Monic Uriate and her daughter, Nalleli Cobo, have been an unlikely environmental justice team since 2010, the year Cobo first got sick from living near an active oil well. Read how they used grassroots advocacy and storytelling to get the neighborhood well shut down.
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Breathing Easy At School
Find out how indoor air quality is compromised in unhealthy schools and how a few simple steps can remove pollutants and improve the learning environment.
EPA Tightens Soot Standard – Is It Enough?
Learn why the current EPA soot standards do not go far enough in protecting our children from the negative effects of soot air pollution.
Mom Detective: Using a Humidifier to Combat Indoor Air Pollution
Read about the use of humidifiers to help combat cold, dry winter air and decrease winter related dry air physical conditions.
Online ordering has led to a surge in new warehouses—their trucks are choking neighborhoods with pollution
Across the U.S., pollution is disproportionately harming Black and Latino communities. Read how this Chicago mom, living in an industrial corridor that’s home to a growing number of warehouses, is fighting to protect her family’s and her community’s health from diesel pollution.
Growing Up With The Detroit Incinerator
Hear from a woman who lives in Delray, Michigan, home of the Detroit Incinerator, which costs taxpayers billions of dollars and badly pollutes the air.
Plant An Allergy-Fighting Garden
Read about the book “The Allergy-Fighting Garden” by Thomas Leo Ogren, and learn why female chauvinism is in order when planning our gardens.
Nevada Moms to EPA: Protect Our Children – Save America’s Clean Power Plan
Nevada mom Jennifer Ann Cantley spoke on behalf of healthy air and America’s Clean Power Plan at a rally held at an EPA listening session in San Francisco. Read what she had to say.
Indiana’s Mama Summit to Legislators: Examine Energy Link to Health
Read and view highlights from the Indiana Mama Summit, where participants met with legislators and called on them to examine energy link to health.
My EPA Clean Power Plan Testimony: Make No Mistake…
Read MCAF member Ronnie Citron Fink’s testimony n presented in Denver, Colorado, in which she strongly supports the Clean Power Plan.
Moms Make News: Tiny Pollutant Poses Huge Health Threat
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Vermont.
A Republican Mom Sends a Letter to Her Party
Read a letter from an Ohio Republican mom asking Republican party officials to make cleaning up the environment and reducing pollution a priority.