Motherhood
Why Moms?

I’ve been asked more than a few times why we are Moms Clean Air Force…and not Moms and Dads, or Parents….or The People’s Clean Air Force. All good possibilities. But here’s how Moms came about: there’s lots of energy online among self-styled “mommy bloggers”–and many...
TOPICS: Activism, Motherhood, Pollution
Safe Seafood for Better Health (with recipes)

I was so thrilled when the EPA announced the new Mercury and Air Toxics Rule. These new limits on atmospheric pollutants will have a positive impact on not only our air, but also our water, soil and food chains as well. And the announcement...
TOPICS: Mercury Poisoning, Motherhood, Pollution
Proposed Power Plant Divides Community

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about the fond memories I have of crabbing and fishing with my father as a child in the lakes and rivers in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. I expressed concerns about my kids not being able...
TOPICS: African-American Community, Coal, Mercury Poisoning, Motherhood, Pollution, Social Justice
Mercury Pollution Is Making Missouri Moms Sick

This is a guest post by Madeline Buthod for the Richmond Daily News: Like many Missouri moms, I was thrilled when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized new rules on Dec. 21 to safeguard us from mercury pollution. Since pregnant women and children are most...
TOPICS: Activism, Coal, Economics, Mercury Poisoning, Motherhood