This is a guest post from Jane West, mother of two boys, ages 3 and 2 and an environmental attorney based in St. Augustine, Florida. We don’t usually think of climate change as being gender biased in how it impacts human life on Earth, but the vulnerability of women in major disasters is surprisingly higher than …

The folks at Air Alliance Houston believe it’s never too early to teach children about the importance of clean air. With an emphasis on community well-being, it’s no surprise that Air Alliance Houston is heavily influenced by mothers. The organization was founded in 2010 when the only two clean air advocacy groups in Houston decided …

When I got my driver’s license at 17, I was curious about how things worked under the hood of the family’s battered ’63 Ford Fairlane station wagon. But I wasn't a car-guy. I really just wanted to drive –go out with my friends on Saturday night and get home again without breaking down. With over …

This was written by Senator Jeanne Shaheen for the Concord Monitor: As we celebrate Earth Day, let's take a moment to appreciate the beauty New Hampshire has to offer, from our mountains and lakes to our clean air and clean water. No one appreciates our clean air more than Lia Houk of Henniker. Lia has lived with …

This piece was originally posted by the Environmental Law & Policy Center. ANN ARBOR – University and college scientists and researchers have signed a letter calling on Michigan’s congressional delegation to support the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS) recently filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The scientists and researchers, 117 in total, represent …

This post is from Michigan League Of Conservation Voters: Michigan has the chance to seize a remarkable opportunity in 2012 that will create thousands of new jobs and dramatically improve public health across the state. A proposed ballot initiative that would increase the state's renewable energy standard to 25% by 2025 is being put forth …

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, …

Rob Sisson, President of Republicans for Environmental Protection, has been reading up on the Mormon church’s position on climate change. “It is very evident that Romney’s is a faith that promotes science,” he says, “though I’m not finding much on global warming. Still, Romney crunches data. His business background is based on being analytical. And …

  Last year, President Obama started tweeting. According to BarackObama.com, messages that are signed BO are directly written by Obama, not a staffer. I keep looking for those BO signed Tweets in my Twitter feed and haven’t found too many yet. He’s a busy guy. Last month, I received a Tweet with a photo link …

This is a guest post by Madeline Buthod for the Richmond Daily News:  Like many Missouri moms, I was thrilled when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized new rules on Dec. 21 to safeguard us from mercury pollution. Since pregnant women and children are most at risk from mercury pollution, moms and kids stand to …