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What Is Air Pollution?

Air pollution occurs when anything is added to our air that makes it harmful. Air pollution comes from power plants, cars and trucks, factories, agriculture, wildfires, household cooking and heating, chemicals off-gassing from our stuff, and other sources. In the US, more than 4 in 10 people live in areas with unhealthy air outside; many of us live with air pollution inside as well.

What can air pollution do to you?

Air pollution is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for more than 6 million deaths each year. Air pollution can cause heart attacks, stroke, cancer, asthma, low birth weight, premature birth, and other serious health problems.

What you can do about air pollution.

Members of Moms Clean Air Force fight air pollution several ways. On a national level, we demand strong, protective regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the authority of the Clean Air Act. Right now, members of Moms Clean Air Force are working to clean up our air by:

Fighting EPA to protect the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards;

Fighting EPA for the Clean Car Standards;

Fighting EPA for strong rules from fracking pollution;

Fighting EPA to protect a new chemical law meant to keep toxics out of our stuff;

If that seems like a lot of fighting, it is! Under the Trump administration, with EPA chief Andrew Wheeler, we are facing a massive wave of rollbacks of many of the clean air rules that have done so much to keep us safer.

Moms across the country are also working to strengthen state laws that keep pollution out of our air and protect the health of our families, especially laws against fracking pollution. Please visit our state pages for further information about what we are working on in your state.

We are especially focused on eliminating methane emissions from oil and gas development because of their severe climate impacts and their severe impacts on public health. Switching to renewable energy sources means cleaner air.

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Testimony: Melissa Nootz, Michelle McKnight, Amanda Dour, and Abbie Phillip, 2020 EPA Partial Consent Decree for Anaconda Superfund Site

Testimony

Testimony: Melissa Nootz, Michelle McKnight, Amanda Dour, and Abbie Phillip, 2020 EPA Partial Consent Decree for Anaconda Superfund Site

Testimony: Moms Clean Air Force Montana, 2020 EPA Partial Consent Decree for Anaconda Superfund Site

Testimony

Testimony: Moms Clean Air Force Montana, 2020 EPA Partial Consent Decree for Anaconda Superfund Site

Leap Into the Future With a Bold, Ambitious Plan to Cut Climate and Air Pollution

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Leap Into the Future With a Bold, Ambitious Plan to Cut Climate and Air Pollution

What You Need to Know About the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

Fact Sheet

What You Need to Know About the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

The Power of the Black & Latino Vote

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The Power of the Black & Latino Vote

Tell Governor Wolf: Cut Pennsylvania's Carbon Emissions

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Tell Governor Wolf: Cut Pennsylvania's Carbon Emissions

EcoMadres Song

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EcoMadres Song

What you need to know about the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

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What you need to know about the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

EcoMadres Anniversary Celebration

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EcoMadres Anniversary Celebration

Tell Dirty Automakers to Keep Their Hands Off the Clean Cars Standards

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Tell Dirty Automakers to Keep Their Hands Off the Clean Cars Standards

Testimony: Heather McTeer Toney, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Hearing on “Sweltering in Place: COVID-19, Extreme Heat, and Environmental Justice,” July 2020

Testimony

Testimony: Heather McTeer Toney, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Hearing on “Sweltering in Place: COVID-19, Extreme Heat, and Environmental Justice,” July 2020

Testimony: Heather McTeer Toney, Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing on Mercury Protections, May 2019

Testimony

Testimony: Heather McTeer Toney, Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing on Mercury Protections, May 2019

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Multitasking is Mandatory for Bold Climate Action

Article

Multitasking is Mandatory for Bold Climate Action

Moms Condemn Attack on U.S. Capitol by Pro-Trump Mob: Moms Make News: Dec. 22, 2020 - Jan. 8, 2021

Article

Moms Condemn Attack on U.S. Capitol by Pro-Trump Mob: Moms Make News: Dec. 22, 2020 - Jan. 8, 2021

New Leadership in Senate Creates Pathway for Pro-Climate Legislation

Article

New Leadership in Senate Creates Pathway for Pro-Climate Legislation

EPA’s Censored Science Rule Flouts Science and Public Health to Protect Dirty Industries

Article

EPA’s Censored Science Rule Flouts Science and Public Health to Protect Dirty Industries

Why Biden’s Climate Team Inspires Us, and Our Clean Air Act at 50: Moms Make News: December 10-22, 2020

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Why Biden’s Climate Team Inspires Us, and Our Clean Air Act at 50: Moms Make News: December 10-22, 2020

Ending the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Year With Hope and Joy for 2021

Article

Ending the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Year With Hope and Joy for 2021

Biden Nominates Michael Regan, North Carolina Environment Regulator, to Head E.P.A.

