Moms Clean Air Force: Fighting Air Pollution & Climate Change

Moms Clean Air Force is a community of moms and dads united against air pollution – including the urgent crisis of our changing climate – to protect our children’s health.

We arm members with reliable information and solutions through online resources, articles, action tools and on-the-ground events.

Moms Clean Air Force is a special project of Environmental Defense Fund.

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Video: “A Message From the Future”

BY Moms Clean Air Force ON April 17, 2019

This video made us smile today. Bravo to The Intercept for sharing “A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.” From the article about the video: “Today, we launch the final result: a seven-minute postcard from the future. It’s about how, in the nick of time,...

TOPICS: Activism, Air Pollution, Children's Health, Clean Air Act, Clean Air Rules and Regulations, Climate Change, Coal, Environment, EPA, Politics, Pollution

Florida Families Cope With Sea Level Rise

BY Sandi Schwartz ON April 17, 2019

Over 13 million people live in Florida’s coastal counties. Florida’s flat, low-lying, porous geology makes it especially vulnerable to flooding…and ground zero for sea level rise due to climate change. In fact, the state is home to five coastal cities—St. Petersburg, Tampa, Miami, Miami Beach and Panama...

TOPICS: Clean Air Rules and Regulations, Climate Change, Florida, Heat and Extreme Weather

WATCH Moms Clean Air Force in PBS Eco-Sense for Living Documentary

BY Moms Clean Air Force ON April 17, 2019

Moms Clean Air Force members from Pennsylvania and Florida are featured in the 2019 EcoSense for Living documentary film titled “Do We Still Need the Clean Air Act?” The documentary will be aired on PBS member stations across the country. The film takes us back in time to mid-century Donora, Pennsylvania where a...

TOPICS: Activism, Air Pollution, Children's Health, Clean Air Act, Climate Change, Coal, Florida, Fracking, Pennsylvania

Oklahoma Bill Would Allow Industry to Hide Pollution

BY Lisa Sharp ON April 15, 2019

When my husband and I were house hunting in Oklahoma a few years ago, we took into account where we looked at homes. One thing we wanted to avoid was living too close to a polluted area, as we knew at the time, the local cement...

TOPICS: Air Pollution, Children's Health, Clean Air Rules and Regulations, Oklahoma, Politics, Pollution

Fires and Chemicals: A Toxic and Deadly Mix

BY Marcia G. Yerman ON April 15, 2019

I recently watched the MSNBC hour with Chris Hayes interviewing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. One of my top takeaways was the importance of recognizing the interrelationships between the different challenges that are facing the country. There is a definitive overlap between health issues, environmental justice, jobs, the...

TOPICS: African-American Community, Air Pollution, California, Children's Health, Climate Change, Heat and Extreme Weather, Latino Community, Social Justice, Texas, Toxics

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