As NYC’s Town Hall theatre filled up with expectant young families, grandparents and “Beluga Grads” for a Raffi Concert, the Moms Clean Air Force team was flooded with nostalgia. The concert was presented in association with MCAF and all proceeds benefited Raffi’s, Centre For Child-Honouring. This musical reprieve brought our team together to give each …

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has a targeted plan regarding what your child learns about climate change. ALEC pushes anti-science bills that mandate teaching climate denial or “skepticism” in public schools. ALEC is a "corporate bill mill” — written by, and for corporate lobbyists that work alongside

A typical Earth Day celebration might entail planting a tree in your yard and teaching children about the importance of low-impact living by promoting the habits of "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle." But in Utah, the celebration of Earth Day has taken on a new spin, and it's anything but earth-friendly. Utah's Department of Oil, Gas and …

We are very excited to be working with Moms Clean Air Force partner, Healthy Schools Network. MCAF will host a Twitter chat in honor of National Healthy Schools Day. Kids spend a lot of time in school. When school air quality is unhealthy, learners suffer. Research shows that poor indoor air quality in schools is linked to …

This was written by Anneka Wisker and Molly Rauch: At Moms Clean Air Force, we want to make sure that children breathe healthy air both inside and outside, at home and at school. That's why we've been writing about and working on green schools. We even have a new "Armed with the Facts" resource on school air quality! …

Students can make the most powerful activists. Older students, particularly around the age of adolescence, start to look at our environmental crisis and wonder, "Why haven’t you figured this out yet?" These students are also keen on new media and love to break out creatively and make a statement. Take my "Earth Hero" team. This is …

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 …

I used to think bleach was a clean smell, but now I understand that clean is when you smell nothing at all. Buying green certified cleaning chemicals for my own home is one way I protect my family. My son now spends close to seven hours a day in his Kindergarten classroom. So I began …

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 …