Jill Miller Zimon

Jill Miller Zimon blogs from Northeastern Ohio — a hotbed in the fight for clean air — on Writes Like She Talks. She has a joint degree in law and social work from Case Western Reserve University, and she has had a varied and fascinating career, as a multimedia journalist, a community activist, and a deeply involved room mother at her children’s schools. Her piece about a recent journey with her family is a wry and touching look at being a more capable mom. “She is very powerful, so be nice to her,” says former Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut.

Articles by Jill Miller Zimon

Apps Plug Into Clean Air

by Jill Miller Zimon

Learn about the EPA program, Apps for the Environment, that challenges “developers to find new ways to combine and deliver environmental data in new apps”.

Kindle The Spark: An Interview With EcoWatch

by Jill Miller Zimon

Read an interview with EcoWatch founder Stefanie Penn Spear about how the movement began and its thoughts on parents and clean air.

Mothers Intent On Activism

by Jill Miller Zimon

Read an interview with Joanne Bamberger, author of Mother of Intention: How Women and Social Media Are Revolutionizing Politics In America.

Ohio Senator Legislates to Worsen Air Quality

by Jill Miller Zimon

Read about an Ohio State Senator who has introduced a bill to dismantle clean energy regulations and destroy the Ohio jobs that came with it.

Whatever Happened To…TVA Kingston Coal Ash Disaster?

by Jill Miller Zimon

Read about the cost to clean up the TVA Kingston coal plant disaster and how much money could have been saved had clean air standards been implemented.

TOMORROW: “What is Your Number” Day of Action for Clean Air

by Jill Miller Zimon

The AEP is pushing a bill that would allow preventable premature deaths. Fight for longer lives and clean air with us tomorrow.

EPA Finalizes Clean Air “Good Neighbor” Rule to Reduce Air Pollution, Improve Health of Millions

by Jill Miller Zimon

EPA issued stricter regulations on air polluters across the country, but there’s more work to be done. Join the fight for clean air.

EPA FINALIZA LA NORMA DE “BUEN VECINO” PARA EL AIRE LIMPIO Y REDUCIR LA CONTAMINACIÓN PARA MEJORAR LA SALUD DE MILLONES

by Jill Miller Zimon

Este artículo se publicó también en Writes Like She Talks De NPR: La nueva norma sustituye una regulación de la administración Bush que fue derrotada por un tribunal que la juzgó demasiado indulgente. La nueva norma reducirá casi 2 millones más de …

From OSU Doc Study in Molecular Psychiatry: This is Your Brain on Air Pollution

by Jill Miller Zimon

A recent “Molecular Psychiatry” article shows just what air pollution does to your brain. Find out more here and what you can do about your air.

Regulations: What Are They Good For? Some Say Absolutely Nothing

by Jill Miller Zimon

Government regulations might suffocate business. But when polluters are suffocating people, business has got to change. Read more.

Kids Imagine the Clear Air Opponents & How Polluted Air Lingers Over School

by Jill Miller Zimon

Ohio children are aware of how air pollution impacts their lives. Educate yourself, you may be surprised at how clean air could be.

Your Nose May Love the Smell of Emissions But Your Lungs Sure Don’t

by Jill Miller Zimon

After Sarah Palin said she loves the smell of emissions, many heavy polluters supported her. Find out just how unhealthy breathing those fumes can be.