Fossil fuel power plants are responsible for a lot of climate and air pollution. EPA has proposed comprehensive standards that would cut all types of pollution from power plants. We have a moral responsibility to support these smokestack standards to protect the …
Tell EPA: Moms Support Strengthening Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
EPA has announced an important proposal to strengthen limits on mercury and other toxic pollution from coal-fired power plants. Over the last decade, mercury protections have had significant public health benefits, but coal plants continue to emit dangerous quantities of hazardous air …
Tell EPA: Set Strong Limits on Climate Pollution From Heavy-Duty Trucks
EPA recently announced a proposal to reduce climate pollution from heavy-duty vehicles. The proposal would significantly reduce carbon emissions through 2055 and speed the transition to zero-tailpipe-pollution vehicles—which, importantly, would also help improve air quality nationwide, especially for communities near major roadways. …
Tell EPA: We need the strongest possible Clean Car Standards
The transportation sector is the largest source of climate pollution in the US, and cleaning up this pollution is one of the most important things we can do to fight climate change and protect our children’s future. EPA has proposed Clean Car …
Tell EPA: Protect People From Toxic Air Pollution Released in Plastics and Chemical Manufacturing
EPA proposed new standards to protect people from the hazardous air pollution emitted by more than 200 of the biggest, most toxic chemical manufacturing facilities in the country. These facilities combine fossil fuels and hazardous chemicals to make plastics, paints, and other …
Tell EPA: Ban Dangerous Vinyl Chloride
Vinyl chloride—a toxic petrochemical used to make PVC plastic—spilled and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023, when a train carrying the chemical derailed. The fiery plume released toxic chemicals that can cause liver cancer as well as leukemia, lymphoma, brain …
Tell EPA: Protect Our Families From Harmful Oil and Gas Pollution
Methane pollution is accelerating the pace of climate change and harming the health of our families and communities—and it is a problem that is only getting worse. Right now, EPA is working to finalize new standards to cut methane and other harmful …
Tell Congress: Support Youth Mental Health and Access to Climate Education
Climate change is increasingly affecting our mental health, and our children are suffering the most. Children and young people deserve access to high-quality, age-appropriate education about climate change to thrive in the world they’re growing up in—and help create the climate solutions …
Tell EPA: Plastic Is Not a Biofuel
Plastic is not a plant-based renewable fuel. And yet, EPA has quietly inserted waste plastic into its renewable fuel standard program, which was designed to fast-track the production of renewable fuels from plants, algae, and other biological sources. Plastic is not a …
Tell EPA: Protect Our Communities From Plastics Incineration Pollution
Over the last few years, plastics industry lobbyists have been promoting a decades-old incineration method as a new way to solve the plastic pollution crisis. They are calling the process “advanced recycling,” even though nothing gets recycled. Instead, the trash that enters …
Tell the Senate: End Fossil Fuel Tax Breaks and Subsidies
Oil and gas giants – some of the world’s most profitable companies – are granted hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks and subsidies each year—even though these are old industries that have not needed the financial boost for many decades. …
Tell Your Governor: Take the Lead on Climate Action
It is more important than ever for states and cities to take action on climate change. States—and their governors—can be powerful leaders in reducing climate pollution and spurring a clean energy economy. SPEAK OUT: Tell your governor to lead the way in …