February is Black History month. It's a time when we celebrate the contributions African Americans have made to American society. Believe it or not, I have many environmental accomplishments to celebrate during Black History month this year. You might say: Ronnie, why are you celebrating? According to the study, Air of Injustice, African Americans are …

Through your involvement in Moms Clean Air Force, we are standing together for clean, healthy air. With the power of your active voices on blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, and many other tools, you are helping protect fetuses, infants and toddlers from toxic air pollution. But as every mom knows, nothing beats sharing a cup …

  In an effort to provide moms (and dads!) in Ohio, the ability to easily learn about air pollution issues, TAKE ACTION, and find out more about their elected officials, we held a meeting last week at Firefly Play Cafe in Clintonville, Ohio. This is a popular location where Clintonville parents regularly bring their children. …

This is a guest post from Heather Smith: When you lace up your shoes to go for a run outside, you probably think of enjoying the scenery, feeling the sun on your face, and breathing in fresh air. You rarely think about the unfortunate reality, which is that you’re actually breathing in air that is …

This post is written by Lori Popkewitz Alper: “While there is nothing more frightening than the feeling of struggling to breathe, watching your child have breathing problems is magnitudes more terrifying.” Dr. Nina Shapiro, Take a Deep Breath.

Some of you may remember how grumpy I was about the new Lorax movie coming out next spring. The book is so haunting and beautiful. The movie, judging by previews (which seems perfectly fair to me) has all the subtlety of a branch falling on your head. Which is to say, deadening. Dr. Seuss' story didn't need the …

Last week, I heard that Raffi, the composer, singer and author is joining forces here at MCAF. It was thrilling news, because many of us at MCAF are mothers who remember Raffi as an incredibly motivating force. His songs got us, and our children out of bed, got us dressed and brushing our teeth, got …

Doctor’s know! They know that many of their patient’s social challenges are having a profound impact on their health. They know these are by far the most significant and constant obstacles to healing and health maintenance. Doctor’s know that their medical services can only go so far to solve their patient’s health problems. They know …

Some air pollution is easy to see. When a truck roars down my urban street, I can see the coarse particles in soot as a black puff from the tailpipe. Those particles visibly settle on my potted porch plants, drift in my door, and get inhaled by my kids. It’s not pretty, and I’m not …

Birds have long had a very special place in my heart — as in most human hearts. Birds are magic, myth, fairy tale and the subject of intense scientific scrutiny. One of the startling ways in which birds have interacted with humans, of course, was the “canary in the coal mine” — the caged bird …