Moms are working in Washington, DC, 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 Washington, DC, and let us know about your priorities.
What We’re Working On
Tell Mayor Bowser: Lead on Climate Safety
It is more important than ever for localities to act on climate change. Cities—and their mayors—can be powerful leaders in building a clean energy economy. That’s why we’re asking Mayor Bowser to keep stepping up to slash climate pollution, protect children’s health, and ensure environmental justice. Our future depends on it.
Meet Your Washington, DC, Organizer
Samantha Schmitz
Sam Schmitz is Moms’ Project Manager for DC Events and Policy. Before Moms, she worked for the World Resources Institute. As an intern for Moms in 2021, she gained experience conducting research, writing articles and policy memos, and testifying before EPA. She earned her AB from Harvard University, studying economics, public health, and climate change.
Pictured: Samantha Schmitz (left) and Moms at the Capitol Building in DC.
Highlights
- EcoMadres join Rep. Nanette Barragán to introduce historic Latina maternal health resolution. Latino communities need rapid and equitable interventions to address their unique vulnerabilities during pregnancy. That’s why EcoMadres’ Liz Hurtado, Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar, and Luz Drada spoke alongside Congresswoman Barragán as she introduced a historic congressional resolution to protect Latina maternal health.
- Moms from the DC area attend annual Play-In for Climate Action. In July 2024, Moms’ staff and volunteers from in and around DC and across the country gathered at the National Children’s Museum for a morning of purposeful play and a press conference at which Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan introduced a resolution calling attention to children’s unique vulnerabilities to extreme weather. Read more.
- Moms celebrate progress on climate and clean air solutions with the White House and EPA. In June 2024, Moms’ Almeta Cooper, Sam Schmitz, and Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar, along with hundreds of environmental advocates, gathered to celebrate the historic EPA rules we fought for and saw finalized in 2024. White House Advisors John Podesta and Ali Zaidi spoke at the event along with other climate leaders.
- Moms witness the signing of historic new protections to reduce pollution from dangerous chemical manufacturing facilities. In April 2024, Moms’ Stephanie Reese, Cynthia Palmer, and Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar joined EPA Administrator Michael Regan, environmental justice advocates, and frontlines community members for the signing of new federal protections from hazardous air pollution emitted by more than 200 of the biggest, most toxic chemical manufacturing facilities in the country.
- Moms’ Climate Summit charts a path to cleaner air for all. In February 2024, Moms gathered with governmental officials, health professionals, and advocates—including EPA Administrator Michael Regan, Chelsea Clinton, and White House CEQ Chair Brenda Mallory—at the National Press Club for our inaugural Climate Disruption, Air Pollution, and Young People’s Health convening. Read more.
Events and Resources in Washington, DC
Why We Care
Washington, DC, moms are uniquely positioned to push for change at both the local and federal levels. Our DC chapter relies on our local volunteers to join legislative visits to Capitol Hill, testify at public hearings, and participate in events such as rallies and marches.
The district is already taking action on climate. In 2023, DC’s Department of Energy and the Environment released Carbon Free DC, a plan to cut climate pollution and reach carbon neutrality by 2045 across four sectors: buildings, energy, transportation, and waste. The plan focuses on reducing wasted energy, increasing renewable energy, and building resiliency into our city.
We need this plan to not only tackle climate disruption but reduce pollution. Our children are breathing dirty air. Although DC’s air quality has improved over the years, we still recently received a D grade for ozone pollution from the American Lung Association. This means dangerous breathing days for the more than 12,000 district children with asthma.
Pull quote: Washington, DC, gets a D for ozone pollution, meaning dangerous breathing days for our 12,000 kids with asthma.
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Past Events
February 2025
On February 27, Moms Clean Air Force Director, Strategic Implementation and Justice Stephanie Reese spoke at Sen. Markey’s press conference to fight back against Lee Zeldin’s overturning of the Endangerment Finding.
On February 20, Moms Clean Air Force Project Manager, DC Events and Policy Sam Schmitz spoke on an Environmental Defense Fund panel for Yale School of the Environment graduate students as part of the career advice series.
On February 11, Moms Clean Air Force Project Manager, DC Events and Policy Sam Schmitz and a Moms volunteer attended a rally and presser with Sen. Markey, Sen. Van Hollen, Rep. Tonko, Rep. Amo, Rep. Whitesides, Rep. Rivas, Rep. Elfreth, and others to fight for NOAA and the National Weather Service who alert Americans of extreme weather and provide crucial jobs.
On February 11, Moms Clean Air Force Project Manager, DC Events and Policy Sam Schmitz and a Moms volunteer attended a rally and presser with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Rep. Sykes, and many others who were fighting alongside the AFGE and AFSCME to protect crucial civil service jobs from the unconstitutional DOGE job cuts that include workers at EPA, DOE, and many others that fight for clean air, climate action, and our kids’ future.
On February 6, Moms Clean Air Force Director, Strategic Implementation and Justice Stephanie Reese spoke alongside a dozen Moms staff and volunteers at a press conference with Sen. Markey, Rep. Tonko, Rep. Dexter, Rep. Ansari, and others about the need to unfreeze federal funds that protect clean air and communities while also urging them not to cut crucial EPA jobs.
January 2025
On January 23, Moms Clean Air Force Project Manager, DC Events and Policy Sam Schmitz attended an open house for Congressman Paul Tonko, Ranking Member on the Energy and Commerce Committee.
On January 22, Moms Clean Air Force Project Manager, DC Events and Policy Sam Schmitz, Moms Clean Air Force Senior Analyst, Petrochemicals Cynthia Palmer, and several volunteers joined the Energy and Commerce House Committee hearing on TSCA where EDF’s Maria Doa testified against the American Chemistry Council and other fossil fuel lobbyists.
On January 3, Moms Clean Air Force Project Manager, DC Events and Policy Sam Schmitz, Moms Clean Air Force Director, Federal Policy Melody Reis, and five volunteers joined the Climate Action Campaign for a visibility event while new Congresspeople were sworn in to ensure they all remember to defend the crucial climate protections we’ve fought so hard for. Afterward, they dropped by 27 offices to share information about the harms of chemical recycling.
December 2024
On December 18, Moms Clean Air Force National Manager, Health Justice Almeta Cooper and Moms Clean Air Force Project Manager, National Events and EcoMadres Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar attended the White House Holiday Open House where they toured the White House and connected with environmental leaders.
