Senior Policy Analyst Elizabeth Bechard (pictured) literally wrote the book on parenting in a changing climate and shares her insights with The Well Woman Show on NPR.
- Living with the ongoing threat of climate change and extreme weather events can create feelings of distress—especially for parents, who are worried about the world their children are set to inherit.
- But action can be an antidote to anxiety, Elizabeth says, encouraging parents to advocate for the world they want for their kids.
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IN OTHER NEWS…
- Florida Field Organizer Emily Pickett highlights the benefits of electric school buses in an Orlando Sentinel op-ed.
- The finalization of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) has continued to make headlines in Montana, where Moms’ field organizer Michelle Uberuaga is quoted on NBC Montana and in the Billings Gazette. She also wrote an op-ed published in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
- Moms receive a shout-out in a letter to the editor of the Sun Gazette celebrating the cancellation of the advanced recycling facility that had been slated for Point Township, Pennsylvania.
- The Practice Magazine profiles one of our co-founders, Vickie Patton, in their “Counsels for Change” section.
HONORABLE MENTIONS: Over the last couple of weeks, Moms and EcoMadres earned mentions in Sun Journal, Univision Houston, and the Williamsport Sun-Gazette.
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- Emily in Orlando Sentinel
- Michelle on NBC Montana
- Elizabeth on The Well Woman Show
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