EPA today released “America’s Children and the Environment, Third Edition,” a comprehensive compilation of information from a variety of sources on children’s health and the environment. The report shows trends for contaminants in air, water, food, and soil that may affect children; concentrations of contaminants in the bodies of children and women of child-bearing age; …

  The woods surrounding Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts have changed a lot since the time when Henry David Thoreau traversed their landscape. There’s a parking lot by the pond, throngs of people now gather where he once lived in isolation — and there are numerous monuments to Thoreau’s greatness. I walk my dog through …

We were thrilled when we heard Moms Clean Air Force partner, Healthy Schools Network, is releasing a report next week providing a state-by-state look at the health of schools in our country. According to the Healthy Schools Network, schools are practically unregulated indoor environments. The air quality in schools has been linked to asthma and respiratory ailments, …

Angela Monti Fox is a psychotherapist and social worker by vocation, but she’s also an activist – partly by what you might call an accident of birth. She’s the mother of filmmaker Josh Fox. Fox’s 2010 Emmy award-winning documentary, Gasland exposed the perils of hydraulic fracturing —

Just outside my window the ground is covered with a light dusting of fresh snow. Last check, the outdoor thermometer read a chilly 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Keeping the doors and windows tightly closed is a necessity as the winter months settle in. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) people spend 90 percent or more …

Everyone needs a good pep talk every now and then. What better than one delivered by the Kid President? This inspiring video, A Pep Talk from Kid President to You, is equally touching and humorous. As we've learned through our amazing collection of cartoons, sometimes you just have to laugh. The Kid President certainly put …

A few weeks ago, dozens of children and several teachers at Finch Elementary School in southwest Atlanta, GA, were rushed to the hospital after being overcome by carbon monoxide fumes. Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas that causes nausea, headaches, dizziness and in some cases death. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission reports 170 …

At Moms Clean Air Force, we do exactly what we teach our children to do: we "use our words" to say what we want. We do not tell lies. We tell the truth. When we see danger, we shout it out. Lives are at stake. We speak from the heart. That's our approach to air …

  The freezing cold weather that's gripped the Northeast has some scratching their heads about climate change. But Dr. Heidi Cullen, chief climatologist for Climate Central tells us, "People look to weather for cues about what’s going on. Climate change stacks the deck for certain types of extreme weather events…When we break records now—and we …

This Associated Press piece originally appeared on CBS News: A group of Utah doctors is declaring a health emergency over the Salt Lake City area's lingering air pollution problem. Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment planned to deliver a petition Wednesday demanding immediate action by elected officials. The group wants Gov. Gary Herbert and mayors of …