As part of our series about the health impacts of methane, Shaina Oliver tells her story about how many Indigenous People live “sacrifice zones,” where profits from oil and gas operations and polluting industries are considered more important than the health of the community.
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On the Front Lines of Oil and Gas Development: Shaina Oliver, North Denver, Colorado
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Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Colorado, Georgia, New Jersey, and Texas.
Protecting Workers and Communities From Chemical Disasters
The nation’s most dangerous industries, such as petrochemical facilities, refineries, and paper manufacturing, are disproportionately concentrated in underserved communities. We urge EPA to adopt a more robust rule delivering the strongest possible protections for those who work in or live in the vicinity of chemical facilities.
You Voted: Children, Climate, and Our Health Won
You showed up to vote. And we will continue to fight to ensure our children have a right to clean air and a safe climate. Moms’ power and passion is an unbeatable force.
Wildfires Threaten the Health of Native American Families
Native Americans often live in rural areas close to wildfires and airborne smoke. Climate change makes wildfires worse. Warming temperatures contribute to both the severity and duration of wildfires.
Book Review: COOL: Women Leaders Reversing Global Warming
An award-winning photographer and her granddaughter highlight women climate leaders in their new book, “COOL: Women Leaders Reversing Global Warming.”
Oil and Gas Company Claims Reek of Greenwashing
“InfluenceMap” is a data-driven analysis of how business and finance are impacting the climate crisis. It chronicles how the public claims of ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and Total Energies stack up against their actual behavior in the marketplace.
Moms Make News: Moms and Kids Breathe Easier on Electric School Buses
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Florida, Iowa, Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington, DC.
Moms Join “Cancer Alley” Funeral March to the White House
Moms Clean Air Force’s Almeta Cooper, Elizabeth Brandt, Sam Schmitz, and Cynthia Palmer joined environmental justice activists from “Cancer Alley” in front of the White House. The funeral procession signified mourning the many lives lost in Louisiana’s St. James Parish and “Cancer Alley.”
Lancet Countdown 2022: The Urgent Need for a Health-Centered Response to Climate Change
In this year’s Lancet Countdown report, the authors pull no punches in naming that our collective addiction to fossil fuels is driving the climate crisis, and that governments and companies are failing to act with the urgency and scale needed to prevent locking in devastating levels of climate warming.
Electric School Buses Hit the Roads!
This week, EPA announced nearly $1 billion in awards to local school districts to transition to clean school buses. This is great news for our kids and our climate!
Book Says Green Citizens Are the Secret to Climate’s “Big Fix”
The Big Fix, a new published guide to combatting climate change, encourages citizens to become greener by focusing on public policies that can bring about sweeping benefits quickly.