Ethane “cracker plants” are industrial facilities that create the building blocks for plastics manufacturing. They also create air pollution that harms our health and makes climate change worse.
Check this Map to Find Out If Your Home is at Risk for Sea-Level Rise
Coastal flooding is on the rise. Enter your address on this map and find out if your home is at risk.
Book Giveaway! Mister G’s Señorita Mariposa Tells the Monarch’s Story
Latin GRAMMY Award winner, Mister G’s new children’s book Señorita Mariposa, tells the extraordinary journey that monarch butterflies take each year from Canada to Mexico.
Report: 100 % Clean Future
Today, the Center for American Progress released a framework for how the United States can build a 100% clean future by 2050.
Pennsylvania Parents of Child Cancer Victims Cite Fracking Concerns
Parents plead with PA Governor Tom Wolf to attend cancer crisis meeting: “You have a responsibility, both to your constituents who are battling cancer or have lost loved ones, and to the parents of all children who need to know what they can do to protect them from becoming cancer patients by the time they are young adults…”
Community Rx Joins the National Baptist Convention
Community Rx is a faith-based climate campaign dedicated to advocacy in African-American communities. Moms Clean Air Force’s Community Rx consultant, Tonya Calhoun, along with Moms Clean Air Force staff, attended and presented at the National Baptist Convention.
New Study Asks: Is Air Pollution Worsening Kids’ Mental Health?
A new study examined short-term exposure to small particulate matter pollution and mental health effects in children, and found that pollution was linked to worsening mental health disorders just days after exposure.
New Study: Soot Particles Found in Placentas
New Study: Scientists say black carbon particles were found on every single placenta they looked at, regardless of how much pollution the mother had been exposed to.
MSNBC: “Environmental Conditions Plaguing Communities of Color” with Heather McTeer Toney
Moms Clean Air Force’s National Field Director, Heather McTeer Toney joined Reverend Al Sharpton and Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson for MSNBC “Climate in Crisis” week.
It’s Our Turn to Stand With Our Kids
My family is headed to Washington, DC once again. But this time, my husband and I will be there to support our kids as they call on our leaders to take bold action to protect their future. We’re joining the Global Climate Strike.
What Parents Can Do to Support the Youth Climate Strike
Here are ways parents can support kids at the Climate Strike on September 20th.
8 Year-Old Activist Called for a Climate Debate
“I am asking you to look us in the eyes and do the right thing. The kids, who won’t be allowed to vote until it is too late, are asking you to allow a climate debate so we can pick a president that really cares about our future. Will you listen?”