On December 16, Moms Clean Air Force Project Manager, DC Events and Policy Sam Schmitz, Moms Clean Air Force Project Manager, National Events and EcoMadres Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar, Moms Clean Air Force National Manager of Health Justice Almeta Cooper and several volunteers handed out thank you cards to the hardworking staff at EPA to spread holiday cheer and encourage them to keep making progress on air pollution and climate change.
On December 4, Moms Clean Air Force Project Manager, DC Events and Policy Sam Schmitz joined the Climate Action Campaign for a visibility event to remind Congressional staffers that it’s important to Defend Our Climate now more than ever. Over 30 staff and volunteers were outside the Senate Office Buildings showing broad support for climate.
On December 3, Moms Clean Air Force Project Manager, National Events and EcoMadres Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar joined a climate rally at GW led by Jane Fonda, Roishetta Ozana, Senator Markey, Representative Frost, Representative Stansbury and other climate leaders as the movement prepares for an anti-climate agenda from the incoming Trump Administration.
November 2024
On November 12, a dozen moms and kids from Moms Clean Air Force delivered our Justice in Every Breath book to EPA Administrator Regan to commemorate recent air pollution wins and our role in testifying to fight for these crucial health protections.
On November 7, Moms Clean Air Force Project Manager, DC Events and Policy Sam Schmitz organized a workshop for over 20 community members from the Cedar Creek neighborhood of Columbia, Maryland, to teach them how to testify at public hearings. This was in preparation for the Howard County Planning Board meeting where they continued to fight a proposed chemical recycling facility next to their homes. Moms also created a toolkit for the community to ensure they felt confident testifying on this important subject.
October 2024
On October 18, Moms Clean Air Force Project Manager, DC Events and Policy Sam Schmitz hosted over 20 DC Moms and families at the EDF Office Rooftop to write postcards to our members in Pennsylvania and Ohio. She also shared resources about the harms of the petrochemical buildout, which is a problem that many of them are dealing with. The team sent out over 130 postcards!
On October 8, Moms Clean Air Force Project Manager, National Events and EcoMadres Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar spoke on a panel, “Environmental Equity, Latino Communities, and Election 2024,” organized by The Center for Environment, Community, & Equity at American University.
September 2024
On September 28, Moms Clean Air Force Project Manager, DC Events and Policy Sam Schmitz, and Project Manager, National Events and EcoMadres Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar joined the Climate Justice Lives Here Festival as part of NY Climate Week.
On September 24, Moms’ and EcoMadres’ Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar, Liz Hurtado, and Luz Drada spoke alongside Representative Nanette Diaz Barragan (CA-44) to introduce a congressional resolution to protect Latina maternal health.
On September 23, Moms Clean Air Force Program Coordinator Luz Drada and National Field Manager Liz Hurtado attended Poder Latinx’s Poderosas Summit bringing together Black and Brown voices to engage in conversations around civic engagement and environmental justice.
On September 20, DC volunteers and kids gathered over a pizza party to write postcards to loved ones and Moms members to remind them to vote by November 5.
On September 19, Moms Clean Air Force Manager, National Health Equity Almeta Cooper attended the Zeta EV Awards annual gala to celebrate all of the progress made on EV policy and transportation electrification.
On September 18, Moms’ Julie Kimmel and her daughter, Margot, spoke at a CALSTART press conference about the importance of electric school buses and trucks alongside White House Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi, Senator Ed Markey (MA), and Representatives Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Paul Tonko (NY-20), and Jared Huffman (CA-02). Over 10 local Moms and kids joined the event and enjoyed ice cream from an electric ice cream truck with members of Congress.
On September 18, Kids Clean Air Force member Valencia Bednar was honored by the Children’s Environmental Health Network for her climate advocacy on a webinar with other climate leaders and experts. Moms staff Sam Schmitz and Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar along with volunteers attended to support her.
August 2024
On August 15, Moms Clean Air Force National Manager for Health Equity Almeta Cooper and six DC-area volunteers attended an event in Prince George’s County, Maryland to hear President Biden and Vice President Harris discuss how they’re lowering costs for Americans.
July 2024
On July 24, Moms Clean Air Force Regulatory Policy Manager Melody Reis attended the World Resources Institute’s gala to celebrate all of our progress and success from our partnership in achieving continued funding for electric school buses around the country.
On July 11, Almeta Cooper, Sam Schmitz, and Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar participated in the 2024 Play-In for Climate Action, joining Moms from across the country at the National Children’s Museum for a morning of purposeful play and a press conference at which Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan introduced a resolution calling attention to children’s unique vulnerabilities to extreme weather.
On July 9, Moms Clean Air Force intern Ogechi Obi hosted and moderated a panel on law school pathways featuring Moms Clean Air Force National Manager for Health Equity Almeta Cooper, Senior Legislative and Regulatory Policy Manager Melody Reis, Senior Analyst, Petrochemicals Cynthia Palmer, and Moms Co-Founder Vickie Patten.
June 2024
On June 27, Moms staff and volunteers from the DC area attended the EPA’s in-person event Bold Promises, Real Results to hear all of the progress and successes the current Administration has achieved in protecting our environment and communities. Our team also joined the Climate Action Campaign for a “thank you EPA” visibility event prior to the event.
On June 7, Moms’ partner Storytelling with Saris opened an exhibit at Marie Reed Elementary School. The display featured two saris covered in climate artwork that Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers created during a Mental Health Month workshop. Moms Clean Air Force DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz and Moms Clean Air Force intern Ogechi Obi attended the unveiling event.
On June 5, Moms Clean Air Force DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz, National Field Events Coordinator Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar, and National Manager for Health Equity Almeta Cooper attended the Climate Action Campaign’s celebration event along with hundreds of environmental advocates to celebrate the tremendous EPA rules that we achieved together. They heard from White House Advisors John Podesta and Ali Zaidi along with other climate leaders.
May 2024
On May 8, Moms Clean Air Force participated in a healing art and poetry workshop to co-create a new public art project by Storytelling with Saris.
April 2024
On April 29, Moms Clean Air Force DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz, DC area volunteers, the Environmental Defense Fund, and other methane-focused partners delivered thousands of public comments to PHMSA at the Department of Transportation to urge them to finalize the crucial Gas Pipeline Advanced Leak Detection and Repair Rule by the summer.
On April 25, the Moms Clean Air Force team and DC volunteers joined EPA Administrator Regan at Howard University to celebrate the signing of a strong suite of rules to protect us from power plant pollution and mercury and air toxics (MATS). Moms has advocated for these protections for a decade and couldn’t be more excited to see them finally happen.
