Cynthia Palmer

Cynthia Palmer serves as the senior analyst for petrochemicals at Moms Clean Air Force. She is keenly interested in ways to shift the world away from plastics and other petrochemicals.

Cynthia trained at the intersection of law and environmental and occupational health. She received her AB, MPH, and JD from Harvard University.

Her prior positions include directing the pesticides division for a nonprofit; helping to draft global toxic chemicals treaties; protecting workers from radiation, beryllium, and other dangerous exposures in the nuclear weapons complex; and editing an environmental health and climate news service. For many years she served on the EPA federal advisory committee on pesticides. She has worked in Africa, Asia, South America, and Europe.

Cynthia’s work with Moms has been featured in MSN, Oil and Gas Watch, the Texas Tribune, the American Bar Association’s Human Rights Magazine, and the New York Times. Learn more about her work on plastics and petrochemicals with these resources: What to Know About the Petrochemical Industry: Q&A and Letter to EPA About the Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution.

At the local level, Cynthia chairs the Bicycle Advisory Committee in her county, in close coordination with pedestrian and children’s safety advocates. She is an all-season bicycle commuter and transportation runner. She is blessed with two daughters.