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Julie Kimmel

Julie Kimmel

Julie Kimmel is the Senior Manager for Editorial and Member Cultivation. Drawing on her background in editing and publishing, she manages the Moms Clean Air Force website, email outreach to members, and membership growth.

In 2017, Julie co-founded the local climate action group 350 Fairfax in Fairfax County, Virginia, and two years later, she helped organize the Fairfax County chapter of Mothers Out Front. She served on Fairfax County’s Community-Wide Energy and Climate Action Plan Working Group in 2020-21, and she served as Chair of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments’ Air and Climate Public Advisory Committee in 2024. She continues to advocate locally on climate issues, including transitioning to renewable energy, reducing plastic pollution, and electrifying school and transit bus fleets. Her work with Moms Clean Air Force has been featured by FOX5 DC and the Virginia Dogwood here and here.

Julie spends her free time taking her daughter on “adventures,” laughing with her husband, doing puzzles of all kinds, and running ultramarathons.

Articles by Julie Kimmel

Families Deserve a Voice Before Polluters Break Ground on Dirty AI Data Centers

by Julie Kimmel

Join Moms in opposing a proposed EPA rule that would stop people from speaking out against development that could lock our families and neighborhoods into decades of added health risks.

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“Anyone Can Meet With Lawmakers”: A Simple Guide to Talking With Congress

by Julie Kimmel

Learn the basics of meeting with lawmakers—from how to schedule a meeting and what to expect to tips for sharing your story—from a seasoned Moms Clean Air Force organizer.

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Supermom Addie Navarro Helps North Carolina Parents Navigate Eco-Anxiety

by Julie Kimmel

Our Supermom this Mental Health Awareness Month is Addie Navarro, a mom of two who teaches a Parenting Climate Resilient Kids workshop in Durham, North Carolina.

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Supermom of the Month: Shaena Crossland Fights Massive Gas-Powered Data Center Campus in West Virginia

by Julie Kimmel

We talked with Supermom Shaena Crossland about Fundamental Data’s Ridgeline Project, what it means for her West Virginia community, and how she’s fighting back.

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An All-Hands-on-Deck Moment for PFAS and Toxic Chemical Protections

by Julie Kimmel

Moms are urging our lawmakers in Congress not to touch the Toxic Substances Control Act, the nation’s bedrock chemical safety law.

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5 Things Parents—Including President Trump—Need to Know About Methane Pollution

by Julie Kimmel

This Women’s History Month, we talked to methane scientist Meagan Weisner about what methane is, why it’s really bad, and what we can do about it.

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Supermom of the Month: Jackie Shock-Stewart, Ohio

by Julie Kimmel

March’s Supermom of the Month, Jackie Shock-Stewart, has a superpower: vulnerability. She is always willing to share her family’s story of escaping a polluting plastics facility in their backyard and put a human face on scary statistics.

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Supermom of the Month: Kallette Stanford, Georgia

by Julie Kimmel

February’s Supermom of the Month, Kallette Stanford, is a kindergarten teacher in Georgia who is inspired by her daughter and her students to fight for every child’s right to breathe clean air.

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Life Under Threat: Wisconsin Farming Community Takes Down AI Data Center

by Julie Kimmel

When one mom learned that a data center developer was planning a new AI facility in Greenleaf, Wisconsin, she sprang into action, banding the community together to protect their farmland and family homes from the encroachment of polluting Big Tech.

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My Climate Job: Gavin McIntyre, Mushroom Farmer and Co-Founder of Ecovative

by Julie Kimmel

Back in 2007, Gavin McIntyre and his friend Eben Bayer decided to launch a business to tackle one of the biggest environmental problems of the twenty-first century: the plastic crisis. The key? Mycelium.

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A Year After the Los Angeles Wildfires: Trauma, Energy, and Collective Action

by Julie Kimmel

A hike in Topanga State Park last week became a “cathartic return” for Moms’ Barbara Weber—and a moment to reflect on the unprecedented and deadly wildfires that tore through Los Angeles one year ago.

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Supermom of the Month: Iliana Cruz, Ohio

by Julie Kimmel

January Supermom of the Month Iliana Cruz knows firsthand how air quality impacts kids’ health. Her six-year-old son’s asthma flares whenever pollution spikes.

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