On April 24, Moms Clean Air Force Program Coordinator Luz Drada participated in a roundtable “Empowering Latino Communities through a Green Economy” hosted by the U.S. Climate Action Summit and Climate Power En Accion. She shared EcoMadres’ mission and how our work is positively impacting Latino communities.
On April 18, Moms Clean Air Force DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz and DC area volunteers came together with the Climate Action Campaign for an Earth Day visibility event outside congressional offices to urge staffers and representatives to take bold action on climate to honor Earth Day.
On April 9, Moms Clean Air Force’s Stephanie Reese, Director of DEIJ and Strategic Implementation, Cynthia Palmer, Senior Analyst, Petrochemicals, and Danielle Berkowitz Sklar, National Field Events Coordinator, joined the EPA for the signing of the chemical manufacturing rule to create stronger air pollution safeguards for petrochemical plants.
March 2024
On March 30, Moms Clean Air Force Director of DEIJ and Strategic Implementation Stephanie Reese and her family attended the White House’s Women’s History Month tour.
On March 21, Moms Clean Air Force’s DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz, National Field Events Coordinator Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar, Director of DEIJ and Strategic Implementation Stephanie Reese, and DC area volunteers joined Climate Action Campaign and Sierra Club to deliver over 75,000 petitions to the EPA demanding that they take bold action on air pollution and finalize the strongest EPA rules now.
On March 20, Moms Clean Air Force joined the EPA’s announcement about the long-awaited light-duty vehicle standards. The Moms team, including co-founder Vickie Patton, joined volunteers and connected with Michael Regan, EPA Administrator, Ali Zaidi, Assistant to the President and National Climate Advisor, Joe Goffman, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, and partners with Rise St. James and Sierra Club to celebrate these strengthened rules for clean cars.
On March 20, Moms Clean Air Force National Field Events Coordinator Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar spoke at the Johns Hopkins Centro SOL for Latino health advocacy meeting.
On March 19, Moms Clean Air Force DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz spoke to a class of future leaders at George Mason University about the power of storytelling for climate action.
On March 19, Moms Clean Air Force Director of DEIJ and Strategic Implementation Stephanie Reese and Moms Clean Air Force Senior Manager, Media and Public Engagement Sasha Tenenbaum joined Rachel’s Network for a night of honoring female climate leaders and supporting partners.
February 2024
On February 14, Moms Clean Air Force’s Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar, National Field Events Coordinator, Hazel Chandler, Arizona Organizer, and Liz Brandt, volunteer, joined partners at the Climate Action Campaign for a Valentine’s Day visibility event to urge Congressional staffers to act on climate and defend our climate.
On February 8, Moms Clean Air Force held its inaugural Climate Disruption, Air Pollution, and Young People’s Health convening which included hearing from EPA Administrator Regan, Chelsea Clinton, and White House CEQ Chair Brenda Mallory among other esteemed panelists.
On February 7, Moms Clean Air Force Director and Co-Founder Dominique Browning, Associate Vice President for Public Engagement Isabel Gonzalez Whitaker, Director of DEIJ and Strategic Implementation Stephanie Reese, National Field Manager Liz Hurtado, DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz, and three members of Kids Clean Air Force were invited to join EPA Administrator Regan for the signing of stronger soot standards.
January 2024
On January 31, Moms Clean Air Force DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz attended a community event with our partner Storytelling with Saris to engage local elementary school students and frontline community members in climate activism through art and poetry.
On January 23, Moms Clean Air Force National Field Manager Ali Simpson and Moms Clean Air Force DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz attended a Climate Action Campaign Defend Our Climate visibility event on Capitol Hill.
On January 11, Moms Clean Air Force member Liz Brandt spoke alongside Senator Whitehouse, Rep. Hoyer, Rep. Ross, and Rep. Schakowsky to urge Congress to pass a clean budget without cutting crucial funding for climate provisions and environmental protections.
December 2023
On December 14, Moms Clean Air Force’s Senior Manager, Media and Public Engagement Sasha Tenenbaum and Moms Clean Air Force’s National Manager for Health Equity Almeta Cooper joined a happy hour hosted by the Clean Vehicles Coalition to celebrate all of the hard work being done on clean vehicles.
On December 7, DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz joined DC activists for a Healthy Homes lobby day at the DC Council. The group urged them to pass the Healthy Homes Act which will electrify 30,000 low and middle income homes, providing tremendous indoor air pollution improvements and environmental justice.
On December 6, DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz joined DC local leaders at a rally outside of the DC Public Service Commission to fight Project Pipes, a $53 million project to expand DC’s reliance on fossil fuels that will cause continued leaking of methane.
On December 4, DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz convened more than 10 volunteers and activists across four organizers at the EPA to celebrate the recent EPA methane rule. The group gave out cookies to EPA staff to thank them for their hard work to get this monumental methane rule announced.
November 2023
On November 29, Senior Legislative and Regulatory Policy Manager Melody Reis, Senior Manager, Media and Public Engagement Sasha Tenenbaum, and DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz joined Moms Clean Air Force volunteers and partners at a press conference with Senator Padilla (CA) and Senator Whitehouse (RI) to urge the EPA to take swift and bold action to enact clean heavy-duty vehicle standards.
On November 16, Moms Clean Air Force attended an EPA event to celebrate the inaugural National Environmental Youth Advisory Council. Our 2023 summer intern, Osasenaga Idahor, was selected as one of just 16 members for the inaugural council.
On November 15, Almeta Cooper, Moms Clean Air Force’s National Manager for Health Equity, joined Senators Chuck Schumer (NY), Debbie Stabenow (MI), Tom Carper (DE), John Hickenlooper (CO), Maggie Hassan (NH), and Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) for a press conference to celebrate the two-year anniversary of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Read more.
On November 3, DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz hosted a community event titled Posters, Pastries, & Praise to celebrate all the hard work of our DC volunteers. Local volunteers came together to get creative and make posters for upcoming EPA rulemakings and Moms campaigns while continuing to build relationships.
On November 2, Moms Clean Air Force DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz joined Supermom Elizabeth Brandt to speak to an auditorium of students from Chevy Chase High School about clean air and environmental justice as part of the school’s civic engagement series.
On November 2, Moms Clean Air Force National Field Events Coordinator Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar attended a Climate Action Campaign press conference with Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL-14), Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-1), Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-5), Congressman Gerry Connolly (VA-11), and Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-4) to rally against massive cuts to climate and environmental initiatives in the House of Representatives FY2024 appropriations bills.
