Julie Kimmel (pictured) is fighting for her daughter’s future. Raising her 10-year-old, Margot, near an area of Virginia known as “Data Center Alley,” has meant that Julie can’t ignore the air pollution created by the methane gas turbines and backup diesel generators working overtime to meet the energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. In a recent Dogwood feature, Julie details how she is standing up for her family’s health and getting her daughter involved too. Just a few weeks ago, they traveled to Washington, DC, together to tell EPA to continue protecting us from air and climate pollution.
Julie joined the push for a cleaner planet nearly a decade ago. Now, she urges you to do the same. “We can still do something about this. We are still fighting—and you’re fighting along with me,” she says.
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In other news
- Hispanic Ad publishes an article by National Field Manager Liz Hurtado that highlights Nevada residents’ skyrocketing energy bills and the all-too-common story of Jacky Banderas, whose family’s average monthly electricity costs are a whopping $700. Mary Wagner, Moms’ Nevada Field Organizer, is quoted in Liz’s piece.
- A story in the Pittsburgh City Paper features Congressman Chris Deluzio’s clean energy event inaugurating a Pennsylvania community college’s newly installed solar panels. Moms Clean Air Force members, including student volunteer Gavin Lynch, spoke at the event to highlight the benefits of clean energy. Gavin is quoted in WESA urging the federal government to take more action to prevent climate change.
- In the Charleston Gazette-Mail’s piece on West Virginia climate leaders’ letter urging EPA to uphold the Endangerment Finding—the legal foundation of the agency’s ability to regulate climate pollution—West Virginia Field Organizer Lani Wean discusses the climate impacts that she witnessed firsthand.
- Elizabeth Bechard, our Public Health Manager, offers expert insight on the danger of air pollution to children’s health in a conversation with the Daily Yonder.
- The Monadnock Ledger-Transcript runs a piece about climate strategies being implemented in rural areas, where National Field Manager Maria Finnegan touts Moms’ positive work.
Honorable mentions
Over the past few weeks, Moms also earned mentions in The Cool Down and WisPolitics.