This resource has been factchecked by policy experts, using the latest scientific research. Find all our sources linked below. Incinerators are a type of furnace used to burn solid wastes. These facilities emit harmful air pollutants and climate-heating gases. Some incinerators adhere …
Air Pollution 101
This resource has been factchecked by policy experts, using the latest scientific research. Find all our sources linked below. 99% of the global population breathes air that exceeds WHO safety guidelines The air we breathe is contaminated by atmosphere-altering pollutants from many …
How Oil and Gas Operations Impact Your Baby’s Health
Air pollutants associated with oil and gas production contribute to serious health impacts in humans, especially in pregnant people, babies, and children. People who live near oil and gas operations are at an increased risk of exposure to a wide variety of air pollutants.
Ecocharla With EcoMadres: A Climate Chat With Ana Flores
Ana Flores, CEO of We All Grow Latina, sits down to EcoMadres’ Isabel González Whitaker to talk about her journey from mom blogger to advocate to leader. She shares ways to care for children’s mental health in a changing world and climate, …
Ecocharla With EcoMadres: A Climate Chat With Congresswoman Barragan
Congresswoman Nanette Barragan (CA-44) shares what motivates her fight for environmental justice and public health, how climate investments from the Inflation Reduction Act are showing up in local communities, and what Justice in Every Breath means to her with EcoMadre Liz Hurtado.
Carbon Dioxide 101
The burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas over the last century has increased the concentration of carbon pollution in the atmosphere.
EPA Large Municipal Waste Combustors Rule
This resource has been factchecked by policy experts, using the latest scientific research. Find all our sources linked below. Harmful pollution from municipal waste incinerators must be regulated In many parts of the country, household waste is sent to municipal incinerators for …
The Role of Clean Energy in Cutting Climate Pollution
We already have enough clean energy sources to power our lives daily. The world has to cut climate pollution, a major cause of global warming, 45% by 2030 and completely stop climate pollution by 2050, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the United Nations’ body that assesses the science related to climate change. One critical way to drastically reduce climate pollution is to adopt clean energy across all sectors of life.
Pregnancy, the Placenta, and Pollution
Babies are exposed to pollution before they take their first breath. Currently, the placenta is under siege by a variety of chemicals in the environment, and we’re just starting to study and understand which can cross this barrier and how they impact babies. Here’s a refresher on the placenta and some ideas for safeguarding growing babies during pregnancy.
Plastics and Climate Change
This resource has been factchecked by policy experts, using the latest scientific research. Find all our sources linked below. The world’s fastest-growing industrial source of greenhouse gases Plastics and other petrochemicals are the world’s fastest-growing industrial source of greenhouse gases. They are …
Climate Disruption, Air Pollution, and Young People’s Health
This resource has been factchecked by policy experts, using the latest scientific research. It was written in partnership with the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. From the prenatal months to the critical developmental years of adolescence and early adulthood, children …
Moms Thank EPA & President Biden for Strong Methane Rules
National Field Director Patrice Tomcik, who lives with oil and gas operations in her Pennsylvania community, thanks EPA Administrator Michael Regan and President Joe Biden for announcing the finalization of strong EPA methane rules at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) on …