Earlier this month, Moms Clean Air Force’s second annual summit “Plastics: A Health Crisis in Plain Sight” brought leading scientists, mental health experts, doctors, advocates, policymakers, and people from impacted communities together in one room talk about how plastics are poisoning our air, food, and bodies.
Tell Congress: Protect Families From the Plastics and Petrochemical Industry
While the program was sobering, it also left the audience with tools to help protect their families from plastic pollution—and ended on a high note when Rep. Summer Lee announced her plans to launch a new environmental justice caucus in Congress!
Read all about this year’s summit in The New Lede, POLITICO Playbook, Plastics News, Sustainable Plastics, Al Dia, and Impacto, or watch our National Field Manager Liz Hurtado (pictured) on Telemundo.
In other news
- KRQE coverage of Albuquerque’s Earth Day festival captured the Moms Clean Air Force table at the event.
- A column in the Arizona Republic about how to protect kids from climate pollution suggests that parents worried about protecting clean air join Moms.
- Our organization’s response to news that the federal government is closing EPA’s National Environmental Museum and Education Center in Washington, DC, is included in a 2Paragraphs article.
Honorable mentions
Over the last couple of weeks, Moms earned a mention in The Buzz EV News, EFE: Verde, and The Cool Down.
Tell Congress: Protect Families From the Plastics and Petrochemical Industry