In this morning’s pre-dawn hours, House lawmakers passed a resolution that removes protections on seven of the world’s most dangerous and deadly pollutants for 1,800 of the nation’s worst industrial polluters, including chemical manufacturers, pesticide makers, and refineries.
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Congress Deals an Unprecedented Blow to Vital Protections Against 7 Toxic Air Pollutants
American Lung Association’s Yearly Report Ends With an Unprecedented Plea: Save EPA
The 2025 “State of the Air” report doesn’t contain great news. “We are up to nearly half the country living in places with unhealthy air pollution—a lot worse than last year,” notes the American Lung Association’s Laura Kate Bender.
Moms Tell the House of Representatives: Do Not Strip Away Clean Air Act Protections
Safeguards against dangerous polluters have been in place for decades. Never in the 55-year history of the Clean Air Act has Congress rolled back any part of the act’s protections, but now they are considering doing just that.
The Clean Air Act Is in Jeopardy
The Senate will soon vote on whether to let the nation’s most toxic polluters permanently turn off their pollution controls. This would mean chemical plants, refineries, and pesticide manufacturers could release unlimited amounts of health-harming chemicals into the air we breathe. Moms are sounding the alarm.
Filmmaker Meri Collazos Solá’s Journey for Clean Air
Everyone has a story to tell. Learn how one mom turned unexpected adversity into action, using storytelling to amplify an issue that had suddenly become deeply personal: clean air.
Moms Tell EPA Diesel Exhaust Is Dangerous
For nearly 50 years, California and other states have had the right to safeguard families’ health by choosing clean vehicle standards that are more protective than the federal standards. EPA must grant California’s waiver to implement Advanced Clean Fleet protections that will clean up dirty diesel pollution.
QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge of Climate WINS!
How much has the U.S. invested in climate solutions since 2021? What EPA clean air protections were finalized just this year? Think you know the answers? Take our quiz.
The Environmental Protection Agency Gets Into the Museum Business
EPA recently threw open the doors of its first ever National Environmental Museum and Education Center (NEMEC), located in Washington, DC. Moms were on hand to celebrate.
Parenting in a Changing Climate: Moms Make News
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Arizona, Florida, Montana, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.
“Advanced Recycling” Plant Canceled in Small-Town Pennsylvania
The community of Point Township, Pennsylvania, is celebrating after Encina, a chemical company, announced they would not move forward with a planned “advanced recycling” plant there.
“State of the Air” Report Finds Millions More People in the U.S. Live With Unhealthy Air
This year’s American Lung Association “State of the Air” report has once again found that the number of people living in U.S. counties with failing grades for unhealthy levels of air pollution is on the rise. Read the top takeaways from the 2024 report.
What’s in the Air: Plastic Scams
In her column “What’s in the Air,” Dominique Browning reflects on the plastics industry. The plastic waste crisis is getting worse every year—in large part because there is no way to safely recycle this material, notwithstanding the industry’s efforts to push a “new” technique called “advanced recycling.”