Moms are working in Georgia to fight for clean air and a stable climate. We host events, share information about what’s going on, and create opportunities for mothers to talk to their legislators about their concerns. Please join us in Georgia, and let us know about your priorities.
What We’re Working On
Tell the Trump Administration: Don't Bail Out Coal. Protect Our Children's Health!
Coal is bad for our health, environment, and wallets. Yet President Trump is forcing expensive, outdated coal plants to remain open—putting the burden of cost on our families. Join Moms in telling the administration to prioritize our children’s well-being and our planet over corporate polluters’ status quo.
Tell Governor Kemp: Lead on Climate Safety
It is more important than ever for states to act on climate change. States—and their governors—can be powerful leaders in building a clean energy economy. That’s why we’re keeping the drumbeat up on climate for Governor Kemp. Climate change is not a hoax, and we must work to slash climate pollution, protect children’s health, and ensure clean air for all. Our future depends on it.
Meet Your Georgia State Organizer
Kiya Stanford
Kiya Stanford is the Georgia Field Organizer at Moms Clean Air Force. She is a passionate advocate dedicated to creating just and sustainable communities. She brings a unique blend of grassroots organizing and strategic leadership to her work.
Pictured: Kiya Stanford, Senator Jon Ossoff, Georgia advocate. Official U.S. Senate photo by James Mertz.
Highlights
- Georgia Moms call on EPA Administrator Zeldin to uphold the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. In October 2025, Moms’ Kiya Stanford gave testimony opposing EPA’s attempt to repeal the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program—which provides critical information about carbon dioxide, methane, and other climate pollution from the country’s largest emitters. Read Kiya’s testimony.
- Georgia Mom connects with Senator Ossoff’s office at Congressional Black Caucus event. In September 2025, Moms’ Kiya Stanford traveled to Washington, DC, to attend the 54th Annual Legislative Conference of the Congressional Black Caucus, connecting with Senator Ossoff’s staff, among other leaders, about how to drive forward action on air and climate pollution in the midst of a devastating Trump administration POLLUTION SPREE.
- Georgia Moms call on EPA to keep cutting climate pollution. In August 2025, Moms’ Kiya Stanford joined clean air advocates from across the country to share firsthand stories of how rolling back the Endangerment Finding—the legal and scientific foundation of EPA’s ability to regulate climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions—would harm our families and communities. Read her testimony.
- Georgia Moms stand strong for federal climate action. In February 2025, Moms’ Kiya Stanford joined Congressman Hank Johnson, former EPA Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman, Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman, and the Climate Action Campaign for the Climate Can’t Wait Rally at the State Capitol in Atlanta. They called out President Trump for his attacks on the air and climate protections keeping families safe.
- Georgia Moms and Atlanta Mayor’s Office celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. October 2023, Moms Clean Air Force joined the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of International and Immigrant Affairs for a community resource fair in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The event took place at Sara J. Gonzalez Memorial Park, the first memorial and park in the State of Georgia to be named for a Latino individual.
- Georgia Moms celebrate investments in electric school buses. In May 2023, Moms Clean Air Force joined EPA Region 4 and community advocates at Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy in Clayton County to celebrate 25 new zero-emissions electric school buses rolling into Georgia.
Events and Resources in Georgia
Why We Care
Because of climate change, Georgia is experiencing more frequent heat waves, worsening outdoor air quality, and some of its hottest summers on record. As average summer temperatures rise so does heat-related illness, like heat stroke and dehydration.
High temperatures contribute to increases in ozone pollution. Fulton County, home to Atlanta, received a C grade from the American Lung Association for ozone—which means dangerous breathing days for the 17,200 children with asthma there. The overwhelming majority of Georgia’s communities do not have air monitoring systems, so we cannot accurately assess the health risks local polluted air can pose to our families.
Beyond polluted air, Georgia is seeing accelerating sea-level rise. This combined with heavier rainfall means more frequent tidal flooding. Without action on climate change, by 2045 more than 6,100 households in the state will be at risk of chronic flooding and displacement.
