In her What’s in the Air column, Dominique Browning shares how her life—including her view on plastics—has been shaped by days spent helping at her father’s doctor’s office. Her conclusion: so much of the plastic we use today is unnecessary, and we need systemic solutions to get the plastics crisis under control.
Articles by Dominique Browning
What’s in the Air: The Massive Failure of Plastics Recycling
Dominique Browning shares a list of resources to help us understand the depth of today’s plastics recycling crisis.
What’s in the Air: Our Brains on Air Pollution
Research is starting to show links between fine particulate matter, a.k.a. soot, and neurocognitive disease. Dominique Browning shares what she learned from a recent panel of experts and how new science shapes the work of Moms Clean Air Force.
What Moms Want to Hear in the State of the Union
We have a President who has made fighting climate and air pollution a priority—across the entire government. This is what we’d like him to say during the State of the Union on March 7.
What’s in the Air: More Than Just a Heap of Metal
In her column “What’s in the Air,” Dominique Browning shares her experience of the launch of MethaneSAT, the world’s most advanced methane-detecting satellite. What she sees as she watches the satellite take off are the families here on Earth who will most benefit from accurate methane data.
MethaneSAT: A Satellite for the Good of All Humankind
The organization with which we launched Moms Clean Air Force—the Environmental Defense Fund—is sending a satellite into space for the good of all humankind. MethaneSAT, the world’s most advanced methane-detecting satellite, is a go for launch on Monday, March 4.
What’s in the Air: Plastic Scams
In her column “What’s in the Air,” Dominique Browning reflects on the plastics industry. The plastic waste crisis is getting worse every year—in large part because there is no way to safely recycle this material, notwithstanding the industry’s efforts to push a “new” technique called “advanced recycling.”
Shame on Justice Kavanaugh: Our Children’s Health Is “A Wash”?
The Good Neighbor Rule helps those of us living downwind from states with coal plants—and the Supreme Court may be poised to overturn it.
What’s in the Air: On Decency
In her column “What’s in the Air,” Dominique Browning reflects on common decency and a recent interaction between President Biden and Misti Allison, a Moms Clean Air Force member and resident of East Palestine, Ohio.
East Palestine One Year Later
One year ago, a 150-car train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Large quantities of toxic chemicals were released into the community, including carcinogenic vinyl chloride. This disaster was not an isolated incident, and EPA has the authority to protect all of us from future harm.
EPA Can Protect Us From Toxic Vinyl Chloride
EPA is taking the next step toward a ban on vinyl chloride. Learn how you can make your voice heard.
Moms Helped Make History in 2023: A Year of Clean Air Progress
Over the last 12 months, we showed up in our communities, on Capitol Hill, and at EPA—over and over—to get strong climate and clean air protections across the finish line. Read about our hard-earned wins in our 2023 Annual Report.