On February 1, Moms Clean Air Force hosted a virtual round table conversation about the intersection between climate and health equity. The expert panelists connected the real-life impact of climate change to human health and discussed leading solutions for improving our families’ health.
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Climate Change and Health Equity
Moms Make News: Raising Methane, Mercury, and Much More
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Virginia and Washington, DC.
Children Are at Risk From Toxic Lead, Especially When Government Fails
The cumulative build-up of lead is the cause of severe health concerns in children, particularly those under the age of six. A sponsor of the NYC Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Act, tells us, “It’s a great law, but any law is only as good as the enforcement it receives.”
A Hot Climate Threatens the Health of Children and Teens
The key finding of a new study found that extreme heat related to climate change is so dangerous to human health that it’s sending more children and teenagers to hospital emergency rooms.
Moms Clean Air Force in Newsweek: “I Spent 12 Years in the Marines. The Inaction on Climate Change Shocks Me”
Moms Clean Air Force Florida Organizer, Yaritza Perez, wrote this op-ed for Newsweek urging policymakers to finalize the strongest and most comprehensive rules to protect our families from all sources of oil and gas methane pollution.
Pasé 12 años en el Cuerpo de Marines. La falta de acción frente al cambio climático me sorprende | Opinión
La EPA debe establecer las normas más exigentes e integrales posibles, para proteger a nuestras familias de toda fuente de contaminación por metano proveniente del petróleo y del gas, sin dejar por fuera los pozos pequeños ni la quema de gas habitual. Exigimos justicia en cada aliento.
Voting Rights and Environmental Justice Are Intertwined
“It’s time to make 2022 the Year of Justice for the environment to civil rights to voting.”
Moms Make News: Moms Urge Senate to Support Climate Action and Pass Build Back Better
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Iowa.
Indigenous-led Renewable Energy Gives Tribes Hope to Mitigate Climate Change
1 in 3 Native Americans lives in poverty. Indigenized Energy Initiative is a first-of-its-kind, Indigenous-led effort to empower Native American tribes to regain sovereignty by taking control of their own energy to mitigate climate change and restore hope.
Biden’s Build Back Better Framework Includes Historic Investments in Climate Solutions
Yesterday, President Biden announced his latest Build Back Better Framework, and Moms applauded. This bill would make a historic climate investments.
Moms Make News: Will the US Be a Leader on Climate Action?
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Arizona, Michigan, and West Virginia.
Moms Make News: C’mon, Congress, Cut Climate Pollution!
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Iowa, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, and West Virginia.