The Associated Press interviews our National Field Manager, Liz Hurtado, for an article about the climate, health, and justice benefits of swapping diesel school buses for electric models.
- Diesel exhaust harms our children’s hearts, lungs, and brains. Black, Latino, Indigenous, and lower-income children are among those most impacted by this dangerous pollution because they often rely on buses to get to school and are more likely than their peers to suffer from asthma.
- Electric school buses don’t produce any health-harming and climate-warming tailpipe pollution, eliminating the health risks that come with exposure and helping us safeguard our children’s future.
This Associated Press article ran in over 170 outlets.
IN OTHER NEWS…
- The Invading Sea published an op-ed by Florida organizer Emily Pickett (pictured above) and Moms volunteer Leticia Nogueira that explains the dirty truth about natural gas. Ohio River Valley organizer Rachel Meyer also highlights the dangers of natural gas in an interview with Public News Service.
- Nevada organizer Mercedes McKinley joined State Senator Dina Neal and other leaders in her state to call on the Environmental Protection Agency to finalize strong tailpipe pollution standards for passenger vehicles. The Las Vegas Sun and Nevada Current cover the press conference.
- Wisconsin organizer Jayne Black shows Green Bay’s Local 5 viewers how to make an air purifier at home.
- In honor of Women’s History Month, National Field Manager Liz Hurtado penned an op-ed about Latina climate champions that ran in El Tiempo Latino and El Planeta.
- Pennsylvania organizer Vanessa Lynch spoke about the importance of oil and gas pollution safeguards at an event with Congresswoman Summer Lee last week. Read about it in the Pitt News and Inside Climate News.
- Karin Stein, Iowa organizer and EcoMadre, talks to the Piedro Biaggi Show about how EcoMusica inspires Latinos to take action on climate and fight for environmental justice.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Over the last couple of weeks, Moms and EcoMadres earned mentions in Transportation Today News, Grist, the Daily Montanan, One Green Planet, and the Iowa Interfaith Power and Light website.
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- Liz in Associated Press
- Vanessa in Inside Climate News
- Vanessa in the Pitt News
- Liz in El Tiempo Latino
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