry's attempt to roll back our Advanced Clean Truck rules. Make your voice heard and stand up to dirty diesel and for clean air for all Oregonians! app.constantcontact.com/pages/campai...

Oregon lawmakers are caving to pressure to rollback our Advanced Clean Truck rules and we can't let that happen! Make your opposition heard at a hearing at 8am on Thursday (01/30) – click below for information on how to submit testimony! myemail.constantcontact.com/No-Diesel-Ro...

(1/2)Join NCA for a Day of Action in Salem on 02/13! Support student advocates AND our 2025 Clean Air Agenda, including updates to our zoning and land use laws and preventing rollbacks to our landmark Clean Fuels and Clean Truck rules! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

(1/2) NCA on the go! 2 opportunities to get involved in local air quality projects: McMinnville Community Air Action Planning Kickoff Tuesday, January 28 | 5:30-7pm Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

As we head into the 2025 Oregon legislative session, here's a handy dandy reminder from our friends @ School House Rocks about how a bill becomes a law. We're having a Clean Air Day of Action mid-February – email Oscar ([email protected]) for more info! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBpd...

Join NCA for the 19th Rumble on the River – come learn more about Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF), its origins, implementation and current projects. Plus swing by the NCA booth to say hi while you're at it! Thursday, January 19 _ 5:30pm Dharma Rain Zen Center – 8500 NE Siskiyou St Portland 97220