Moms are calling on Congress to protect young athletes in climate-driven high temps and dirty air.
Articles by Samantha Schmitz
One Coach Tells All: How Extreme Heat and Toxic Chemicals Make Soccer Unsafe
Gabe Gibbons is a perfect modern soccer coach. He’s aware of the ways climate change is increasing the frequency and deadliness of extreme heat, and he takes protecting his young players very seriously.
Climate, Sports, and Recreation: Soccer Star Jessie Fleming
Jessie Fleming, Captain of the Canadian National Soccer Team, is outspoken about the ways that extreme weather and climate change are impacting her sport at the highest level.
My Climate Job: Suzie Hicks, Environmental Educator and Filmmaker
Suzie Hicks, filmmaker, author, and environmental educator, is working to ensure that climate science and action are accessible to all children.
Need Pride Month Inspiration? Check Out These 3 Environmentalists
We all need a boost to keep us fighting for the best world possible. So here are a few folks who inspire us to push ahead and be louder than ever in support for clean air, climate action, and the LGBTQ+ community this Pride month—and all months.
Life Under Threat: Burning Plastics in Maryland
Families in the Cedar Creek and River Hill neighborhoods of Columbia, Maryland, are fighting a chemical company’s plans to build an “advanced recycling” plastics burning facility adjacent to their homes.
Beyond Pride Month: LGBTQ+ Rights and Climate Justice
The fight for LGBTQ+ rights and the climate movement have grown rapidly and in tandem over the last couple of decades. Moms’ Sam Schmitz reflects on whether this is because there is so much overlap between the activists leading both movements.
5 Rising Climate Stars Moms Are Cheering for at COP28
The United Nations’ annual global climate conference started in Dubai last week. These are the five young climate leaders we’re watching at the conference—for hope and inspiration.