Dominique Browning

More than a decade ago, Dominique Browning convened a series of conversations with women who had expertise in climate policy, regulatory and legal clean air issues, marketing, and business to discuss how to engage and mobilize people—and specifically mothers—to fight climate pollution. Moms Clean Air Force was formed of those conversations, with the mission of changing the focus of our national conversation about global warming from polar bears to people. Over the next decade, Moms Clean Air Force has grown to become a national organization of over 1.6 million mothers, with over a dozen state chapters, uniting to protect our children’s health and well-being by making sure our clean air, toxic chemicals, and climate rules and laws are as strong as they can be.

Previous to joining Environmental Defense Fund, Browning spent decades in the magazine world, where she worked as an editor at Esquire, Texas Monthly, and House & Garden. At the Washington Post’s Newsweek in the 1980s, she broke the glass ceiling in becoming the first woman assistant managing editor of any of the U.S. newsmagazines. She is the author of several books and has contributed regularly to Time.com and The New York Times.

Browning is a recipient of the Audubon Women in Conservation’s prestigious Rachel Carson Award. She was recently honored with an Advocates Award from Environmental Advocates of New York, named one of the Notable Leaders in Philanthropy 2025 by Crain's New York Business, and featured on the 2025 TIME100 Climate List. She was also awarded the "BreatheLife Voice" honor by the World Health Organization. As a BreatheLife Voice, she joins an international contingent of leaders who use their platforms to call attention to the dangers of air pollution—and drive solutions.

Thoughts of the disruption and devastation ahead for humanity on our rapidly warming planet keep Browning up at night. Running Moms Clean Air Force is a way to be able to look her two sons, and her grandchild, in the eye, and tell them she is doing everything she can to protect the future for all children.

Articles by Dominique Browning

While There’s a Glimmer of Hope, We Don’t Give Up

by Dominique Browning

Members of Moms Clean Air Force has been working on securing historic climate investments for more than a year. So, when we heard the news that climate was dropped from the reconciliation bill, we felt outraged and betrayed. But for the love of our children, we’re not giving up…

Congress’s Failure to Invest in Clean Energy, Jobs, and Justice Puts Our Children’s Health and Future at Risk

by Dominique Browning

Democrats in Congress cannot get a deal on urgent and historic climate investments from Congress. This is a devastating failure led by Sen. Manchin, who decided investing in a habitable future for our children was not a priority.

Supreme Court Deals EPA a Setback — But Not a Crippling Blow

by Dominique Browning

Today the Supreme Court constrained EPA’s authority to limit climate-disrupting carbon dioxide pollution from power plants. This decision is a dangerous setback for our children, our families, and our communities, who are experiencing the impacts of climate change here and now, in every city, county, and state of our country.

For Mother’s Day: A Better World

by Dominique Browning

This Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating a mother’s work of caring, healing, and giving new birth to a better world.

Para el Día de la Madre: Un mundo mejor

by Dominique Browning

Siempre hay cínicos entre nosotros: El Día de la Madre es solo una fiesta inventada con mucho marketing detrás. ¿Pero sabes qué? Acepto cualquier excusa para celebrar la maternidad. Y la paternidad, la hermandad, las tías, y las madrinas. Porque requiere mucho …

Hope and Progress This Earth Day

by Dominique Browning

This Earth Day, let’s look back at what we’ve accomplished and look forward to what could be our biggest victory yet.

For Our Children’s Health and Future, Confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson

by Dominique Browning

With important clean air and climate issues coming before the Supreme Court, Judge Jackson’s confirmation matters to all of us who care about our children’s health and future.