Environmental issues such as air pollution and climate change are like thieves in the night for communities of color. They are insidious offenders that relentlessly and devastatingly steal the health and vitality of everyone to a considerable degree; of children most profoundly, and of African-American and Latino children in extremes. Outgoing EPA Administrator, Lisa P. …

More than ever, we are a country concerned about the safety of our schools. Moms Clean Air Force has been focused on the environmental threats to our children from air pollution. As MCAF blogger, Molly Rauch points out, the air quality in schools is largely unregulated and can pose significant challenges to health and learning. …

Mom’s Clean Air Force has been highlighting the alarming disparities in the amount of air pollution among diverse communities. The fact is: the browner and poorer the community, the poorer the air quality.

On my way to a party recently, I decided at the last minute to pick up a bottle of wine and some fruit to contribute to the festivities. I was already near my destination and began to drive around looking for a grocery store. After circling several blocks with no luck, I engaged my GPS, …

We can change the world without paying a dime. There are amazing ways to make a difference in our own neighborhoods and even worldwide without the necessity of taking out our checkbooks. I have been learning this lesson and coming into this reality in profound ways lately. The economy is making us more cost conscious, …

In the clean air arena, diesel is a dirty word…and I know from personal experience all of the reasons why diesel fuel has a bad reputation. So when my husband suggested that I consider the diesel-fueled option in my current search for a new car, I cringed because I can conger up memories of the …

  Be careful what you say about coal. Maria Gunnoe found this out recently when she testified in front of the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Gunnoe is a life-long resident of West Virginia, where she fights against environmentally devastating mountaintop removal mining. Her work brings attention to the …

There is a funny old Victorian etiquette rule that admonishes: “Do not always commence a conversation with an allusion to the weather.” I imagine that back then this could have become a bothersome (tiresome) habit. In the buttoned up Victorian era, the weather was likely discussed in depth because it was nearly the only safe …

Habitat for Humanity is well known for how successfully they use volunteers to build homes for families in need. All you have to say is “Habitat” and most people can conger up an image of diverse groups working together with lumber, insulation and bricks and mortar. Habitat is busily building all over the world, because …

Right now, race is such a political powder keg. By everyone’s measure, we are at a surprisingly tense place in our history when it comes to race and racism. It is surprising because upon the election of the country’s first Black president, many of us thought it would be a turning point into post-racialism. But …