Maryland

Moms are working in Maryland 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 Maryland, and let us know about your priorities.

18,281

members in Maryland

How we’re making a difference in Maryland

Here’s what we’ve been working on in the Old Line State!

We passed the Clean Energy Jobs Act.

In April 2019, the Maryland General Assembly passed a bold climate bill to move Maryland to 100% clean energy by 2040. Moms Clean Air Force was a critical voice in the fight to pass the Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Act. As part of a strong coalition of partners, we participated in lobby meetings, rallies, and events to help elevate the voices of moms and families in the coalition.

Moms Organizer, Liz Brandt, testifies at the Clean Buses hearing with Chispa and Delegate Fraser Hidalgo to support electric school buses, Annapolis, Maryland, March 2019.

Maryland Clean Air Moms and Kids meet with Representative Jamie Raskin at the July 2018 Play-In for Climate Action in Washington, DC.

Clean Air Moms and Kids at the 2014 Mama Summit in Frederick, Maryland.

Moms & Mayors

Our Moms & Mayors program connects moms with their mayors and local leaders to improve children’s health and build resilient communities. We educate, empower and mobilize Moms in their hometowns to work with their local elected leaders to implement clean air strategies, reduce toxins in the community, and take action on climate change. We also train Moms to join boards and commissions and urge them to run for office.

Ecomadres

Launched in September 2018, the Ecomadres program brings Latina moms together to address issues of clean air, climate, and toxics that affect the health of Latino children and families. Ecomadres is a collaboration between GreenLatinos and Moms Clean Air Force.

The program provides comadres with reliable information and solutions through online resources, articles, action tools, and on-the-ground events. Our inclusive community empowers and lifts up the voices of comadres for the benefit of our families and communities. Ecomadres has a vibrant network of state-based field teams and allies across the country.

We host cafecitos around the country that provide opportunities for the communities to discuss air quality and climate change.

Community Rx

Moms Clean Air Force is committed to exposing environmental injustices in the African-American community by taking a stand against environmental discrimination, holding legislators accountable for lack of resources, educating communities on their rights and their issues, standing with impacted communities, and fighting for clean air and climate solutions to promote healthy children and healthy communities.

Through our environmental health justice program Community Rx, our goal is to advocate, educate, and amplify through partnering with impacted communities and environmental justice organizations on events and resource development. We hold Table Talks around the country, casual gatherings that organize, motivate, and activate volunteers, partner with churches to use our “Breath of Life” Bible Study, and provide information on environmental health issues in African-American communities.

Baby Power

Our Baby Power program educates and engages expectant and new moms on our issues with the message that every baby has the power to make you want to change the world.

We work for change at the local and federal level.

Along with fighting for climate action at the local and state level, our Maryland moms are a critical force in our DC federal work. With many Marylanders just a few miles from the nation’s capital, our Maryland Supermoms attend events, speak to press, and represent our million members in other parts of the country. They join legislative visits to Capitol Hill, attend and testify at public hearings, participate in on-the-ground events such as rallies and marches, and contribute their advice and unique skills to our work.

Our coasts are at risk:

With over 3,000 miles of shoreline, sea level rise poses significant risks for Maryland families. If climate pollution continues to rise unabated, Maryland may see as much as four feet of sea level rise within the next century. Maryland families and wildlife are at risk; the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States, supports the life of over 3,600 species of plants and animals, as well as critical fishing industries.

Our children breathe polluted air.

Maryland has a smog problem. More than half of Maryland’s counties received a failing grade for smog, or ground level ozone, from the American Lung Association.

This pollution comes from sources both inside the state and beyond its borders. On hot, summer days, Maryland officials say that more than two thirds of the smog that Marylanders have to breathe comes from upwind pollution from coal plants in Pennsylvania and Indiana. After a request that EPA limit this pollution as part of the “good neighbor” provision of the Clean Air Act, EPA denied Maryland’s petition in September 2018, failing to protect the more than 130,000 children in Maryland with asthma.

Past Events

September 2018:

Field organizer, Liz Brandt tabled and spoke at a community fair in Maryland.

July 2018:

Members of Moms Clean Air Force Maryland attended the fifth annual Play-In for Climate Action on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

January 2018:

Moms Clean Air Force members testified at a hearing focused on America’s Clean Power Plan in Annapolis.

Moms Clean Air Force members attended the Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Initiative roundtable.

November 2017:

Moms Clean Air Force co-sponsored a town hall focused on asthma in Langley Park, MD.

July 2017:

Moms Clean Air Force Maryland members met with Senator Van Hollen’s staff and with Senator Cardin during the 2017 Play-In for Climate Action in Washington, DC.

May 2016:

Trisha Sheehan spoke at Bold Leaders in Design Summit in Columbia. The summit brought together the building industry, with a focus on clean air and safe products. Trisha spoke about the importance of using sustainable, products that use minimal toxins as well as the importance of clean indoor air.

April 2016:

Trisha Sheehan spoke at an Earth Day event in Elkridge.

February 2016:

On Thursday, February 25 Moms Clean Air Force Maryland hosted Mama Summit 2016 in Annapolis | Families gathered to stand up for clean air and children’s health.