Past Events
October 2025
On October 28, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Kiya Stanford hosted a Trunk or Treat event with Poder Latinx.
On October 7, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Kiya Stanford tabled at a yoga event.
On October 1, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Kiya Stanford testified at the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program hearing in support of protecting the program.
September 2025
On September 24, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia Organizer Kiya Stanford attended the Congressional Black Caucus in Washington, DC.
On September 18, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia Organizer Kiya Stanford tabled at a movie night with Midtown Alliance.
On September 10, Moms Clean Air Force Project Manager, DC Events and Policy Sam Schmitz and Moms Clean Air Force Georgia Organizer Kiya Stanford joined the Climate Action Campaign for a Honk & Wave outside the Senate Office Buildings to remind our elected officials that people want climate action now.
August 2025
On August 26, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Kiya Stanford tabled with Midtown Alliance at a yoga event.
On August 21, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Kiya Stanford joined clean air advocates from across the country to testify before EPA, calling on EPA to preserve the Endangerment Finding.
On August 11, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Kiya Stanford joined Senator Ossoff’s constituent coffee in Atlanta, where she asked a question about climate funding.
On August 1, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Kiya Stanford hosted a storytime with Girl + Environment, where she read her book at a local library.
July 2025
On July 10, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Kiya Stanford testified at the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards EPA hearing, urging the agency not to roll back mercury pollution protections.
On July 8, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Kiya Stanford testified at the Power Plants EPA hearing, urging the agency not to roll back pollution protections for fossil fuel power plants.
On July 8, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Kiya Stanford moderated a webinar with Bob Keefe from E2 about clean energy manufacturing in Georgia.
June 2025
On June 20, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Kiya Stanford and two volunteers visited Senator Ossoff’s Atlanta office to deliver petitions and signs.
On June 4, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Kiya Stanford spoke at ANHE’s Local Impact of Climate Action and Clean Energy symposium on Inflation Reduction Act investments.
May 2025
On May 21, Moms Clean Air Force organizer Kiya Stanford met with Senator Ossoff at his coffee with constituents event on the Hill in DC to discuss the California Waiver.
On May 6, Moms Clean Air Force organizer Kiya Stanford participated in #CleanRideForKids Day of Action, where she dropped off postcards in support of the Clean School Bus Program to congressional offices for World Asthma Day.
On May 4, Moms Clean Air Force organizer Kiya Stanford attended Senator Warnock’s town hall.
April 2025
On April 26, Moms Clean Air Force organizer Kiya Stanford attended Senator Ossoff’s town hall.
On April 19, Moms Clean Air Force organizer Kiya Stanford tabled at the Midtown Earth Day Market and sponsored a kid zone with Climate Action Campaign.
On April 17, Moms Clean Air Force organizer Kiya Stanford led a Save EPA press conference featuring former EPA regional administrator Daniel Blackman, Rep. Nikema Williams’ chief of staff Tre Riddle, and youth advocates from Partnership for Southern Equity.
March 2025
On March 24, Moms Clean Air Force organizer Kiya Stanford went to a Parks and Greenspace conference by Park Pride.
On March 22, Moms Clean Air Force organizer Kiya Stanford attended a Patagonia tabling event.
On March 5, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Kiya Stanford attended Senator Ossoff’s townhall.
February 2025
On February 8, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Kiya Stanford attended the Climate Action Campaign Climate Can’t Wait Rally in Atlanta with volunteers.
October 2023
On October 26, Moms Clean Air Force joined local officials, health experts, climate advocates, and our partners at the Climate Action Campaign to urge EPA to set the strongest possible carbon pollution standards for new and existing power plants. Watch the replay.
On October 11, Moms Clean Air Force joined the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of International and Immigrant Affairs for a community resource fair at Sara J. Gonzalez Memorial Park in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
September 2023
On September 17, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Lux Ho hosted a table at a Queer Picnic at Neighborhood Church in Atlanta.
