Asthma is a national epidemic. Nearly 26 million Americans live with asthma — including 7 million children! While we can control some of the asthma triggers in our homes, we can only protect ourselves from air pollution triggers by supporting strong regulations to clean our air. Please read and share our visual guide – available …

Please SHARE these 10 TWEETS with your Twitter followers right now! 1. Asthma accounts for an annual loss of more than 14 million school days per year >> Tweet this << 2. The annual direct cost of asthma in the US is approximately $11.5 billion >> Tweet this << 3. Asthma is the most common chronic disease in …

When we speak to our children about climate change, it may be hard for them to visualize what it means. Sure, we can spit out facts and figures. We can talk about health related dangers, and even discuss how much it's costing us. But how do you start a conversation and make it 'real' for …

The Third National Climate Assessment, written by 240 contributing scientists, and the result of a collaboration among 13 federal agencies, is a must-read, accessible document. Even though climate scientists are learning more every day about how quickly our world is changing because of global warming, the assessment is an important

I am a mom concerned about autism, and I am a clean air activist. And I think the two things are connected. On March 1st of this year, a new research study connecting autism and air pollution was published in Environmental Health Perspectives, a peer-reviewed journal published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. …

When my four-year-old sees spring flowers blooming, he doesn’t comment on the colors or the fragrance. Instead, he says: “Does this flower make pollen, Mommy?” That’s because his beloved babysitter is one of millions of Americans who suffer from seasonal allergies. He knows all too well about the discomfort and inconvenience of elevated pollen counts. …

As the pediatrician told me the lab results for my 3 ½ year old son's blood work, my heart jumped up and lodged in my throat. “Allergy to Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, and Dust. What’s worse, he may also have asthma." ASTHMA! This news was like a death sentence to a toddler. No cookies, milk, pizza, …

WHY WE NEED HEALTHY SCHOOLS Kids spend a lot of time in school. Which means they spend a lot of time breathing the air inside school facilities. When school air quality is unhealthy, learners suffer. Research shows that poor indoor air quality in schools is linked to decreased concentration and poor test results. Keeping school …

Before Heather Collins enrolled her 5-year-old daughter, Sophie, in ballet classes at the local recreation center in Boulder, Colorado, she went to the ballet studio to sniff around. Literally. That’s because Sophie is one of an estimated 2% to 11% of Americans with fragrance allergy. For some, the symptoms of a fragrance allergy involve skin …

There's nothing like a "heat wave" in the middle of January to make me think about my childhood winters. I rarely recall winters that didn't include deep snow drifts, school closings and frigid temperatures. I live right in the middle of Ohio's "snow belt." Winter just isn't complete without a few months of snow covering …