Abbie Walston

Abbie Walston is a science educator and freelance writer living in Connecticut. She is a wife and mother of two young boys. Her upbringing on a small family farm has shaped her love for nature and her environmental activism. Abbie's passions include teaching biology and physics, mentoring new teachers and exploring the wonders of the natural world with her children. She has a BS in Biology, MS in Science Education and twelve years of teaching experience. In her spare time, Abbie can be found on her family's farm, in the garden, reading a book, crafting, cooking or swimming.

Articles by Abbie Walston

Climate Change Impacts Shellfish

by Abbie Walston

Learn how climate change impacts the ecosystems of our oceans and can have disastrous effects on shellfish.

Money Can’t Guarantee Environmental Health

by Abbie Walston

Learn about soil testing in Greenwich, Connecticut that has unearthed a considerable environmental problem that threatens children’s health and safety.

Our Children Deserve the Truth: Keep Climate Science in Textbooks

by Abbie Walston

Hear from a science educator, and mother, on why it’s important to keep climate science in textbooks.

Pregnant? Every Breath You Take Counts!

by Abbie Walston

Read about pollutants and pregnancy as one of our members researches the changes in respiration she experiences during her second pregnancy.

Becoming A Mom Changes Everything

by Abbie Walston

Read about one MCAF mother’s wish for clean air, water, soil and sustainability for Mother’s Day as she ponders her children’s environmental future.

Climate Science Belongs In The Classroom

by Abbie Walston

Hear from an educator who believes that climate change education is a necessary and vital part of a child’s science education.

My Other Kids Deserve Clean Air Too!

by Abbie Walston

Read about one MCAF mom who teaches environmental science and encourages her students to be environmentally active.

Infertility And Air Pollution

by Abbie Walston

Learn how air pollution may increase both men and women’s infertility as well as affecting unborn children and babies.

Safe Seafood for Better Health (with recipes)

by Abbie Walston

Learn about Seafood Watch, the importance of seafood in your family diet and ways to make sure your seafood is safe – recipe included!

All I Want For Christmas Is Clean Air

by Abbie Walston

Read a letter to Santa from a mom who wants clean air for Christmas to reduce asthma, mercury poisoning and allergies.

Traditional Family Values Are For Me!

by Abbie Walston

One mom, a Republican environmentalist, describes her traditional family values that include hard work, and respecting each other and the environment.

Thank You, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro

by Abbie Walston

Read a letter from a CT congresswoman , expressing her concern over pollution, Republican attacks on the EPA and her commitment to voting for clean air.