July 2023
On July 19, Moms Clean Air Force hosted a table at the Back-to-School Resource Fair at Sara J. González Memorial Park in Atlanta.
June 2023
On June 13, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia coordinator Lux Ho joined more than 70 Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in 22 states and Washington, DC, to testify at EPA’s virtual public hearing on proposed federal standards for carbon pollution from power plants. Read Lux’s testimony here.
May 2023
On May 17, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia coordinator Lux Ho joined EPA Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman and environmental advocates at Michelle Obama STEM Elementary Academy in Hampton, Georgia, to announce the availability of $400 million in new grant funding for clean school buses.
On May 3, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia coordinator Lux Ho joined dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in 18 states and Washington, DC, to testify at EPA’s virtual public hearing on proposed federal standards for greenhouse gas pollution from heavy-duty trucks. Read Lux’s testimony here.
April 2023
On April 13, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia coordinator Lily Zwaan joined Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), MARTA General Manager and CEO Collie Greenwood, Doraville Mayor Joseph Geierman, MARTA Board Member Rita Scott, and Georgia Conservation Voters’ Doug Teper for a press conference at the Doraville MARTA station to celebrate the unprecedented federal investments in metro Atlanta and across Georgia to cut climate pollution and bolster the region’s public transit system.
February 2023
On February 26, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia coordinator Lily Zwaan hosted a table at Georgia Interfaith Power and Light’s Green Team Summit in Sandy Springs.
In February, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia coordinator Lily Zwaan joined more than 60 Moms Clean Air Force staff and members across the country to testify at the EPA hearing on proposed federal standards for soot pollution. Read Lily’s testimony here.
On February 17, Moms Clean Air Force and our partners hosted a roundtable discussion about major federal investments to improve air quality in Georgia. Panelists included Garry Harris, Center for Sustainable Communities; Dr. Anne Mellinger-Birdsong, Mothers and Others for Clean Air; Dr. Neha Pathak, Georgia Interfaith Power and Light; Lily Zwaan, Moms Clean Air Force. Watch the replay.
January 2023
On January 10, 11, and 12, more than 60 Moms Clean Air Force staff and members from 21 states and Washington, DC, spoke out at EPA’s virtual public hearing about its updated proposal to cut methane and other harmful pollutants from new and existing oil and gas operations. Moms Clean Air Force Georgia coordinator Lily Zwaan and volunteer Dan Clifford offered testimony. Read Lily’s testimony here.
December 2022
On December 20, Moms Clean Air Force, Interfaith Power and Light, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Mothers and Others, and EDF Action hosted a fireside chat to talk about how incredible 2022 was for climate action. Watch the replay.
November 2022
On November 3, Moms Clean Air Force joined our partners at the Electrification Coalition, World Resources Institute, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Environment Georgia, Georgia Conservation Voters, Mothers & Others for Clean Air, and Blue Bird in Jonesboro for a press conference to celebrate EPA’s announcement of federal funding for 127 clean, electric buses to 14 Georgia school districts. Watch the replay.
October 2022
On October 29, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia coordinator Lily Zwaan hosted a Family Climate Meet-up to carve pumpkins and talk about climate at Grant Park in Atlanta.
On October 20, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia coordinator Lily Zwaan attended the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market to spread the word about what’s at stake for our climate, our kids, and public health in the 2022 midterm elections.
Georgia Moms joined Georgia Interfaith Power and Light for a series of text banks in October to get out the vote in the midterm elections.
September 2022
On September 20, Moms Clean Air Force joined the Climate Action Campaign and our Georgia partners in Atlanta to launch Solutions for Pollution, a campaign calling on the Biden administration to advance 20 protections across federal agencies that could cut climate pollution and protect children’s health.
August 2022
On August 29, Georgia Moms attended the Grant Park Shade Fest to spread word about pollution from the oil and gas industry and make cool crafts with kids.
On August 17, Georgia Moms joined climate advocates from across the state at Steady Hands Beer Co. in Atlanta to celebrate the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
July 2022
On July 28, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia state coordinator Lily Zwaan had the opportunity to tour the Blue Bird electric school bus manufacturing facility in Atlanta.
