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.

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“Skip the Slip” and The Surprising Impact of Paper Receipts

BY Moms Clean Air Force ON January 17, 2019

This was written by Melissa Breyer. It originally posted on Treehugger. A new bill in California would make digital receipts the default; here’s why it’s a big deal. Of all the things to worry about, on first consideration paper receipts might not steal the spotlight...

TOPICS: California, Children's Health, Politics, Toxics

Trump’s Failure to Act on Climate Change Hurts Families

BY Moms Clean Air Force ON January 16, 2019

This op-ed was written by Elizabeth Gore, the Environmental Defense Fund’s senior vice president of political affairs. It originally posted at The Hill: As the federal government shutdown and the rancorous border wall dispute consumes much of our attention, President Trump reiterated his threat to withhold essential wildfire response funds...

TOPICS: California, Children's Health, Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Heat and Extreme Weather, Renewable Energy

People Across the Country Agree: #StopWheeler

BY Ronnie Citron-Fink ON January 15, 2019

In case you missed Dominique’s op-ed in the New York Times, here are a few highlights: “When I was pregnant with my first child, 35 years ago, one of the first things my doctor in Texas told me was to stop eating tuna, swordfish and...

TOPICS: African-American Community, Air Pollution, Children's Health, Clean Air Rules and Regulations, Climate Change, Coal, Environment, EPA, Food, Mercury Poisoning, Politics, Pollution, Pregnancy, Religion, Science, Social Justice

How Trump’s Shutdown Threatens Children’s Health

BY Marcia G. Yerman ON January 14, 2019

The excitement many Americans feel about the installation of a new Congress is still palpable, but definitely hampered by the current government shutdown. Even worse, it looks like there may be no immediate end in sight and the possibility of the situation morphing into deeper...

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

Dominique Browning in New York Times Slams Wheeler’s Latest Attack on Children’s Health

BY Dominique Browning ON January 14, 2019

President Trump is undoing every single health protection we have won over the years. His agenda on behalf of big polluters is ruthless, cynical and dangerous. Now he has notched it up even higher, by nominating Andrew Wheeler to run the Environmental Protection Agency. Wheeler...

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

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