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.
Articles by Elizabeth Bechard
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.
Mental Health & Climate Change: 6 Ways to Cope With Climate Emotions in 2024
Just days into the new year, extreme weather has made headlines again. Moms’ Elizabeth Bechard shares six strategies for coping with climate emotions.
Climate Disruption Is Changing Childhood
Climate change is already affecting families’ lives in the here and now. Our new fact sheet describes how children’s smaller, still-developing bodies make them especially vulnerable to climate threats like stronger storms, extreme temperatures, and air polluted by wildfire smoke.
Soot Pollution Protections Are At Risk
We are at a critical moment for ensuring cleaner air for our children and future generations—and we need your help to make sure strong soot protections get across the finish line.
Mental Health & Climate Change: Why Parents Deserve Spaces to Talk About Our Warming World
Climate cafés allow people to come together and share their thoughts and feelings about climate change in a gathering of supportive peers. Read how sharing her deep-seated worries helped one mom lighten the emotional load of climate distress.