On July 1, Moms Clean Air Force joined our partners at Homage to King in Atlanta to protest the Supreme Court’s decision to constrain EPA’s authority to limit climate-harming pollution from power plants.
June 2022
On June 29 and 30, Moms Clean Air Force joined our partner organizations to testify before EPA in favor of several waivers allowing California to set stronger tailpipe pollution standards for heavy-duty vehicles than federally required. Read Georgia state coordinator Lily Zwaan’s full testimony HERE.
On June 28, Moms Clean Air Force’s National Manager for Health Equity Almeta Cooper and Arizona coordinator Hazel Chandler joined Elders Climate Action for their monthly national call to talk about intergenerational climate action. Watch the replay.
Moms Clean Air Force Georgia coordinator Lily Zwaan joined Georgia Interfaith Power and Light to drop off postcards from Georgians demanding climate action at Senator Warnock’s office.
Moms Clean Air Force Georgia coordinator Lily Zwaan attended a rally to save Welaunee Forest and Intrenchment Creek Park, the largest green space in Atlanta. This area is currently threatened by a large public development project.
On June 5, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia coordinator Lily Zwaan went to the Grant Park Farmers Market to raise awareness about EPA’s Good Neighbor Rule, which protects downwind states from harmful pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities.
May 2022
On May 7, 2022, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia coordinator Lily Zwaan attended the Decatur Arts Kids Fest. She hosted a Moms Clean Air Force table at the event with information about clean air and climate action in Georgia plus an art activity for kids.
April 2022
On April 26, Moms Clean Air Force and EcoMadres joined EDF and Defend Our Future to celebrate “A Vital Earth for Everyone” with WaWa Gatheru, founder of Black Girl Environmentalist. The event highlighted and celebrated the progress we’ve seen happen over the last year against climate change and the opportunity we have in this “Climate Moment” for our leaders to get serious about climate change and the transition to clean energy. Panelists included Almeta Cooper (National Field Manager, Moms Clean Air Force), Carolina Peña (Project Manager, EcoMadres), Jay Knott (Executive VP and Chief Administrative Officer, EDF), and Kyli Wagner (Senior Manager, Defend Our Future). The program also included music from Lucia Valentine (West Virginia coordinator, Moms Clean Air Force) and poetry by Emely Rodriguez. Watch the replay.
On April 23, Georgia Moms joined our partners across the state at Liberty Plaza in Atlanta for a Fight for Our Future Rally to celebrate Earth Day.
On April 22, Georgia Moms joined Sierra Club GA Chapter and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy to host an Electric School Bus Earth Day Celebration, featuring Representative Lucy McBath (GA-6).
On April 20, National Field Manager Almeta Cooper gave testimony at EPA’s virtual public hearing for the Cross State Air Pollution Rule, which will help clean up ozone pollution that knows no borders. Read her testimony HERE.
On April 16, Kids Clean Air Force Georgia members shared their thoughts about clean air and climate change in Moms Clean Air Force’s Youth Voices Talk Climate Change program. Watch the replay.
On April 12, 13, and 14, dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and members from 18 states and Washington, DC, spoke out at EPA’s virtual public hearing about its proposal to clean up tailpipe pollution from heavy-duty trucks and buses. Moms Clean Air Force National Field Manager Almeta Cooper and Georgia coordinator Lily Zwaan offered testimony. Read Almeta’s full testimony HERE.
February 2022
On February 24, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia joined dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 15 states and DC to deliver testimony at EPA’s public hearing on its proposal to restore the appropriate and necessary finding of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. Almeta Cooper, Moms Clean Air Force’s Community Rx Manager, offered testimony. Read Almeta’s testimony HERE.