On November 1, Moms Clean Air Force Supermom Elizabeth Brandt spoke alongside the Maryland League of Conservation Voters and Chispa to hold Montgomery County Public Schools accountable for their decision to purchase diesel school buses instead of electric school buses that would help our kids’ health and our climate.
On November 1, Moms Clean Air Force DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz and two DC Supermoms attended the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing about the Science of Extreme Event Attribution: How Climate Change Is Fueling Severe Weather Events.
On November 1, Moms Clean Air Force cohosted a visibility event with our partners at the Climate Action Campaign to tell Congress they must Defend Our Climate from harmful funding rollbacks and cuts.
October 2023
On October 27, Moms Clean Air Force Colorado organizer Shaina Oliver participated in a panel at the 2023 Transatlantic Forum for Environmental and Climate Justice at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. She spoke about how centering communities’ needs is a key to ensuring environmental justice.
On October 20–22, Moms Clean Air Force National Field Events Coordinator Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar attended the USA Local Conference of Youth with other selected delegates to draft the National Youth Statement for COP28 on climate mitigation, adaptation, and just transition.
On October 16, Moms from Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, and Washington, DC, met with the Office of Management and Budget to push for the strongest possible particle pollution (aka soot) standards.
On October 12, Moms Clean Air Force’s Samantha Schmitz, Carolina Peña, and Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar attended the Children’s Environmental Health Network’s Award Ceremony. Our partners Kristina Marusic, author of A New War on Cancer, and Donele Wilkins, President and CEO of the Green Door Initiative, were awarded the 2023 Arts and Media Award and the 2023 Community Award, respectively.
September 2023
On September 30, Moms Clean Air Force’s Sasha Tenenbaum spoke at the National Drive Electric Week press event in Washington, DC, alongside speakers from WMATA, the Electric Vehicle Association, the DC Department of Energy and Environment, Sierra Club, and Consumer Reports.
On September 27, 2023, EcoMadres’ Carolina Peña, Luz Drada, and Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar attended the GreenLatinos Live! Awards Celebration (Quinceañera Edition).
On September 27, Moms Clean Air Force DC Events Coordinator Samantha Schmitz joined our partners at the Climate Action Campaign outside the Senate for a second time to hand out flyers encouraging congressional staffers to Defend Our Climate from harmful Inflation Reduction Act repeals, to support the EPA’s rulemakings, and to celebrate climate investments in their home state.
On September 21, Moms Clean Air Force joined EDF Action for a virtual briefing on EPA’s Clean School Bus Program and why electric transportation is critical for public health. Watch the replay.
On September 20, Moms Clean Air Force National Field Events Coordinator Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar attended a press conference celebrating the Civilian Climate Corps hosted by Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the Capitol Lawn.
On September 19, Moms Clean Air Force Associate Vice President Isabel Gonzalez Whitaker moderated a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute 2023 Leadership Conference breakout session titled “Strong, Healthy Latino Communities: Addressing Chronic Health and Autoimmune Issues.” During this session, panelists discussed resources and new initiatives to address the disparities in health outcomes experienced by Latino communities.
On September 19, Moms Clean Air Force National Health Equity Manager Almeta Cooper was selected to be a witness before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals Subcommittee hearing on the EPA’s proposed soot pollution rule. Read her testimony here.
On September 18, Moms Clean Air Force DC Events Coordinator Samantha Schmitz and several volunteers joined the Climate Action Campaign and Defend Our Future outside the US Senate to hand out flyers encouraging congressional staffers to “Defend Our Climate” from harmful Inflation Reduction Act repeals, to support EPA’s rulemakings, and to celebrate climate investments in their home states.
On September 17, Moms Clean Air Force’s Sam Schmitz and Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar joined our members in New York City for the March to End Fossil Fuels, during which some 75,000 people gathered to demand that world leaders implement and support policies to end our reliance on polluting oil, gas, and coal.
August 2023
On August 16, Moms Clean Air Force joined our partners at the Climate Action Campaign outside the White House to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
On August 15, Moms Clean Air Force joined PennEnvironment and our partners in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, for a webinar about EPA’s Clean School Bus Program. Our panel of national experts shared information about the innovative technology behind electric school buses, the health benefits of this technology—and ways local school districts can tap into Clean School Bus Program funds. Watch the replay.
On August 8, Moms Clean Air Force joined the Climate Action Campaign and the Solutions for Pollution coalition for a news conference at EPA headquarters to deliver one million comments from people across the country demanding that EPA finalize the strongest possible standards to slash climate pollution from power plants.
On August 3, Almeta Cooper, Moms Clean Air Force National Manager for Health Equity, joined our partners at EDF at the National Association Black Journalists Conference for panel discussion on the importance of investing in climate solutions to advance health equity, jobs, and justice.
July 2023
On July 27, Moms Clean Air Force’s Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar and Sasha Tenenbaum attended the National Hispanic Medical Association’s DC Metro Chapter celebration of the 2023 Hispanic Leadership Development Fellowship program participants at Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar.
On July 27, Moms Clean Air Force joined our partners at EPA Headquarters in Washington, DC, to call on the agency to ban the toxic chemical vinyl chloride. Read remarks at the event by Almeta Cooper, Moms Clean Air Force National Manager for Health Equity.
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On July 21, to celebrate Latino Conservation Week, EcoMadres hosted a table at the USDA Farmers’ Market. Together with Corazon Latino, we provided information about how to take care of our Madre Tierra.
On July 19, to celebrate Latino Conservation Week, EcoMadres hosted a table at the Clinica en tu Barrio at the Church of Christ in Washington, DC. Together with the DC Mayors Office for Latino Affairs and other organizations, we provided information about the connection between health and air pollution and extreme weather events.
June 2023
On June 13–15, DC Moms, including Sasha Tenenbaum, Almeta Cooper, Luz Drada, Samantha Schmitz, and Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar, 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 Sasha’s testimony here, Almeta’s here, Luz’s here, Samantha’s here, and Danielle’s here.
On June 7, EcoMadres Program Coordinator Luz Drada and Iowa coordinator Karin Stein co-hosted a webinar in Spanish about how to participate in EPA hearings on clean air rulemakings. Watch the replay.
