Moms have been advocating for stronger mercury protections for over a decade, and now they’re here. Learn why we’re so excited about EPA’s updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.
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Why EPA’s New Mercury Protections Matter to Moms
Now Is the Time to Protect Children From Mercury
Last spring, thousands of Moms’ members signed asking EPA to set the strongest possible updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). This rule is close to being finalized, and we need the Biden administration to finish the job as soon as possible.
Boletín de EcoMadres: Febrero 2024
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Mercury Does Not Belong in Our Children’s Lunchboxes
The disproportionate impact of mercury pollution on people who traditionally rely on fish and marine mammals for food is unfair. And the burden of avoiding mercury contamination needs to be shifted from fishers and those who eat fish to the common source—power plants.
EcoMadres Noticias: May 2023
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Strong Protections in the Fight Against Mercury Are Possible!
For more than a decade, we’ve worked to eliminate mercury and other toxic pollutants from coal plants. Mercury is poison, especially for babies, and children. Moms from across the country are speaking at an EPA mercury hearing. Here’s how you can help.
EPA’s Proposal to Limit Emissions From Power Plants Is NOT “Drastic,” “Stringent,” or Impossible
EPA’s proposed new regulations to limit carbon emissions from power plants are essential and achievable for curbing climate change, despite claims from polluters.
IPCC Report: Drastic Cuts in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Needed to Protect Children
According to the latest IPCC report, the world’s children will suffer, unless governments and societies make immediate and “drastic” cuts in the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for the climate chaos occurring worldwide.
Book Says Green Citizens Are the Secret to Climate’s “Big Fix”
The Big Fix, a new published guide to combatting climate change, encourages citizens to become greener by focusing on public policies that can bring about sweeping benefits quickly.
Supreme Court Deals EPA a Setback — But Not a Crippling Blow
Today the Supreme Court constrained EPA’s authority to limit climate-disrupting carbon dioxide pollution from power plants. This decision is a dangerous setback for our children, our families, and our communities, who are experiencing the impacts of climate change here and now, in every city, county, and state of our country.
Moms Make News: Raising Methane, Mercury, and Much More
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Virginia and Washington, DC.
“Coal Blooded Action Toolkit” from NAACP
The NAACP’s “Coal Blooded Action Toolkit” provides the necessary framework and tools to build a foundation for eliminating pollution from coal for impacted communities.