Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, New York, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
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Moms Want Clean Air for Mother’s Day: Moms Make News
The Buzz About Cicadas and Climate Change
This summer, a rare double brood of cicadas is emerging across the Midwest and Southeast. Learn how our warming climate will impact these curious creatures.
Ask Mom Detective: How Do I Find Safe Products for Spring Cleaning?
Embrace your spring cleaning routine! Mom Detective shares tips for safe and effective toxic-free home cleaning.
Moms’ Hazel Chandler and Her Daughter “Unite Across the Generations” to Fight Climate Change Together
This mother-daughter duo have been advocating for a healthy environment for more than four decades. They recently sat down with EDF’s Vital Signs to share their story.
Mental Health & Climate Change: Finding Refuge in a Changing World During Mental Health Awareness Month
If the conversations Moms’ Elizabeth Bechard has been having with friends are any indication of the collective mood right now, it seems we’re all struggling with mental health in a changing world. She shares how she finds refuge.
Celebrating Our Favorite Moms This Mother’s Day
Do you have a special mom in your life you’d like to celebrate this year? We have prepared e-cards with messages about climate hope, clean air, and love for our children and grandchildren. Send one to your favorite mom today.
“It’s All Connected”: One Mom Battles Asthma and Climate Change to Improve Indoor Air Quality
“Pennsylvania has some of the oldest housing stock in the nation, and these indoor air quality issues are a huge problem.” One mom shares the story of how changing her family’s living situation improved their asthma symptoms—and what she’s doing to ensure more people in her city get needed assistance.
The Power of Moms: A Cherokee Filmmaker Helps Her Chosen Grandmother Clean Up Tar Creek
Filmmaker Loren Waters met environmental activist Rebecca Jim when she was making a documentary about Tar Creek, one of most environmentally contaminated sites in the U.S. They’ve become “chosen family” whose shared Cherokee heritage and connection to the land have deeply impacted each other’s lives and activism.
Moms Tell EPA: Don’t Delay on Smog Protections
Ozone pollution, more commonly known as smog, is dangerous, and EPA has not updated federal protections for ozone since 2015. Progress on strengthening these protections can’t come fast enough for the families and communities living with the impacts of this pollution every day.
May Supermom of the Month: Leticia Noguiera, Florida
Leticia Noguiera, our May Supermom of the Month, brings her scientist perspective to our work in Florida. Since she was young, she has asked the question, If we know where this pollution is coming from and what it does to us, why don’t we stop it?
“Advanced Recycling” Plant Canceled in Small-Town Pennsylvania
The community of Point Township, Pennsylvania, is celebrating after Encina, a chemical company, announced they would not move forward with a planned “advanced recycling” plant there.
Kids Are Officially Afraid of the Future. Talking About Climate Change Helps.
Watch a video discussion about youth mental health and talking to kids about climate change to reduce their anxiety.