I’ll admit it. I’m addicted to Grey’s Anatomy. My dad was a surgeon, and as a kid I really wanted to go to medical school when I grew up. But I couldn’t even get through pre-med. Advanced calculus undid me. Now I get my medical thrills from TV. So when Jessica Capshaw reached out to …

This video from the Sierra Club is aimed at raising public awareness of and support for new safeguards against dangerous industrial carbon pollution from power plants. The EPA is planning, for the first time ever, to propose strict safeguards against industrial carbon pollution

This is a guest post from Alexandra Zissu: I went to a Moms Clean Air Force lunch recently and was smitten. I’m someone who already knew some of the rather depressing statistics about air pollution described that day and all over this site, so I didn’t expect to be as moved as I was that …

This guest post was written by Tina Beattie, Chairwoman of ConservAmerica: Naming our new, sweet 8 week-old daughter was quite a process. Unlike choosing a name for our 3 year old, whose

This guest post from MCAF partner, Green The Block was written by Tiffany Casanova: Little New Yorkers Tristin and Tyler learn a lot about trying to save the earth while filming their green family series Tristan & Tyler's Tales From the City! One concept we haven't touched on yet is air pollution and air quality. Tristin …

  Every now and then you meet a person…a woman…an activist…a mother, who takes your breath away. You know instantly that this whirlwind of energy will stop at practically nothing to ensure that her cause stands front and center. She doesn’t fight because someone’s begged her. She doesn’t need an ovation from adoring fans. She …

We want to share an excellent report scientist and mom, Georgia Murray brought to the attention of MCAF: Cleaning up the Haze: Recommendations to Strengthen EPA’s Approach from MCAF partner, Appalachian Mountain Club. This report is especially important for New Hampshire families, as it provides recommendations to strengthen EPA’s approach to cleaning up the air …

This guest post from actress and children's book author, Julianne Moore. It formed the basis for our clean air video: I’m the mother of two children. And I feel like I have a third child now–Freckleface Strawberry! She’s the heroine of my children’s books. Freckleface gets bullied about her freckles–but she is a strong kid. …

PLEASE WELCOME JULIANNE MOORE AND WATCH HER VIDEO HERE! The generosity–and genuine concern–of moms never ceases to amaze me. I wrote to Julianne Moore, knowing she is an activist mom, out of the blue, asking her if she would help us spread the word about the connection between toxic air pollution and children's health. Within days, …

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 …