On February 1, Moms Clean Air Force hosted a Facebook Live round table conversation on the intersection between climate and health equity. Our expert panelists included Georgia State Representative Mandisha Thomas; Dr. Yolanda Whyte, Georgia Clinicians for Climate Action; Dr. Preeti Jaggi, Decatur Cares About Climate; and Mia Delamar, Georgia Conservation Voters. The discussion was moderated by Moms Clean Air Force Community Rx Manager Almeta Cooper. Watch the replay.
December 2021
On December 17, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia joined Georgia Conservation Voters, Georgia Interfaith Power & Light, EDF, and East Point Neighbors for a winter social to celebrate and reflect on the past year’s advocacy and look ahead to next year’s efforts around the Build Back Better Act.
Moms Clean Air Force Georgia joined 38 Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 13 states and DC to deliver testimony at EPA’s 3-day public hearing about the proposed rule to cut methane and other harmful air pollutants from new and existing oil and gas operations in November and December 2021. Community Rx manager Almeta Cooper offered testimony. Read Almeta’s full testimony here.
November 2021
On November 10, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer participated in a press conference with Brookhaven Mayor John Ernst, Doraville Mayor Joseph Geierman, and climate advocates calling on Congress to pass the Build Back Better Act. Watch the replay.
October 2021
On October 15, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia, Georgia Conservation Voters, Georgia Interfaith Power and Light, Sierra Club Georgia Chapter, and League of Conservation Voters hosted a Harvest Climate Action advocacy event on Westside Atlanta’s Beltline at Cultured South Fermentation Co. The event focused on the Build Back Better Act, the biggest and boldest federal climate proposal in history.
September 2021
On September 28, Moms Clean Air Force staff and members from Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, and West Virginia joined the Clean Vehicles Coalition to deliver comments on EPA’s rulemaking on near-term greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and light trucks to Administrator Michael Regan.
Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Almeta Cooper chats with EPA Administrator Michael Regan about clean car standards outside EPA Headquarters, September 2021.
On September 28, Moms Clean Air Force staff, including Georgia organizer Almeta Cooper, West Virginia organizer Lucia Valentine, Program Coordinator Hailey Duncan, and Field and Special Projects Manager Elizabeth Brandt (along with her two children), joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a press conference on the importance of climate action at the Capitol. Watch the replay.
On September 16, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Almeta Cooper joined Atlanta City Councilmember Marci Collier Overstreet, East Coast Greenway’s Brent Buice, and Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s Henry Slack for a press conference calling on Congress to support the ambitious climate and clean energy investments included in the Build Back Better Budget. Watch the replay.
On September 8, Congressman Sanford Bishop joined Moms Clean Air Force Georgia for a demonstration of an electric school bus at the Blue Bird manufacturing facility in Fort Valley. The event was part of Moms’ nationwide Let’s Get Rolling Tour, calling for federal funding to help localities upgrade old school buses with better technology to reduce children’s exposure to harmful diesel exhaust and climate pollution. Watch the replay.
August 2021
On August 30, Moms Clean Air Force and partners hosted Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-06) at the Marcus Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Atlanta for a discussion of climate action and a solar array tour.
On August 28, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia celebrated the House of Representative’s vote to move forward with an important climate budget resolution at Roswell Farmers and Artisan Market. We showed our support for big, bold, ambitious investments in climate, jobs, and justice.
On August 25, Georgia field organizer Almeta Cooper joined more than 30 Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 13 states and DC to deliver testimony at EPA’s public hearing about strengthening near-term greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and light trucks. Read Almeta’s testimony here.
On August 21, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia celebrated Lemonade Days at the Dunwoody Farmers’ Market. We showed our support for big, bold, ambitious investments in climate, jobs, and justice.
On August 19, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia field organizer Almeta Cooper spoke at Powering Up America, an electric vehicle ride and drive event at the Gathering Spot in Atlanta.
On August 14, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia showed up at the Sandy Springs Farmers’ Market to support big, bold, ambitious investments in climate, jobs, and justice.
On August 8, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia showed up at the Atlanta Dogwood Festival at Piedmont Park to support big, bold, ambitious investments in climate, jobs, and justice.
