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Post-Hearing Recap: East Palestine Moms & Others Impacted by Toxic Pollution Attend EPW Senate Hearing on Ohio Train Derailment & Chemical Disaster, Contact Us for Interviews

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Press Statement March 10, 2023

CONTACT: Sasha Tenenbaum
Senior Manager, Media and Public Engagement
stenenbaum@momscleanairforce.org
(917) 887-0146

Washington, DC—Today, impacted parents from East Palestine, Ohio, Southwest Pennsylvania, and elsewhere joined Moms Clean Air Force in Washington, DC, at the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) hearing on the environmental and public health threats facing the East Palestine community in the wake of the Norfolk Southern train derailment and toxic chemical release.

For your reporting needs: 

  • Photos for media use.
  • Bios of Moms available for interview.
  • Twitter coverage of the hearing.
  • Our Director and Co-Founder Dominique Browning’s statement.
  • Our original statement.
  • Petrochemical Pollution and Our Health fact sheet.
  • Petrochemical petition.
  • Hearing recording.

About Moms Clean Air Force: Our mission is to protect children from air and climate pollution and toxic chemicals. We envision a safe, stable, and equitable future where all children breathe clean air. We are a community of 1.6 million moms and dads united against air pollution – including the urgent crisis of our changing climate – to protect our children’s health. We fight for Justice in Every Breath, recognizing the importance of equitable solutions in addressing air pollution and climate change. For more information, go to https://www.momscleanairforce.org or follow us on Twitter @CleanAirMoms, Instagram @cleanairmoms, or Facebook.

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