May 2023
On May 23, in honor of National Mental Health Awareness Month, Moms Clean Air Force invited children, parents, and grandparents to ask a panel of climate and health experts their questions about climate change and mental health. The event was aired in 2 parts and is part our national series of conversations about Clean Air, Climate, Health Equity—and Inequity. The conversation was moderated by Almeta Cooper, Moms’ National Manager for Health Equity, and panelists included Dr. Venise Curry, stress management expert Lorena Saavedra Smith, and Moms’ National Field Manager Liz Hurtado. Watch Part 1 here. Watch Part 2 here.
On May 23, Moms Clean Air Force DC Field Events Coordinator Samantha Schmitz joined the DC Asthma Coalition and the Campaign to Reduce Lead Exposure and Asthma for an informational webinar for parents and caregivers of children with asthma living in Washington, DC.
On May 19, Moms Clean Air Force’s Sasha Tenenbaum and Kate Caprari visited the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum on the opening day of To Live and Breathe, an exhibit that explores how local women of color have played a role in the long fight for environmental justice. Moms Clean Air Force is featured in the exhibit.
On May 14, EcoMadres and the Climate Power Education Fund hosted a virtual cafecito about motherhood and climate activism. Watch the replay.
On May 11, Moms Clean Air Force joined EPA Administrator Michael Regan and Maryland Governor Wes Moore for the announcement of EPA’s proposed standards for carbon pollution from power plants at the University of Maryland at College Park.
On May 9–11, Moms’ National Manager for Health Equity Almeta Cooper and Program Coordinators Luz Drada and Sam Schmitz joined dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in 16 states and Washington, DC, to testify at EPA’s virtual public hearing on proposed federal standards for pollution from cars and trucks. Read Almeta’s testimony here, Luz’s here, and Sam’s here.
On May 9, Moms Clean Air Force Event Coordinators Sam Schmitz and Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar joined dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in 15 states to testify at EPA’s virtual public hearing on the proposal to strengthen the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. Read Sam’s testimony here and Danielle’s here.
On May 9, Moms Clean Air Force DC Field Events Coordinator Samantha Schmitz testified about electrifying 30,000 low- to middle-income DC homes at the Healthy Homes Act hearing.
On May 2–3, Moms’ National Manager for Health Equity Almeta Cooper and National Field Events Coordinator Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar joined dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in 18 states to testify at EPA’s virtual public hearing on proposed federal standards for greenhouse gas pollution from heavy-duty trucks. Read Almeta’s testimony here and Danielle’s here.
On May 1–4, Moms Clean Air Force Colorado coordinator Shaina Oliver, Arizona coordinator Hazel Chandler, and National Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt attended the National Tribal Forum on Air Quality in Chandler, Arizona.
April 2023
On April 27, Almeta Cooper, Moms Clean Air Force National Manager for Health Equity, joined Black Millennials 4 Flint, the Climate Action Campaign, and EDF for a Green Table Talk on the topic “Protecting Our First Environment: Tackling the Black Maternal Health Crisis.”
On April 24, Moms Clean Air Force joined our partners at Storytelling With Saris for a Planting and Poetry event at the Nicholson Project in Southeast DC.
On April 22, Moms Clean Air Force DC Field Events Coordinator Samantha Schmitz joined Mayor Muriel Bowser at an Earth Day Electric School Bus Tour event hosted by the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Campaign at Marvin Gaye Park.
On April 19, Moms Clean Air Force’s Elizabeth Brandt and her daughter Natalia met Senator John Hickenlooper (CO) at Defend Our Future’s Defend Our Beer event at City-State Brewing Co. in Washington, DC.
On April 12, Moms Clean Air Force joined EPA Administrator Michael Regan as he announced the agency’s proposed tailpipe pollution standards for light- and heavy-duty vehicles in Washington, DC. National Field Manager Liz Hurtado and her nine-year-old step-daughter Leena spoke at the event. Watch the replay.
On April 10, Moms Clean Air Force staff and their families attended the White House Easter Egg Roll.
March 2023
On March 28, Moms Clean Air Force joined Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-4), Schools for Climate Action, Defend Our Future, and students from across the country for a press conference about two youth-authored House resolutions (1) calling for comprehensive K-12 climate education and (2) calling for support for mental health for youth impacted by the changing climate. Watch the replay.
On March 28, Moms Clean Air Force and our partners at the Climate Action Campaign held a press event at EPA Headquarters about the proposed soot standard. Speakers, including Moms’ National Manager for Health Equity Almeta Cooper, urged EPA to finalize strong, health-protective rules. Watch the replay.
On March 22, Moms Clean Air Force joined Congressman Raul Grijalva (AZ-7), Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Senator Tammy Duckworth (IL), Senator Cory Booker (NJ), and environmental justice advocates for a press conference to introduce the A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act. Watch the replay.
On March 22, Misti Allison, East Palestine resident and Moms Clean Air Force member, traveled to Washington, DC, to give testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee during their hearing on the February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine. Read Misti’s testimony.
On March 22, 2023, Moms Clean Air Force attended the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing about EPA’s proposed FY24 budget.
On March 9, Moms Clean Air Force showed up in force for the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing about the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. No one from the community was invited to testify at the hearing, so three Moms members from East Palestine came to put a face to the disaster. Moms Clean Air Force staff and members from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Louisiana, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, also attended. Watch Moms in action.
On March 3, Moms Clean Air Force National Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt joined EDF Action and Defend Our Future for an interactive workshop about submitting a public comment to a federal agency.
February 2023
On February 22, Moms Clean Air Force hosted a virtual workshop about EPA’s soot proposal and ways we can urge the agency to do more to protect our families and communities from this harmful pollution. During this workshop, DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz, National Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt, and Senior Policy Analyst Elizabeth Bechard covered the details of the soot rule and helped participants write personal comments for a stronger rule. Watch the replay.
In February, Moms Clean Air Force National Manager for Health Equity Almeta Cooper, Program Coordinator Luz Drada, DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz, and National Field Events Coordinator Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar 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 Almeta’s testimony here, Luz’s here, Sam’s here, and Danielle’s here.
On February 7, ahead of President Biden’s State of the Union speech, Moms Clean Air Force joined our partners at the Climate Action Campaign for a pizza-themed event outside the Capitol.
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 Senior Manager for Media Sasha Tenenbaum, DC Field Events Coordinator Samantha Schmitz, and National Field Events Coordinator Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar offered testimony. Read Sasha’s testimony here, Sam’s here, and Danielle’s here.