On August 7, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia showed up at the Marietta Square Farmers’ Market to support big, bold, ambitious investments in climate, jobs, and justice.
On August 5, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia hosted a demonstration of an electric school bus in Savannah. The event was part of Moms’ nationwide Let’s Get Rolling Tour, calling for federal funding to help localities upgrade old school buses with better technology to reduce children’s exposure to harmful diesel exhaust and climate pollution. Watch the replay.
July 2021
On July 31, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia showed up at the Marietta Square Farmers’ Market to support big, bold, ambitious investments in climate, jobs, and justice.
On July 24, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia showed up at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta to support big, bold, ambitious investments in climate, jobs, and justice.
On July 15, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia hosted a demonstration of an electric school bus at Heritage Hall in Sandy Springs. The event was part of Moms’ nationwide Let’s Get Rolling Tour, calling for federal funding to help localities upgrade old school buses with better technology to reduce children’s exposure to harmful diesel exhaust and climate pollution.
Georgia field organizer Almeta Cooper tests out the driver’s seat of an electric school bus, Sandy Springs, July 2021. Photo courtesy of Climate Action Campaign.
On July 1, Trisha Dello Iacono, Moms Clean Air Force National Field & Legislative Manager, joined the Sierra Club’s Georgia Chapter for a panel discussion on the solar landscape in Georgia. Other panelists included Don Moreland, Georgia Solar Energy Association; Gustavo Arce, Creative Solar; and Bryan Jacob, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. Watch the replay.
June 2021
On June 26, the National Smart Set Inc., Atlanta Chapter, presented Moms Clean Air Force Georgia with a charitable contribution of $1,000 in recognition of our dedication to raising awareness of the impact of climate change. Moms Clean Air Force National Field Manager Dr. Tonya Calhoun and Georgia field organizer Almeta E. Cooper accepted the donation from National Smart Set officers and members at an outdoor event in Atlanta.
On June 17, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Almeta Cooper was a panelist in our Juneteenth Conversation: Acknowledging Our History and Recasting Our Future. The event was co-sponsored by Moms Clean Air Force, Sierra Club Georgia Chapter, and Georgia Interfaith Power & Light. Panelists discussed how Juneteenth marks a date of major significance in American history and showed us that freedom and racial equality have always been a hard-fought battle for black Americans—and that battle continues to this day. Watch the replay.
Georgia moms joined Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from across the country to participate in EPA’s listening sessions on its upcoming oil and natural gas methane rule. Georgia organizer Almeta Cooper offered testimony. Read Almeta’s testimony.
On June 2, Georgia field organizer Almeta Cooper and National Field Manager Tonya Howard Calhoun joined more than 40 Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 16 states and DC to deliver testimony at EPA’s first climate-related public hearing since President Biden took office. The hearing was about EPA’s proposal to restore long-standing state authority to protect residents from climate pollution from cars.
May 2021
On May 27, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia organizer Almeta Cooper moderated a panel discussion about the real-life impacts of climate change on human health. Panelists included Dr. Yolanda Whyte, an Atlanta physician specializing in environmental health; Dr. Maisha Standifer, Director of Health Policy for the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine; and Tracy Sprinkle Dawson, Esq., a metro Atlanta mother, wife, and health care lawyer whose nine-year-old, Kyle, was diagnosed with mild persistent asthma in early childhood. Watch the replay.
On May 4, Moms Clean Air Force Public Health and Policy Director Molly Rauch was a panelist at Georgia Interfaith Power & Light’s event Beyond Your Home: Federal Climate Policy. She joined national policy experts from Interfaith Power & Light and the Sierra Club to provide an overview of current climate and environmental legislation at the federal level and insight on President Biden’s Build Back Better Plan. Watch the replay.
April 2021
On Earth Day, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia and partners at the Climate Action Campaign hosted a virtual conversation about the Department of Interior’s role in preserving public lands and waters and investing in clean energy. The panelists included DOI Regional Environmental Officer Joyce A. Stanley, National Parks Conservation Association’s VP of Regional Programs David Lamfrom, Moms Clean Air Force Field Organizer Shaina Oliver, and Tonya Calhoun, PhD, National Field Manager for Moms Clean Air Force. Watch the replay.
