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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Long-Delayed Methylene Chloride Ban Finalized But Still Leaves Workers at Risk

BY Moms Clean Air Force ON March 18, 2019

This post is from the EDF health team: Last Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has finalized a rule that bans methylene chloride in paint strippers for consumer uses but still allows use of the deadly products in workplaces. Instead of banning commercial...

TOPICS: Children's Health, Clean Air Rules and Regulations, EPA, Toxics

“We Are Never Too Small to Make a Difference!” Photos of Hope from the Kids’ Climate Strike

BY Ronnie Citron-Fink ON March 18, 2019

It was estimated that 1.4 million students from around the world skipped classes and went on strike last Friday to demand action on climate change. “This movement had to happen, we didn’t have a choice,” wrote 16 year old Swedish activist and strike leader Greta Thunberg, who...

TOPICS: Activism, Children's Health, Climate Change, Massachusetts, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Schools, Social Justice

Busting Industry-Perpetrated Myths About New Chemicals and Worker Protection under TSCA

BY Moms Clean Air Force ON March 15, 2019

This was written by Richard Denison, Ph.D., a Lead Senior Scientist for EDF: This week the House Energy & Commerce Committee held a hearing on EPA’s failures to protect workers from chemical risks. It featured a number of compelling testimonies from worker representatives: auto workers, firefighters, teachers, and...

TOPICS: Politics, Science, Toxics

Climate Deniers Challenge Science Curriculum

BY Katy Farber ON March 14, 2019

Are your kids learning about climate change at school? Are they learning there are “two sides” to the issue? Some states are currently working to create legislation to limit the teaching of climate science in public schools across the country. According to an Associated Press...

TOPICS: Climate Change, Florida, Oklahoma, Politics, Schools, Science

Why I’m Headed to DC Again

BY Moms Clean Air Force ON March 14, 2019

This was written by Moms Clean Air Force’s National Field Manager, Trisha Sheehan: This weekend, my sons and I are headed to Washington, DC, once again. On Monday, we’re joining moms and kids from across the country to testify at the Environmental Protection Agency’s public...

TOPICS: Air Pollution, Children's Health, Clean Air Rules and Regulations, EPA, Mercury Poisoning, Politics, Pollution, Washington DC

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