On January 10, Moms Clean Air Force joined Storytelling With Saris for a virtual poetry and climate action workshop. Monica Jahan Bose led the workshop, with special guest Moms’ National Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt. Participants wrote poetry and submitted comments on EPA’s proposed methane rule. Watch the replay.
On January 3, Moms Clean Air Force joined our partners at the Climate Action Campaign to welcome new members of Congress with a reminder that acting on climate change should continue to be a top priority.
December 2022
On December 20, Moms Clean Air Force’s Texas coordinator Erandi Treviño, Texas Supermom Mayela Bustos, and 10-year-old DC student Zahra Halakhe joined EPA Administrator Michael Regan for a press conference on EPA’s final truck pollution standards.
On December 13, Moms Clean Air Force DC Events Coordinator Samantha Schmitz joined the Virginia League of Conservation Voters and Loudoun Climate Project for a webinar about the health impacts of air pollution, air quality monitoring, and the work that Loudoun Climate Project has been doing to create an accessible network of data and resources for residents.
On December 12, Moms Clean Air Force DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz and National Field Events Coordinator Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar attend the National Immigrant Inclusion Conference in Washington, DC. They participated in sessions about immigrants’ role in the just transition to clean energy and climate displacement and migration.
On December 2, Moms Clean Air Force Louisiana coordinator Roishetta Ozane joined Jane Fonda in DC for the first in-person Fire Drill Friday in three years. Roishetta addressed the crowd as the founder and director of the Vessel Project of Louisiana about impacts in her frontline community.
November 2022
On November 5, EcoMadres attended the Dia de los Muertos Unidos Benefit Festival at the Washington Monument.
October 2022
On October 31, Moms Clean Air Force DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz joined the Climate Action Campaign for trick-or-treating at EPA Headquarters. Sam and partners handed out candy and information about air pollution to EPA officials on their lunch break.
On October 26, Moms Clean Air Force joined EPA for an event celebrating the announcement of Clean School Bus awards at John Lewis Elementary School in Washington, DC.
On October 25, Moms Clean Air Force joined Rise St. James at Freedom Plaza in DC to demand that President Biden protect communities in Cancer Alley from the petrochemical pollution that’s making them sick.
The EcoMadres team attended Poderosas Legislative Summit 2022 in Washington, DC, on October 21. EcoMadres Project Manager Carolina Peña was a panelist in the roundtable discussion “Latinas for Environmental Justice.”
On October 20, Moms Clean Air Force National Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt attended the Chesapeake Climate Action Network’s 20th Anniversary Celebration, featuring Bill McKibben and Rev. Lennox Yearwood.
On October 20, Moms Clean Air Force events coordinators Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar and Samantha Schmitz had the gas stoves in their DC apartments tested for emissions as part of Sierra Club’s Beyond Gas campaign.
On October 14, Moms Clean Air Force Program Coordinator Luz Drada joined the Early Years Climate Action Task Force for a panel discussion about why the early years sector should take climate action and how climate change affects early childhood development.
On October 12, Moms Clean Air Force National Events Coordinator Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar attended GreenLatinos’ Climate Justice Leadership Framework Forum in Washington, DC.
On October 6, Moms Clean Air Force joined advocates from environmental justice, public health, and environmental organizations outside the White House as part of a nationwide day of action to call on President Biden to take immediate action to cut methane pollution from the oil and gas industry. Speakers included Moms Clean Air Force’s Vanessa Lynch, GreenLatinos’ Dharma Santos-Santiago, and Natural Resources Defense Council’s Lissa Lynch. Watch the replay.
September 2022
On September 23, Moms Clean Air Force DC Field Events Coordinator Sam Schmitz and National Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt joined Fridays for Future DC for the 2022 Youth Climate Strike.
On September 22, Moms Clean Air Force joined Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05), Rep. Kathy Castor (FL-14), Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49), Rep. Troy Carter (LA-02), Madigan Traversi and Giselle Perez from Schools for Climate Action, and the Climate Mental Health Network for a press conference on the impact of climate-related disasters on the mental health of youth.
On September 21, Moms Clean Air Force DC staff and members participated in a lobby day for H. Res. 975, a resolution that seeks to address the mental health impacts of climate change on young people. The lobby day was organized by Schools for Climate Action in partnership with Moms Clean Air Force and the Climate Mental Health Network. Eighth graders from the Park School in Baltimore joined for the day of meetings on Capitol Hill.
On September 16, EcoMadres joined Corazón Latino at the USDA Farmers Market on the National Mall to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and Woodsy Owl’s 51st birthday.
On September 13, Moms Clean Air Force National Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt and Michigan State Coordinator Elizabeth Hauptman joined President Biden, members of Congress, and hundreds of advocates on the White House lawn to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Law, the largest investment in climate solutions in US history.
August 2022
On August 12, Moms Clean Air Force joined our partners on Capitol Hill to show our support for the Inflation Reduction Act, ahead of the House vote.
On August 5, Moms Clean Air Force headed to Capitol Hill to show our support for the Inflation Reduction Act, ahead of the Senate vote.
On August 5, Moms Clean Air Force visited Senator Joe Manchin’s office to show our support for the Inflation Reduction Act, ahead of the Senate vote.
July 2022
On July 15, EcoMadres joined Corazón Latino at the USDA Farmers Market on the National Mall, across from USDA headquarters, to kick off Latino Conservation Week.
On July 6, Moms Clean Air Force joined our partners outside the Supreme Court to protest the Court’s decision to constrain EPA’s authority to limit climate-harming pollution from power plants. Lucia Valentine, Moms’ West Virginia coordinator, opened the program with an acapella rendition of “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” National Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt and her daughter Valencia spoke about the threat of climate change to children. They called on EPA to get to work creating federal standards to limit climate pollution and on the Senate to pass commonsense investments in climate solutions.
June 2022
On June 30, Moms Clean Air Force joined our partners on the Supreme Court steps for an emergency rally in response to that morning’s decision to constrain EPA’s authority to limit climate-harming pollution from power plants. National Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt and West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine spoke at the event, calling on President Biden and Congress to take immediate action to address the climate crisis.
On June 15, Moms Clean Air Force joined GreenPower Motor Company and the Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA) for an electric school bus demonstration at the US Capitol. Several federal and state legislators, including Senator Shelley Moore Capito (WV) and West Virginia State Delegates Paul Espinosa and Christopher Toney, gave remarks at the event, along with Moms Clean Air Force National Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt and West Virginia coordinator Lucia Valentine.
