Steelton-Highspire School District is in an overburdened area of Pennsylvania, with the worst rates of childhood asthma, preterm birth, and disaster-related deaths in the state. But today it’s helping to clean up local air with six electric school buses powered by 1.7-megawatt on-site solar array.
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5 EcoMadres Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’ve curated a special collection of the resources we’ve created specifically for our climate-conscious Latina mamas. Each of these five resources offers insights into how the climate crisis affects these communities and what can be done to address it.
Una nueva resolución busca proteger a las madres latinas del calor extremo y la contaminación del aire
La salud de las madres latinas siempre ha estado bajo la amenaza de un problema invisible—la exposición a la contaminación y al calor extremo. La resolución 1494 “Protegiendo a las Madres Latinas del Calor Extremo y la Contaminación del Aire”, presentada por la congresista Nanette Diaz Barragán, marca un paso crucial hacia la mejora de la salud materna e infantil en nuestras comunidades.
New Resolution Seeks to Protect Latina Mothers From Extreme Heat and Air Pollution
The health of Latina mothers has always been under the threat of an invisible problem—exposure to air pollution and extreme heat. A new congressional resolution introduced by Representative Nanette Diaz Barragán marks a crucial step toward protecting maternal and infant health from these threats.
Moms Call on Congress to Protect Children’s Health, Not the Plastics Industry
Last month, members of Congress introduced a bill that reads as a gift to the plastics industry. It would exempt “advanced recycling” from air pollution laws and promote it as a solution to plastic pollution. This is dangerous. Our lawmakers must not be fooled into thinking this is the best path forward.
The Origin of Moms: Moms Make News
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Extreme Weather and Our Health on the Ballot—And on Tonight’s Debate Stage
Climate pollution puts our weather on steroids, and that puts our lives, our children’s lives, our homes, and our communities in danger. How we vote on November 5 will determine how climate and our health will be addressed by our policymakers.
Ask Mom Detective: How Toxic Is My Bedding?
Are you in the market for new sheets? Mom Detective helps you avoid free-falling down a nontoxic bedding rabbit hole with some simple tips for choosing the best fabrics and deciphering third-party certifications.
How Moms Spent Climate Week 2024
Moms crisscrossed traffic-strewn New York City this week to participate in several Climate Week events, from a panel for Extreme Weather Survivors, to a conversation about hopeful climate action, to lessons on how to avoid chemicals in household products, to a lunch and learn about environmental justice.
Moms Join Rep. Nanette Barragán to Introduce Historic Latina Maternal Health Resolution
Latino communities need rapid and equitable interventions to address their unique vulnerabilities during pregnancy. That’s why Moms supports this historic congressional resolution that recognizes the threat of extreme heat and air pollution to Latina maternal and infant health.
Moms Will Be Watching the Vice Presidential Debate
At the vice presidential debate on October 1, we have an opportunity to hear from the candidates about how they will address extreme weather and the climate crisis. Now’s your opportunity to contact the debate moderators and tell them that we deserve to know the candidates’ detailed plans to address climate disruption.
4 Reasons Your Vote Matters
In the next few years, our elected officials will be making crucial environmental decisions. Whether we have cleaner air and healthier communities or pay increasingly higher costs from dangerous extreme weather depends, in part, on voters’ choices on November 5.