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What is Climate Change?

Climate change, marked by record-breaking heat waves, acidifying oceans in which sea creatures die, melting icecaps, rising oceans, and intensifying floods and droughts, is the most urgent problem humanity has ever faced.

Our atmosphere is getting warmer and our weather is getting more extreme, owing to pollution from human activity. Carbon dioxide and methane are two of the most important pollutants causing climate change. The balance of these greenhouse gases in our atmosphere has allowed human civilization to thrive for tens of thousands of years, but we have disturbed this balance with too much methane and too much carbon. These pollutants come from coal plants, cars and trucks, natural gas operations, industrial-scale agriculture, and other sources.

We are in the race of our lives, with a small window left, to cut climate pollution before the impacts of global warming overwhelm human civilization.

Does climate change affect our health?

Health professionals around the world are sounding the alarm: Climate change has grave public health impacts, and our children will suffer the most. Rising temperatures, extreme weather, and disruptions to the global food supply, with intensifying droughts, floods, fires, and smog, are all symptoms of our climate chaos.

As these conditions worsen, they lead to a cascade of overlapping health problems: more asthma attacks, the spread of vector-borne diseases, an increase in heat-related illnesses, mental health problems, and more.

Cutting Carbon Emissions

Carbon dioxide emissions from human activity are the biggest source of climate pollution. This carbon dioxide comes mostly from burning fossil fuels for electricity and from our transportation sector. The urgency of the climate crisis requires that we stop pouring carbon dioxide into the air. That will require changing the way we get our energy and changing the way we travel.

Given the need to transform these major sectors of our economy, the climate crisis is too big a problem for individuals to solve. We need a solution at the national level. President Biden has made climate action one of the central goals of his presidency. Now it’s up to us to keep the pressure on—we must continue to build momentum for bold climate action.

But we also need legislative solutions to climate change. Laws are more durable over time than Presidential actions, which can be reversed by future presidents. So we must keep demanding robust legislative solutions.

Another important place for climate action: at the state level. Many states have launched transformative climate initiatives, driving down climate pollution and serving as models for national solutions.

Find out what is happening in your state, and demand that your governor take action.

Cutting Methane Emissions

Methane is another significant source of climate pollution. Methane is a powerful heat-trapping gas that is 84 times more effective than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere in the first decade after its release. Methane comes from landfills, livestock, and oil and gas operations—including well pads, compressor stations, and pipelines. Because methane is such a powerful greenhouse gas, it is critically important that we sharply curtail methane pollution starting right now.

The Trump administration rolled back national standards that limited methane pollution from fracking (the Methane New Source Performance Standards). It is urgent that the Biden administration reinstate these important standards, and expand them to include existing oil and gas operations. President Biden has signaled his commitment to limiting methane pollution; we must continue to build momentum for strengthening and broadening these crucial climate protections.

Moms Clean Air Force also supports state-based efforts to limit harmful methane pollution. If you live in a state where there is fracking, you can demand that your elected officials show leadership in reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations. Several states have already begun implementing mechanisms to reduce oil and gas pollution, including California, Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Wyoming. But all states have a long way to go before emissions are under control.

Learn more about how methane pollution from fracking contributes to climate change and degrades our air quality by exploring our resources.

Support state and national efforts to limit methane pollution from the oil and gas industry.

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Art-Activist Studio Visit for Earth Day

Video

Art-Activist Studio Visit for Earth Day

Air Pollution & Climate Change in Indigenous Communities

Video

Air Pollution & Climate Change in Indigenous Communities

Indigenous People and Air Pollution in the United States

Fact Sheet

Indigenous People and Air Pollution in the United States

Letter to Congress About Investment in Decreasing Pollution from Transportation, April 12, 2021

Letter

Letter to Congress About Investment in Decreasing Pollution from Transportation, April 12, 2021

Letter to Biden Administration About Strong Protections from Power Plant Pollution, April 6, 2021

Letter

Letter to Biden Administration About Strong Protections from Power Plant Pollution, April 6, 2021

Letter to Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment About Equity Framework, March 25, 2021

Letter

Letter to Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment About Equity Framework, March 25, 2021

