When Supermom of the Month Annette Luzius was pregnant with her first child, she began a serious search for low-emissions baby gear and quickly realized there was little public awareness around the quality of the air circulating through our homes every day.
Articles by Julie Kimmel
The Most Intimate Story: Photographer Nichole Sobecki Documents Pregnancy During the Climate Crisis
Last month, Nichole Sobecki’s photography of women navigating pregnancy and extreme weather was published in National Geographic. This week, she joins Moms’ Isabel González Whitaker at New York Climate Week.
The Deadliest of All Weather Hazards: Extreme Heat Hits Home
Every year, temperatures are rising thanks to the climate crisis, making heat-related tragedy ever more likely. Even when it’s not deadly, heat can be so harmful.
“Action Gives Me Hope”: Leah Stokes’ Theory of Change
Leah C. Stokes, associate professor of environmental politics at UC Santa Barbara who recently published a new book, The Carbon Wave, shares with us her perspective on advocacy, systems-level change, and hope for the future.
What I Learned on a Heartbreaking Drive Through Virginia’s Data Center Alley
Moms’ Julie Kimmel didn’t expect to be surprised by what she saw on her recent tour of Data Center Alley. She was wrong.
A Mom Shares the Aftermath of the Wildfire That Forever Changed Her Family Ranch
Supermom Celestina Garcia is far from your average Moms volunteer. She has shown incredible courage and generosity, sharing her heart-wrenching wildfire story in support of strong clean air and climate policies.
Meet the Young Ojibwe Helping Public Institutions Understand Indigenous Climate Wisdom
Bazile Minogiizhigaabo Panek made good on his lifelong goal to help people understand Native American culture and history when he founded a consulting firm to help organizations work with Tribes and understand Indigenous knowledge.
One Family’s 8-Year PFAS Fight Exposes the Cost of Weaker Chemical Safety Laws
The Toxic Substances Control Act is currently under attack in Congress. The cruelty of this effort is not lost on Emily Marpe, who spent eight years fighting to protect her New York family from forever chemicals.
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Is Back. This Is How Moms Are Coping.
Read stories of how Moms Clean Air Force staff are coping as this latest round of climate-supercharged wildfire smoke disrupts our lives and our health.
250 Stories of Climate Disaster and Hope for America’s 250th Birthday
Stolen Summers: The Next 250, an action-driven art installation and storytelling event held in front of the U.S. Capitol on the eve of America’s 250th birthday, offered a nuanced way to observe this milestone.
Not So Marginal Wells: Invisible Pollution Threatens Michigan
The oil and gas industry isn’t the first thing to come to mind when someone says “Michigan.” But on a recent toxic tour, one mom learned what a serious threat leaky, low-producing oil and gas wells are in her state.
Oil Refineries, Highways, and Now AI? How This Denver Neighborhood Fights for Clean Air
Alfonso Espino’s northeast Denver community is fighting compound pollution threats—an oil refinery, two giant railyards, highway redevelopment, and now a massive fossil-fuel-powered data center campus.