News The Hebburn housewife who battled for decades against pollution from local cokeworks A new book, Clean Air, recalls how a Tyneside housewife Jennie Shearan united the local community to fight against the pollution her neighbourhood was forced to endure -- A newly-published book, Clean Air , tells the story of the rise of everyday housewife Jennie Shearan to campaigning environmentalist. It was written by her grandson, Gianfranco Rosolia, who was born and raised on Tyneside, but currently lives in Los Angeles.