The U.S. has come a long way in cleaning up its air pollution since Republicans and Democrats worked together to pass the Clean Air Act in 1969. The Clean Air Act, along with EPA, protects our health from toxic pollution. But now, …
Why NOAA Matters to Moms
Federal cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which includes The National Weather Service, are troubling for families, schools, and people everywhere at a time when extreme weather is our new normal.
Burning plastics is NOT recycling
But the plastics industry is trying to convince us that it is because it wants to operate plastics incinerators without pollution controls. Communities across the country aren’t falling for it—and they’re fighting back. Residents of Follansbee (WV), Youngstown (OH), Columbia (MD), Eloy …
The EPA Isn’t Doing Its Job
New EPA administrator Lee Zeldin is actively working against clean air, clean water, and climate safeguards that people in the U.S. rely on. Dismantling pollution protections from power plants, rolling back safeguards against deadly soot and mercury, and gutting EPA research by …
EPA’s Zeldin Keeps Breaking Promises
Since he took over at EPA, Lee Zeldin has been putting industry interests over protecting our health.
Trump’s Attacks on Our Health
Did you watch Trump’s State of the Union? He said one thing, but here’s the reality of the cuts he and EPA administrator Zeldin are enacting.
Trump and EPA are Giving a Free Pass to Polluters
Rollbacks will allow more mercury—a highly toxic pollutant that comes from coal-fired power plants—to proliferate! This is a free pass to polluters. We need an EPA that will protect people, not polluters!
EcoMadres Investigates: Framing Climate Change Through a Justice Lens in Communication
Join EcoMadres for a live-streamed conversation as part of our EcoMadres Investigates series! This one-hour interactive webinar will explore the impact of misinformation and disinformation on public understanding of climate change—especially in Latino communities. How climate issues are framed in the media …
Mom Detective: Plastic Water Bottles
Mom Detective got an interesting question this month about plastic water bottles. See how she responds and learn more here.
EcoCharla With Hurricane Survivor Alex Webber
Alex Webber shares the story of moving her family from Louisiana to North Carolina following Hurricane Katrina and then having their life torn apart again by Hurricane Helene last year.
Life Before the Clean Air Act
In the 1960s, the U.S. had a deadly pollution problem. Bipartisan solutions, including the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, helped clean up our air. But now, our air is at risk as pollution rules and protections are threatened.
The Plastics Crisis
Plastics contain thousands of toxic chemicals — like BPA, PFAS, phthalates, flame retardants, and heavy metals. Those chemicals move out of plastics and into our air, our bodies, our soil, and our food. Making plastic releases air pollution. We have a plastics crisis. And a health crisis.