On Tuesday, April 6, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia field organizer Almeta Cooper joined representatives from Georgia Interfaith Power & Light (GIPL) and the Sierra Club Georgia for a special roundtable edition of Coffee and Something Stronger. They talked about the first piece of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Plan and its implications for clean energy and environmental justice across the nation and in Georgia. Watch the replay.
March 2021
On March 9, Moms Clean Air Force, along with partners EDF and Black Millennials for Flint, hosted an important conversation between Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14), pediatrician and environmental health expert Dr. Yolanda Whyte, and LaTricea Adams, Founder, President & CEO of BlackMillennials4Flint. This discussion, moderated by Moms Clean Air Force’s National Field Manager Tonya Calhoun, PhD, focused on Black maternal health, how inequities in health care and systemic racism impact Black moms and babies, and what we can do to tackle the problem. Watch the replay.
June 2020
On June 19, Moms Clean Air Force hosted an event titled Let Us Breathe: A Juneteenth Conversation on Equity, Justice, and Climate in the African American Community. The event featured Representative Alma Adams (NC-12), Dr. Mildred McClain (Harambee House), Rev. Michael Malcom (The People’s Justice Council), Tina Spencer-Smith (Georgia Interfaith Power and Light), and Moms’ Houston organizer Catherine Flowers and was moderated by National Field Director Heather McTeer Toney. The conversation highlighted the continual fight for racial justice, specifically environmental injustices in the African American community and ended with a call to action to take our Environmental Justice Pledge. Watch the event HERE.
February 2019
Moms Clean Air Force launched Community Rx in Atlanta, with events including a table talk, a live Bible study, a tree planting, and Worship Day.
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Science Matters: Carmen Marsit, Environmental Molecular Epidemiologist
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Sounding the Alarm on the Dangers of Gas Power Plants in Georgia
Georgia Air Quality Monitoring Roundtable
Georgia Moms Celebrate EPA's Clean School Bus Program
A Vital Earth for Everyone
Moms on a Mission: Reducing Air Pollution
Youth Voices Talk Climate Change
Climate, Health Equity, and Inequity: What Must Be Done in GA and Beyond
GA Moms Call on Congress to Go Bold on Climate
Let's Get Rolling Electric School Bus Tour
Juneteenth: Acknowledging Our History & Recasting Our Future
The Human Connection Between Climate & Health Equity
2025
Influx of data centers threatens air quality, public health in Atlanta, environmental activists say
Georgia Today: Data center pollution
How your kids can get a clean ride to school after Trump admin funding cuts
WEBINAR TODAY: Cleaner Energy Means Better Jobs and Lower Costs to Families
Air pollution messes up pregnant women’s metabolism, spurs preterm births
On World Asthma Day, Constituents Told US Leaders to Protect a Clean Ride for Kids
Clean Air Advocates Gather in Atlanta to Call for End to EPA Cuts
Pulling the plug on clean energy will hurt Georgians
Deporting veterans is nothing to boast about
2022
Clayton County schools receive $10 million for new electric buses
Moms, Partners Host Press Conference to Celebrate EPA Clean School Bus Rebate Awards in Georgia & Highlight Health Benefits of Ditching Diesel
Moms Clean Air Force and More Than 160 Advocacy Groups to Launch “Solutions for Pollution” Campaign in Georgia
Environmental Advocates: Empowerment Doesn't End With Juneteenth
2024
- WUGA, Georgia’s natural gas pipelines are due for repair, says activist groups
- WUGA, Advocates Working to Reduce Methane Gas Leaks
2023
- Press release, Georgia Mom Applauds Finalization of EPA Methane Rules for Oil & Gas Operations
- Press release, Georgia Leaders, Health Experts and Clean Air Advocates Sound the Alarm on the Dangers of Gas Power Plants