House Letter Urging Biden Administration to Think Big on Fuel Economy and Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, March 24, 2021

Letter

House Letter Urging Biden Administration to Think Big on Fuel Economy and Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, March 24, 2021

Senate Letter Urging Biden Administration to Think Big on Fuel Economy and Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, March 24, 2021

Letter

Senate Letter Urging Biden Administration to Think Big on Fuel Economy and Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, March 24, 2021

Women in Leadership Climate Summit: A Women's History Month Celebration

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Women in Leadership Climate Summit: A Women's History Month Celebration

Young Climate Leaders: Methane Pollution and Health

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Young Climate Leaders: Methane Pollution and Health

Virtual Cafecito to Celebrate Women's History Month

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Virtual Cafecito to Celebrate Women's History Month

Arizona Clean Vehicles Virtual Press Conference

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Arizona Clean Vehicles Virtual Press Conference

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Earth Month Interview: Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence of Michigan

Article

Earth Month Interview: Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence of Michigan

Earth Month Interview: Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan

Article

Earth Month Interview: Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan

Air Pollution and Climate Change Are Harming the Health of Indigenous Communities

Article

Air Pollution and Climate Change Are Harming the Health of Indigenous Communities

Addressing Generations of Injustice in Tribal Communities

Article

Addressing Generations of Injustice in Tribal Communities

Here's What To Do About Methane Pollution

Article

Here's What To Do About Methane Pollution

Bill Gates Tells Us How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

Article

Bill Gates Tells Us How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

Moms Make News: Moms on Plastics, Going Solar, and the Covid Connection

Article

Moms Make News: Moms on Plastics, Going Solar, and the Covid Connection

Wildfire Smoke Found More Toxic Than Other Forms of Air Pollution for Kids

Article

Wildfire Smoke Found More Toxic Than Other Forms of Air Pollution for Kids

The American Jobs Plan Will Lead Us to Climate Safety

Article

The American Jobs Plan Will Lead Us to Climate Safety

Interview with Pennsylvania State Senator Amanda Cappelletti

Article

Interview with Pennsylvania State Senator Amanda Cappelletti

Interview: Pennsylvania State Representative Leanne Krueger (161st District)

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Interview: Pennsylvania State Representative Leanne Krueger (161st District)

Women's History Month: 6 Women Saving the Planet You Might Not Know About

Article

Women's History Month: 6 Women Saving the Planet You Might Not Know About

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Tell Congress: Protect Indigenous Communities from Air Pollution and Climate Change

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Tell Congress: Protect Indigenous Communities from Air Pollution and Climate Change

Tell Congress: Protect Moms and Babies Against Climate Change

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Tell Congress: Protect Moms and Babies Against Climate Change

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

Earth Month Interview: Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence of Michigan

Article

Earth Month Interview: Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence of Michigan

Earth Month Interview: Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan

Article

Earth Month Interview: Senator Debbie Stabenow of Michigan

Air Pollution and Climate Change Are Harming the Health of Indigenous Communities

Article

Air Pollution and Climate Change Are Harming the Health of Indigenous Communities

Art-Activist Studio Visit for Earth Day

Video

Art-Activist Studio Visit for Earth Day

Air Pollution & Climate Change in Indigenous Communities

Video

Air Pollution & Climate Change in Indigenous Communities

Addressing Generations of Injustice in Tribal Communities

Article

Addressing Generations of Injustice in Tribal Communities

Indigenous People and Air Pollution in the United States

Fact Sheet

Indigenous People and Air Pollution in the United States

Letter to Congress About Investment in Decreasing Pollution from Transportation, April 12, 2021

Letter

Letter to Congress About Investment in Decreasing Pollution from Transportation, April 12, 2021

Here's What To Do About Methane Pollution

Article

Here's What To Do About Methane Pollution

Letter to Biden Administration About Strong Protections from Power Plant Pollution, April 6, 2021

Letter

Letter to Biden Administration About Strong Protections from Power Plant Pollution, April 6, 2021

Bill Gates Tells Us How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

Article

Bill Gates Tells Us How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

Moms Make News: Moms on Plastics, Going Solar, and the Covid Connection

Article

Moms Make News: Moms on Plastics, Going Solar, and the Covid Connection

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