There was a major clean air victory in Chicago this week. Advocates fought for more than a decade to close two of the oldest and dirtiest coal-fired plants. This was also a significant win for the children of Chicago’s Latino community. Both plants are located near Latino neighborhoods. Nationally, one in ten children suffer from …

Who is this figure who strikes both dread and relentless criticism with the simple mention of her title? How is it that she has become the symbol of all things gone individually and collectively awry? Why is it that anyone can invoke profound disdain by simply speaking the three words that describe her? Angry. Black. …

How long should children have to wait for clean air? Their entire childhood and beyond? How much should families have to shoulder the cost in money and health before industry steps up and stops polluting? How long can Houston area industry skirt around their responsibility for toxic emissions? Well, the answer thus far is 30 …

  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 …

Two weeks ago I became sick. Not surprisingly, I was done in by the germs that my son had so generously shared. The previous month, a steady diet of apple cider vinegar chasers had kept me immune from his uncovered sneezes—a major liability in our small Manhattan apartment. After a week of high-grade fevers, watery …

February is Black History month. It's a time when we celebrate the contributions African Americans have made to American society. Believe it or not, I have many environmental accomplishments to celebrate during Black History month this year. You might say: Ronnie, why are you celebrating? According to the study, Air of Injustice, African Americans are …

State Representative Tracy Maxwell Heard (D-26) serves in the 129th Ohio General Assembly as the Minority Whip. Rep. Heard has committed her time and efforts over the years as an advocate for environmental justice. She is a proud signer of the Clean Air Promise Campaign and a new member of Moms Clean Air Force! Watch …

There has been a lot of discussion lately in the "mommy" blog world about the way companies insert gender into their products and marketing. It prompted me to draw a cartoon about this. Just recently, almost 50,000 thousand people signed a petition to,"Tell LEGO to stop selling out girls!" From Ms. Magazine, to The Wall …

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about the fond memories I have of crabbing and fishing with my father as a child in the lakes and rivers in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. I expressed concerns about my kids not being able to continue those same traditions due to toxic pollution in …

“Heroes of American Democracy.” That is how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. describes the main players in the struggle against Big Coal in The Last Mountain, which has just been released on DVD. Featuring citizen activists fighting for clean air and water against entrenched interests and corporate dollars, the documentary combines backstory, statistics, and human interest …