If the conversations Moms’ Elizabeth Bechard has been having with friends are any indication of the collective mood right now, it seems we’re all struggling with mental health in a changing world. She shares how she finds refuge.
Articles by Elizabeth Bechard
Moms Tell EPA: Don’t Delay on Smog Protections
Ozone pollution, more commonly known as smog, is dangerous, and EPA has not updated federal protections for ozone since 2015. Progress on strengthening these protections can’t come fast enough for the families and communities living with the impacts of this pollution every day.
Parents Are Feeling Lonely and Burnt Out: Here’s What We Can Do About It
As we begin Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re thinking about how parents and pregnant people will experience the mental health impacts of climate-drive extreme weather in unique ways. And we’re finding ways to cope.
Why EPA’s New Mercury Protections Matter to Moms
Moms have been advocating for stronger mercury protections for over a decade, and now they’re here. Learn why we’re so excited about EPA’s updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.
Mental Health & Climate Change: The Mental Health Cost of Pipeline Fights
Living near oil and gas pipelines has been linked to numerous health harms—and new research shows that participating in public engagement processes related to pipeline development can take a serious toll on mental health.
QUIZ: Life Is Plastic. Is It Fantastic?
How often do you stop to think about where plastics come from? And do you know how disposing of plastics impacts your health and the planet? Test your knowledge with our quiz!
What Parents Need to Know About the Air Quality Index: An Interview With Dr. Lisa Patel
With summer approaching, we caught up with pediatrician and Stanford professor Lisa Patel to learn more about updates to the AQI and how parents and caregivers should be thinking about air pollution, wildfire smoke, and children’s health.
Moms Urge EPA to Get the Job Done on Power Plant Pollution
Fossil fuel power plants are responsible for about a quarter of the climate pollution generated in the U.S. Reducing this pollution is key to addressing our escalating climate crisis.
Mental Health & Climate Change: Why We Must Transform Mental Health Care for Today’s Children
When her child developed a rare neuropsychiatric disorder, one mom quickly learned how the mental health care system in the U.S. works for families in crisis—or rather, doesn’t.
Now Is the Time to Protect Children From Mercury
Last spring, thousands of Moms’ members signed asking EPA to set the strongest possible updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). This rule is close to being finalized, and we need the Biden administration to finish the job as soon as possible.
Mental Health & Climate Change: New Research Highlights New Mothers’ Need for Support in a Warming World
A study published in January highlights the increasingly important intersection between climate change and maternal mental health. It’s yet another indication that in a changing climate, support for new mothers and other childbearing parents will be needed more than ever.
Soot Protections Save Lives: Tell EPA to Act Now
Join Moms in calling on EPA to protect our health and advance environmental justice by setting strong soot pollution protections as soon as possible.