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Articles by Elizabeth Bechard
No Amount of Soot Pollution Is Safe for Children to Breathe
Dirty deadly soot is not okay for children to breathe. EPA’s latest proposal falls short of the strongest limits recommended by scientific guidance.
What Is the New Particle Pollution Rule?
EPA has proposed new particle pollution standards—and they need to be stronger. Here’s what you can do to call on EPA to set the strongest protective soot standard.
Moms’ Climate Hope
This week in climate hope: good news from around the world on biodiversity, climate adaptation, electric vehicles, and solar power.
Your Mental Health and Climate Change
Research suggests that up to 50% of people who experience extreme weather disasters are at risk of adverse mental health impacts, such as anxiety, depression, and trauma. None of us has to navigate climate change alone. Our new Climate Change and Mental Health resource can help.
Moms Climate Hope
Our new feature on climate hope highlights good news from our social media channels. Each week, we’ll share stories of climate success around the world and our in Moms Clean Air Force community.
Declining Global Sperm Counts Spell Troubling Fertility Challenges Ahead
Read this story of a mom’s fertility journey and a new study about declining sperm counts and the environmental exposures that contribute to growing rates of infertility.
EPA: Stop Dragging Your Feet
Air pollution is a leading cause of death worldwide. EPA is taking too long considering standards that will have a big impact on our families’ health.
Lancet Countdown 2022: The Urgent Need for a Health-Centered Response to Climate Change
In this year’s Lancet Countdown report, the authors pull no punches in naming that our collective addiction to fossil fuels is driving the climate crisis, and that governments and companies are failing to act with the urgency and scale needed to prevent locking in devastating levels of climate warming.
Babies’ Lungs Contain Toxic Air Pollution Before Birth
Recent research found evidence of toxic black carbon particles (soot) in cord blood and placenta tissue in pregnant mothers.
Wildfires Are Eroding Progress on Clean Air
Recent research from Stanford University paints a picture of how increasing wildfire smoke is damaging air quality, eroding decades of progress on clean air.
Climate Change Isn’t Only Changing the Weather, It’s Changing Our Children
The climate crisis is a mental health crisis, and our children are among the most vulnerable. Climate-driven extreme weather is taking a toll on the mental health of our children. It’s time for Congress to act.