Article

Biden Nominates Michael Regan, North Carolina Environment Regulator, to Head E.P.A.

Analysis of Fracking Finds Grave Health, Environmental Justice and Climate Impacts

Article

Analysis of Fracking Finds Grave Health, Environmental Justice and Climate Impacts

Pennsylvania Parents Support the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

Article

Pennsylvania Parents Support the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

Five Years Ago, In Paris

Article

Five Years Ago, In Paris

Got Questions About Buying an Electric Vehicle? We've Got Answers.

Article

Got Questions About Buying an Electric Vehicle? We've Got Answers.

Air Pollution is Invisible. Watch It Turn Visible.

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Air Pollution is Invisible. Watch It Turn Visible.

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Tell President-Elect Biden: Protect Our Children's Health and Future

Petition

Tell President-Elect Biden: Protect Our Children's Health and Future

Tell Automakers: Stop Blocking Climate Action

Petition

Tell Automakers: Stop Blocking Climate Action

Tell Congress: Fight the Clean Cars Rollback

Petition

Tell Congress: Fight the Clean Cars Rollback

Tell Congress: Stop the EPA's Racist Agenda

Petition

Tell Congress: Stop the EPA's Racist Agenda

Coal Blooded Action Toolkit from the NAACP

Action Guide

Coal Blooded Action Toolkit from the NAACP

Tell Congress: Our Babies Need Protection from Mercury and Air Toxics

Petition

Tell Congress: Our Babies Need Protection from Mercury and Air Toxics

Defend Mercury Standards

Action Guide

Defend Mercury Standards

Tell Congress: EPA Must Use the Best Science and Health Data

Petition

Tell Congress: EPA Must Use the Best Science and Health Data

Tell the Senate: End Fossil Fuel Tax Breaks and Subsidies

Petition

Tell the Senate: End Fossil Fuel Tax Breaks and Subsidies

Tell Your Governor: Take the Lead on Climate Action

Petition

Tell Your Governor: Take the Lead on Climate Action

Clean Air Action Guide

Action Guide

Clean Air Action Guide

Multitasking is Mandatory for Bold Climate Action

Article

Multitasking is Mandatory for Bold Climate Action

Tell President-Elect Biden: Protect Our Children's Health and Future

Petition

Tell President-Elect Biden: Protect Our Children's Health and Future

Moms Condemn Attack on U.S. Capitol by Pro-Trump Mob: Moms Make News: Dec. 22, 2020 - Jan. 8, 2021

Article

Moms Condemn Attack on U.S. Capitol by Pro-Trump Mob: Moms Make News: Dec. 22, 2020 - Jan. 8, 2021

New Leadership in Senate Creates Pathway for Pro-Climate Legislation

Article

New Leadership in Senate Creates Pathway for Pro-Climate Legislation

EPA’s Censored Science Rule Flouts Science and Public Health to Protect Dirty Industries

Article

EPA’s Censored Science Rule Flouts Science and Public Health to Protect Dirty Industries

Why Biden’s Climate Team Inspires Us, and Our Clean Air Act at 50: Moms Make News: December 10-22, 2020

Article

Why Biden’s Climate Team Inspires Us, and Our Clean Air Act at 50: Moms Make News: December 10-22, 2020

Testimony: Melissa Nootz, Michelle McKnight, Amanda Dour, and Abbie Phillip, 2020 EPA Partial Consent Decree for Anaconda Superfund Site

Testimony

Testimony: Melissa Nootz, Michelle McKnight, Amanda Dour, and Abbie Phillip, 2020 EPA Partial Consent Decree for Anaconda Superfund Site

Testimony: Moms Clean Air Force Montana, 2020 EPA Partial Consent Decree for Anaconda Superfund Site

Testimony

Testimony: Moms Clean Air Force Montana, 2020 EPA Partial Consent Decree for Anaconda Superfund Site

Ending the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Year With Hope and Joy for 2021

Article

Ending the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Year With Hope and Joy for 2021

Biden Nominates Michael Regan, North Carolina Environment Regulator, to Head E.P.A.

Article

Biden Nominates Michael Regan, North Carolina Environment Regulator, to Head E.P.A.

Analysis of Fracking Finds Grave Health, Environmental Justice and Climate Impacts

Article

Analysis of Fracking Finds Grave Health, Environmental Justice and Climate Impacts

Pennsylvania Parents Support the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

Article

Pennsylvania Parents Support the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

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