Moms and EcoMadres gathered policy experts, healthcare professionals, environmental advocates, and media in Washington, DC, last week to discuss the impact of air pollution, plastics, and extreme heat on the maternal health of women of color. Panelist explained how each of these factors act as “threat multipliers” on communities already facing layers of injustice—and talked through solutions.
Telemundo covered the summit and interviewed Program Coordinator Luz Drada and National Field Manager Liz Hurtado for a segment that ran on more than a dozen regional stations.
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In other news
- Liz was also featured alongside Nevada Field Organizer Mary Wagner in a Yale Climate Connections article about how Liz and Mary are fighting for a healthy future for their kids. Read this piece in Spanish or English.
- Salon published an article about the mothers dedicated to creating a better future for their children. The story quotes Almeta Cooper, our National Manager for Health Justice.
- Melody Reis, Moms’ Director of Federal Policy, talks to CBS News about a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution that could give industry the green light to turn off critical pollution controls for seven of the most toxic chemicals—forever.
- Florida Field Organizer Lorna Perez (pictured) spoke about the health benefits of electric school buses at a press conference covered by WMNF. Lorna also wrote a pro-electric school bus op-ed that ran in Tampa Bay Weekly.
- Arizona Field Organizer Fabiola Bedoya penned an op-ed about electric school buses too, which was published in Explorer.
- The Journal quotes West Virginia Field Organizer Candi Hurst in an article about an upcoming screening of the film Single-Use Planet, which Moms is cohosting.
- On the 100th day of Trump’s presidency, Pennsylvania Field Organizer Vanessa Lynch joined advocates and scientists to talk about the harms the administration has already caused on the climate and health fronts. Read about the event in Environmental Health News, Daily Climate, and Daily Kos.
Honorable mentions
Over the last couple of weeks, Moms earned mentions in MSN, the Arizona Republic, Arizona Bilingual News, Inside Climate News, and Morning Journal.
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- Liz and Mary in Yale Climate Connections
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