This was written by Lindsey Carmichael for Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families: Are any of you frustrated with the extent to which we are all exposed to industrial chemicals found in the everyday products we use in our homes, schools and offices? I am. As the mother of a child with asthma I am vigilant about minimizing the asthmagens …

These days, there is a great deal of controversy about fracking and natural gas production. Many of us are fighting to ban fracking from our communities. Many more of us are living in places where drilling for gas has been going on for decades, with or without horizontal fracturing. Banning isn't a remote possibility–and neither is …

This was written by John Flesher for the Associated Press: On one level, it's a straightforward case of a business seeking a government permit to discharge wastewater. But when the Environmental Protection Agency rules shortly on whether to let the S.S. Badger car ferry continue dumping ash into Lake Michigan, it will be a milestone in …

We do not do enough to protect our children: unhealthy schools impose a grave injustice. States compel children to attend school; in fact, 98% of all school-age children attend schools—irrespective of conditions. Yet the environmental conditions of decayed facilities or facilities close to hazards can damage children’s health and ability to learn. At the same …

This was written by Isabelle Silverman for the Environmental Defense Fund: In his State of the Union address, President Obama announced the goal of cutting energy waste in buildings and homes in half over the next 20 years. House Speaker John Boehner clapped approvingly. U.S. buildings and homes waste so much energy that a 50% reduction of …

President Obama had a lot to say about climate change and energy during his 2013 State of the Union address. He encouraged many avenues of change that we hope he will pursue without delay. Energy Policy: After years of talking about it, we are finally poised to control our own energy future. We produce more …

This letter is from Stephanie Owens and Lisa Garcia, Offices of Public Engagement and Environmental Justice. Moms Clean Air Force thanks EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson for her strong commitment to clean air and children's health. We hope you will join us and sign this farewell card: Dear Friend, Please join us in thanking Administrator Lisa …

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 doesn’t …

My children spend 6 to 9 hours at their school, depending on the day. I am invested not only in the quality of their school, but in the health of the school. When I drop them off, I sometimes feel like a stealth inspector for a commercial airline, checking every bolt, seam, and wire. I …

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; …