On June 3, Moms Clean Air Force joined Storytelling With Saris for the dedication ceremony for the community climate art experience SUSTAIN at Unity Park in Washington, DC. SUSTAIN is a collective response to sustainability and the climate crisis featuring community-sourced poetry and art on saris.
May 2022
On May 31, EcoMadres Project Manager Carolina Peña attended a press event at John C. Lewis Elementary School in Washington, DC, hosted by the American Federation of Teachers and the United Autoworkers Union. The presidents of the unions, together with parents and environmental justice leaders, announced plans to bring union-built electric school buses to our nation’s schools.
On May 20, 2022, Moms Clean Air Force joined Vice President Kamala Harris and EPA Administrator Michael Regan at a DC-area high school to celebrate a historic investment in electric school buses. The event marked the launch of EPA’s Clean School Bus Program. Read more about the event.
On May 19, Moms Clean Air Force joined Storytelling With Saris and the Climate Action Campaign for a climate art action in support of climate solutions outside the US Capitol.
On May 18, EcoMadres Project Manager Carolina Peña-Alarcón spoke at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute in Washington, DC, during its Health Issue Summit. She was a panelist in a discussion titled “A Better Environment for Better Health,” hosted by the Environmental Defense Fund and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Watch the replay.
April 2022
On April 23, DC area moms and kids joined our partners across the country at Lafayette Park for a Fight for Our Future Rally to celebrate Earth Day.
On April 22, EcoMadres Program Manager Carolina Peña joined Supermom Daniella Ochoa Gonzalez for an Earth Day event at Mundo Verde in DC.
On April 20, Public Health Policy Director Molly Rauch 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.
National Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt joined local artist Monica Jahan Bose at Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library in DC on Earth Day for a preview of SUSTAIN—a public art experience from Storytelling with Saris—and a great conversation about climate activism. Watch the replay.
On April 16, Kids Clean Air Force DC member Dominic shared his 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 Public Health Policy Director Molly Rauch offered testimony. Read Molly’s full testimony HERE.
February 2022
On February 28, moms and kids from DC, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia joined more than 200 advocates outside the Supreme Court on February 28 to defend the Clean Air Act, as the US Supreme Court convened to hear oral arguments in the landmark case, West Virginia v. EPA. Lucia Valentine, Moms Clean Air Force’s West Virginia coordinator, and her dad, Dominic, opened the rally with a few folk tunes. DC EcoMadre Daniella Ochoa and her son Martin shared their support for strong EPA action on climate and urged the Supreme Court to protect the Clean Air Act. They were joined by students, doctors, and US Congresswoman Kathy Castor, chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis.
On February 24, Moms Clean Air Force DC joined dozens of Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 15 states 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. Moms Clean Air Force Public Health Policy Director Molly Rauch and DC coordinator Stephanie Klein offered testimony. Read Molly’s testimony HERE .
On February 10, Moms Clean Air Force joined the Climate Action Campaign for a bike caravan around the Senate office buildings in DC to cheer on our climate champions and urge the Senate to pass the climate investments in the Build Back Better Act.
December 2021
On December 21, National Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt and her daughter Valencia attended the signing of finalized—and ambitious—Clean Car Standards for light-duty vehicles of model years 2023–26 by Administrator Michael Regan at EPA Headquarters in DC. They were both invited to give remarks ahead of the signing ceremony. Watch the replay.
On December 16, Moms went to Capitol Hill to greet Senators and their staff as they left work for the day and to tell them: Moms are watching to make sure the Senate passes the Build Back Better Act, with its once-in-a-generation investments in climate protections for our families.
On December 14, Moms Clean Air Force joined Defend Our Future on Capitol Hill to greet Senators and their staff as they arrived at work for the day and tell them to pass the Build Back Better Act.
On December 1, Moms Clean Air Force joined Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow, a group of seven moderate Senate Democrats—Senators John Tester, Catherine Cortez Masto, Michael Bennet, Tim Kaine, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, and Chris Coons—Climate Power, League of Conservation Voters, and other partners to call on the Senate to pass the Build Back Better Act without delay. Watch the replay.
Moms Clean Air Force Washington, DC, 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. Moms Clean Air Force Public Health Policy Director Molly Rauch and DC organizer Stephanie Klein offered testimony. Read Molly’s full testimony here, and read Stephanie’s here.
November 2021
On November 17, Moms Clean Air Force DC joined Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Congressional Democrats, the League of Conservation Voters, and Climate Power for a Build Back Better press event on Capitol Hill. Speakers highlighted the critical climate provisions in the Build Back Better Act.
On November 16, Moms went to Capitol Hill to greet members of Congress and their staff as they left work for the day. Our message: Moms are watching to make sure our legislators pass the Build Back Better Act, with its once-in-a-generation investments in climate protections for our families.
On November 5, DC moms and kids headed to Capitol Hill to call on Congress to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the Build Back Better Act—to protect our children’s health and future.
October 2021
On October 27, moms and kids gathered near the Capitol to raise awareness of the critical climate provisions in the Build Back Better Act. The theme of the event: Climate change is scary!
On October 20, Moms Clean Air Force attended a press conference about the Build Back Better Act and climate jobs, featuring Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Cory Booker (NJ), Senator Tom Carper (DE), Senator Martin Heinrich (NM), Senator Ben Ray Lujan (NM), Senator Tina Smith (MN), Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL-14), Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-3), Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17), Congressman Don McEachin (VA-4), Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-2), and Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (NM-1). The event was hosted by the League of Conservation Voters, Climate Power, and the Climate Action Campaign. Watch the replay.
On October 19, Moms Clean Air Force program coordinator Hailey Duncan and DC field organizer Stephanie Klein testified at the White House Council on Environmental Quality’s public hearing on the proposed reinstatement of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rulemaking.
On October 7, DC moms visited the powerful installation on the National Mall highlighting the impacts of climate change and the importance of passing the Build Back Better Act with all its critical climate provisions.
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.
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 20, DC moms and kids joined the Climate Action Campaign for a honk and wave event downtown to show support for passing big, bold, ambitious investments in climate, jobs, and justice.
On September 14, Moms Clean Air Force DC joined the Climate Action Campaign to greet members of Congress and their staff on their way to work, asking them to honk for climate action.
On September 13, Moms Clean Air Force DC joined Senate Leader Chuck Schumer at the Climate Action Now Rally at the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial. Leader Schumer, Senator Martin Heinrich, Senator Tina Smith, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Senator Ron Wyden, Congressman Peter DeFazio, Congressman Sean Casten, and more spoke out at the event for major climate investments in the Build Back Better Act.
