Date: June 10, 2021 To: President Joe Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 Administrator Michael Regan U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 RE: Strengthen the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone and …
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Letter to EPA About National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Fine Particulate Matter, July 11, 2022
Date: July 11, 2022 To: Administrator Michael S. Regan U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Dear Administrator Regan, On behalf of our millions of members and supporters, our 101 organizations write to urge the Environmental Protection Agency …
Fighting Fine Particulate Pollution On NC Beaches
Learn how one NC mom led the way in cleaning up local beaches non-biodegradable cigarette butts showing how one person can make a difference.
Soot Kills: An Open Letter To President Obama From More Than 650 Health and Medical Professionals
Read a letter to President Obama from the American Lung Association urging tighter fine particle (soot) pollution controls and standards.
Having a Senior Moment? Blame Air Pollution
Read about a study that connects an aging brain to air pollution and learn how you can advocate for cleaner, healthier air.
Tell Congress: Stop the EPA’s Racist Agenda
While the US has been battling Covid-19, Trump’s EPA—led by Andrew Wheeler—has been weakening regulations that protect us from air pollution.
Air Pollution and Covid is a Deadly Combination
Multiple studies show that people with Covid-19 who live in U.S. regions with high levels of air pollution are more likely to die from the disease than people who live in less polluted areas.
Testimony: Undermining Mercury Protections: EPA Endangers Human Health and the Environment
This is the full text of the testimony of Heather McTeer Toney, Moms Clean Air Force’s National Field Director, in support of strengthening the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.
What’s in the Air: Our Brains on Air Pollution
Research is starting to show links between fine particulate matter, a.k.a. soot, and neurocognitive disease. Dominique Browning shares what she learned from a recent panel of experts and how new science shapes the work of Moms Clean Air Force.
Ignoring Science, Trump’s EPA is Poised to Set Dangerous Air Pollution Standards
The EPA under the leadership of Andrew Wheeler is ignoring overwhelming scientific evidence and is posed to weaken clean air safeguards, endangering Houston, and all Americans.
Air Pollution and COVID-19 Are a Deadly Combination During Winter Inversion Season
Winter inversions increase air pollution. And air pollution increases the transmissibility, severity, and lethality of COVID-19, especially for children and pregnant women.
The Browner the Neighborhood, The Browner the Air
Air pollution, particularly soot pollution, disproportionately affects people living in communities of color. Help us fight for clean air for everyone!