One mom and her family fled their home across from Eaton Canyon in January 2025. Nine months later, her house—and her life—remains stuck in remediation limbo.
Articles by Alexandra Zissu
The Climate Questionnaire: EDF’s Amanda Leland, Author of Sea Change
Successful advocacy work of any kind has to involve coalition building and working within communities. Amanda Leland offers a unique and powerful example of this in her new book, Sea Change.
She Founded a High School Environmental Club—and a Native Seed Company
“Everyone should do a little to play their part.” Read how high school student Diya Balagopal is doing more than her part as founder of Nature’s Nurturers and NativeScape Grass Company and co-president of Project Green Schools’ National Youth Council.
Ask Mom Detective: What’s the Best Window for My Family’s Health, My Wallet, and the Planet?
Shopping for energy-efficient replacement windows can leave you feeling dizzy. Mom Detective unpacks all the options to help you find safe, cost-effective, and planet-friendly windows for your family.
Science Matters: Dr. Tanya Taiwo, Midwife, Birth Justice Advocate, and Co-Lead of Project TENDR
“When junk science becomes the norm, how do you even work with an EPA that doesn’t actually care or understand science?” Dr. Tanya Taiwo grapples with this question in her work to reduce exposure of neurotoxic environmental chemicals in pregnant women and children
Ask Mom Detective: Can We Avoid Plastic When Shopping for School Supplies?
Think of all of the plastic school supplies now in landfills across the country. Mom Detective shares tips for making this back-to-school season plastic-free.
My Climate Job: Manuel Flores, Popsicle Maker
Manuel Flores is a popsicle maker in Austin, Texas, who makes about 4,000 natural and organic Mexican-style paletas a week, all while trying to take sustainable business measures at this moment of extreme heat.
Science Matters: Dr. Chris Frey, Former Head of EPA’s Office of Research and Development
The former head of EPA’s Office of Research and Development, Dr. Chris Frey, weighs in on the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine American scientific leadership and gut the office he once led.
Ask Mom Detective: What Can Renters Do to Create Healthy Homes?
A renter can do more to “green” their home than you’d think. Here are the top ways to reduce chemical exposure and indoor air pollution without having to ask the landlord.
Hill Country Flooding Up Close: On the Ground With a Texas Mom
Reda Hicks’ 15-year-old son and husband were about 20 miles from Camp Mystic on July 4, at a similar facility called Camp Bandina, when the floodwaters rose. This is her story.
Science Matters: Carmen Marsit, Environmental Molecular Epidemiologist
Dr. Carmen Marsit, Distinguished Professor of Research and Executive Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research Strategy at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory, is hoping the mass defunding of research will lead to the general public gaining a better understanding of how science works in the U.S.—and why it matters.
The Climate Questionnaire: Juliette Kayyem, Author of The Devil Never Sleeps
Juliette Kayyem, CNN’s Senior National Security Analyst, speaks with Moms about trying to make sense of this uniquely chaotic time regarding crises, readiness, and the future.