Isabel González Whitaker, who serves as both Associate Vice President of Moms Clean Air Force and Director of EcoMadres, started off Hispanic Heritage Month by sitting down with The Leaders’ Table podcast to share her experience as a first-generation Cuban-American, what it means to find your “impact lane,” and the importance of resilience.
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IN OTHER NEWS…
- El Tiempo Latino features EcoMadres volunteer Mercedes McKinley (pictured) in an episode of their docuseries Tierra Mía about EPA’s Clean School Bus Program and recent reporting on air pollution in Las Vegas.
- USA Today cites Moms in a story about “living and dying” in Phoenix, Arizona’s extreme heat that has since run in more than 40 outlets.
- Air pollution is another threat to the health of Phoenix residents, which is why Arizona Field Organizer Hazel Chandler is fighting for more electric school buses on the roads. Hazel tells Public News Service that electric school buses are game changers for children with asthma since these types of buses do not produce any tailpipe pollution.
- Senior Policy Analyst Elizabeth Bechard talks to Forbes about the extent of PFAS pollution in our water—and the systemic action we need to fix it.
- Dominique Browning, Moms’ Co-Founder and Director, is interviewed on the B-Heroic Substack as part of the series: “Introducing Conversations With Courageous Leaders.”
- Moms are working with partners to locate abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells that are leaking harmful pollution into western Pennsylvania communities. Read about the project in PA Environment Digest Blog and The Derrick.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Over the last couple of weeks, Moms earned a mention in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle and a press release from CALSTART.
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- Hazel in Public News Service
- Elizabeth in Forbes