Date: April 6, 2021 Subject: Vital Public Health and Climate Protections to Address the Nation’s Power Plant Pollution To: President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. CC: Gina McCarthy, National Climate Advisor; Michael Regan, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Dear President Biden: On behalf …
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Moms Make News: April 13 – April 24, 2020
Moms Clean Air Force staff and members continue to confront the coronavirus and make news throughout the country.
“Coal Blooded Action Toolkit” from NAACP
The NAACP’s “Coal Blooded Action Toolkit” provides the necessary framework and tools to build a foundation for eliminating pollution from coal for impacted communities.
Testimony: Moms Clean Air Force and Other Environmental and Health Organizations, EPA’s Proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants, April 11, 2022
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794 Comments of Community, Public Health, Civil Rights, Environmental Justice, Environmental, Faith and Professional Organizations on National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units- Revocation of the 2020 Reconsideration, and Affirmation of …
25 Coal-Fired Power Plants Poisoning The Great Lakes With Mercury
Find out which 25 power plants are the worst polluters in the Great Lakes region, emitting more than half of the mercury pollution in the area.
Coal Ash Threatens Our Children’s Health
Learn about the health impacts from the toxic chemicals in coal ash, and why it’s so important that we regulate this hazardous waste.
There’s No Such Thing As Clean Coal
Read about the myth of clean coal, and how plants burning the chemically treated coal are making more pollution, not less.
MIAMI U. STUDENTS’ EFFORTS EARN AGREEMENT TO PHASE OUT COAL
Miami U. students help phase out coal plant by testing their hair for mercury. Test your hair today.
Andrew Wheeler Takes the Helm at EPA. What’s Next for Crucial Safeguards?
Read about the ways in which new EPA head Andrew Wheeler is attacking clean air regulations and learn about three areas to watch as we move forward.
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Not Worried About Supreme Court Mercury Ruling
Read why EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy is not worried about the Supreme Court mercury ruling.
Premature Birth Rates Drop in California After Coal and Oil Plants Shut Down
Read about a study that showed a decrease in premature birth rates after the closing of eight coal and oil fired power plants in California.
The Task Of Protecting Michigan’s Environment Is Far From Over
Learn how improvements in the 70s have not kept Michigan pollution free, as many hazards still remain.