- Press release, Georgia Leaders Celebrate Inflation Reduction Act Investments in Clean Air
- Clayton News Daily, Grant funding announced for Clean School Buses
- EPA Newsroom, EPA Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman Joins Clayton County Officials to Announce $400 Million in Grant Funding for Clean School Buses
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution, In fight for cleaner air, feds target the big yellow school bus
- Atlanta News First, $9.9M invested in electric buses for Atlanta Public Schools
- Press release, NEW ‘CLIMATE WINS HERE’ MAP TRACKS CLIMATE & CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENTS IN GEORGIA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY
- Press release, Georgia Air Quality Monitoring Roundtable
- Press release, Georgia Environmental Groups Celebrate the 2nd Anniversary of President Biden’s Historic Executive Order on Climate Action
- Press release, GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES DISAPPOINTED WITH EPA FOR WEAK SOOT POLLUTION PROPOSAL
2022
- Sacramento Observer, With All Eyes On Georgia, Solutions for Pollution are a Critical Issue
- Word In Black, With All Eyes On Georgia, Solutions for Pollution are a Critical Issue
- Clayton News Daily, Clayton County schools receive $10 million for new electric buses
- The CW69 Atlanta, New electric school buses added to Clayton County fleet
- CleanEnergy.org, Moms Clean Air Force Georgia Celebrates Electric School Bus Funding Coming To 14 Georgia School Districts As Part Of EPA’s Clean School Bus Program
- Atlanta News First, Electric buses are coming to more than a dozen Georgia school districts
- Press Release, Moms, Partners Host Press Conference to Celebrate EPA Clean School Bus Rebate Awards in Georgia & Highlight Health Benefits of Ditching Diesel
- Press Release, Moms Clean Air Force and More Than 160 Advocacy Groups to Launch “Solutions for Pollution” Campaign in Georgia
- Public News Service, Environmental Advocates: Empowerment Doesn’t End With Juneteenth
- WABE, National field manager for Moms Clean Air Force on fighting school bus pollution
- The Weather Channel, Moms Clean Air Force on Pattrn
- Sacramento Observer, Time’s Up for School Buses Making Asthma a Pain For Black Kids
- Word In Black, Time’s Up for School Buses Making Asthma a Pain for Black Kids
- TODAY All Day, Climate Change: How women are leading the charge to save our planet
- Press Release, APRIL 12, 13, & 14: Dozens of Moms Urge EPA to Strengthen Proposed Truck Pollution Standards, Spokespeople Available to Comment
2021
- Georgia Public Broadcasting, Local Georgia officials eye clean energy climate solutions in Build Back Better Act
- Georgia Recorder, Local Georgia officials eye clean energy climate solutions in Build Back Better Act
- WMGT, Environmental group, elected officials push for clean transit
- Saporta Report, Public safety training center plan heads to City Council with chorus of opposition
- FOX 28, Savannah leaders call on federal government to invest in clean transportation methods
- Press Release, Georgia Officials and Transportation Advocates Say It’s Time for Bold Federal Investment in Clean Transportation
- Press Release, ADVISORY: Ahead of Sec. Buttigieg Visit, Spokespeople Available to Comment
- Atlanta Voice, Mother’s Organization Wants to Electrify Yellow School Buses
- Press Release, Georgia Public Health and Environmental Advocates Say It’s Time for Bold Federal Investment in Clean Transportation
- Press Release, New Video on Electric School Buses Underscores Why Congress Must Support Bold Investments in Climate Now
- Press Release, The Human Connection Between Health and Climate Equity: What It Means in Georgia
- Press Release, Moms Applaud Congress’ Visionary Clean Commute for Kids Act: Legislation Would Electrify School Buses, Cutting Climate Pollution and Boosting Clean Energy Jobs
- Press Release, Moms Clean Air Force Hosts Earth Day Virtual Panel with Partners Georgia Interfaith Power & Light and Sierra Club’s Georgia Chapter
2016
- CleanEnergy.org, EPA Administrator Talks Clean Air for Kids in Atlanta