What’s the perfect gift for Mother’s Day? A new op-ed in River Reporter has the answer: strong pollution protections for our families! This beautifully written call for health equity, environmental justice, and clean air highlights the work of our Pennsylvania and New York Moms Clean Air Force chapters.
Tell Congress: Commit to Climate Investments and Clean Air Progress
IN OTHER NEWS…
- Colorado field organizer Shaina Oliver (pictured) is quoted in a Yale Climate Connections segment about ground-level ozone pollution in Denver that ran on about 700 radio stations.
- Thanks to funding from EPA’s Clean School Bus Program, 47 new electric school buses are replacing old diesel buses in Phoenix, Arizona. Field organizer Hazel Chandler and leaders in the state celebrated this news at a press conference last week that was covered by Arizona Republic, KJZZ 91.5, and Blog for Arizona.
- In Tuscon, Arizona, our Southwest field organizer, Ylenia Aguilar, spoke at a press conference in support of new EPA tailpipe pollution protections. Ylenia explains the benefits of clean transportation in a conversation with Univision Arizona.
- In honor of Earth Day, Moms’ Director and Co-Founder Dominique Browning wrote an op-ed about the reasons to love wind energy. It was published in ecoRI.
- Last month’s Axios Spotlight, which highlights Latino community leaders, was on our Associate Vice President and Director of EcoMadres, Isabel González Whitaker. The feature also ran in Noticias Telemundo.
- Moms across the country have continued to thank EPA for finalizing strong Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) with op-eds in the Billings Gazette and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and an interview with Montana Public Radio.
- EcoMadres Karin Stein and Ylenia Aguilar share their stories with two podcasts: Environmental Social Justice Podcast and Air Health Our Health.
- The Morning Journal covers the screening of Blue Vinyl: The World’s First Toxic Comedy at the East Palestine, Ohio, library, quoting our Ohio River Valley field organizer Rachel Meyer.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Over the last couple of weeks, Moms and EcoMadres earned mentions in Vital Signs, EIN Presswire, Business Doc Europe, and WANE.
SPREAD THE WORD…
Help amplify our media hits by following @Moms_Press and sharing our posts on X (formerly Twitter):
- Michelle on Montana Public Radio
- Ylenia on Air Health Our Health
- Dominique in ecoRI
- Shaina in Yale Climate Connections
- Isabel in Axios
Tell Congress: Commit to Climate Investments and Clean Air Progress