August 2021
In August, Public Health Policy Director Molly Rauch, DC field organizer Stephanie Klein, two Supermoms, and a Kids Clean Air Force member joined more than 30 Moms Clean Air Force staff and volunteers from 13 states to deliver testimony at EPA’s public hearing about strengthening near-term greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and light trucks. Read Molly’s testimony here, Stephanie’s here, and Supermom Dorothy Brandt’s here.
On August 23, Moms Clean Air Force DC rallied for big, bold investments in climate, jobs, and justice.
On August 4, Moms Clean Air Force program coordinator Hailey Duncan, DC field organizer Stephanie Klein, and DC moms and kids joined youth activists for 100% clean energy on the National Mall to urge Congress to Act on Climate. Together, youth leaders from across the country endorsed bold investments in climate solutions, including achieving a 100% clean grid, powered by renewable sources like wind and solar, by 2035.
July 2021
Over the summer of 2021, the House of Tears Carvers of the Lummi Nation transported a 24-foot totem pole from Washington State to Washington, DC. As the pole traveled, it visited many sacred and cultural places to draw lines of connection, honoring, uniting, and empowering communities working to protect all sacred places. On July 29, Moms Clean Air Force welcomed the Red Road to DC tour to the National Mall to help them deliver the messages from the many communities visited along the way to the Biden-Harris administration. Read more.
On July 20, Moms Clean Air Force Field and Special Projects Manager Elizabeth Brandt attended a press conference hosted by Senators Chuck Schumer, Chris Coons, and Ron Wyden in support of the Civilian Climate Corps. Watch the replay.
June 2021
Moms from Washington, DC, 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. DC organizer Stephanie Klein offered testimony. Read Stephanie’s testimony.
On June 2, Public Health Policy Director Molly Rauch, Program Coordinator Hailey Duncan, DC Field Organizer Stephanie Klein, Supermom Dorothy Brandt, and nine-year-old Michaela Pipkin 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. Read Molly’s testimony.
May 2021
On May 27, Moms Clean Air Force DC organizer Stephanie Klein attended a coalition happy hour for the groups working on the WMATA bus electrification campaign.
Moms Clean Air Force co-sponsored Concrete Dreams, a temporary public art project featuring an installation and livestream of community-sourced poetry on saris, mini movable sculptures, and projections at the DC Art Center May 20 to 22. The project was a collaboration of three DC artist-activists: Monica Jahan Bose, filmmaker Robin Bell, and Maps Glover. Moms Clean Air Force Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt spoke at the opening ceremony for the installation on May 20.
Moms Clean Air Force DC organizer Stephanie Klein attended the monthly DC Climate Coalition meeting.
April 2021
On April 24, DC Moms helped install Inauguration Kolam 2021, a collaborative public art presentation, in front of the US Capitol. Kolam are geometric designs drawn on the ground as a sign of welcome. This project celebrates the leadership of our first South Asian vice president, Kamala Harris. The kolam were created by volunteers across the country, who filled in the geometric patterns on cardboard pieces. The artists hooked the pieces together to make a giant pattern.
On Earth Day, Moms Clean Air Force DC cosponsored the premiere of the film Warming Waters by artists and climate activists Monica Jahan Bose and Robin Bell. Following the screening, Monica and Robin discussed their continued collaboration and the new public art project Concrete Dreams.
On April 16, Moms Clean Air Force DC organizer Stephanie Klein and Field Manager Elizabeth Brandt hosted a virtual tour the studios of two local artists who advocate for clean air and a healthy climate, Monica Jahan Bose and Claire Brandt. Watch the replay.
On April 5, Moms Clean Air Force DC organizer Stephanie Klein attended the monthly DC Climate Coalition meeting.
March 2021
On March 16, Moms Clean Air Force members and staff showed up at EPA headquarters in DC to deliver personal welcome messages from our members across the country for the newly appointed administrator, Michael Regan. See photos from the event HERE.
On March 15, Moms Clean Air Force DC organizer Stephanie Klein gave testimony at the DC City Council performance oversight hearing for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority. Her comments focused on the need to electrify WMATA’s transit bus fleet no later than 2045. Read her testimony.
February 2021
On February 11, Moms Clean Air Force staff, members, and kids delivered Valentine’s Day cookies and cards to our climate champions at EPA and in Congress.
October 2020
On October 9, DC organizer Stephanie Klein testified at the DC Council Public Roundtable on Waste Management and Agency Operations at the Department of Public Works.
September 2020
On September 29, Moms Clean Air Force chapters in DC, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia hosted watch parties for the first presidential debate. After receiving hundreds of emails and tweets from our members, debate moderator Chris Wallace strayed from the planned debate topics and spent 10 minutes questioning the candidates about their climate policy. It was the first time a debate moderator had asked a question about climate change during a presidential debate in 12 years.
DC Moms joined the September meeting of the DC Climate Coalition on September 14. The meeting featured We Power DC’s campaign against Pepco’s unjust rate increases and the Sierra Club DC’s Beyond Gas campaign.
DC Moms joined Moms Clean Air Force members across the country to testify in EPA’s virtual hearing on its proposal to retain the current National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ground-Level Ozone. Public Health Policy Director Molly Rauch, DC organizer Stephanie Klein, and 3 volunteers urged EPA to follow the science and strengthen the existing rule. Listen to Molly’s testimony here.
August 2020
DC Moms joined the August meeting of the DC Climate Coalition on August 3. The meeting featured a presentation from the Sierra Club on oil & gas pollution and how to accelerate DC’s transition away from methane use in buildings.
July 2020
Moms Clean Air Force DC participated in the dedication ceremony for Warming Waters, an installation of massive, colorful cotton fabric saris from Bangladesh covered with printmaking and writing about climate change by residents of Washington and Katakhali Village, Bangladesh, along with evening video projections on July 23. The installation draped the C&O Canal wall in Georgetown from July 23 to 25.
May 2020
DC Moms joined Moms Clean Air Force members across the country to testify in the EPA’s virtual hearing on its proposal to retain the current National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter.
April 2020
Monica Jahan Bose and Robin Bell hosted Moms Clean Air Force and other partners for the WARMING WATERS Earth Day 50th Anniversary Virtual Event.
February 2020
Field organizer Stephanie Klein co-led a DC City Hall Lobby Day on the implementation of the Clean Energy DC Plan with partners from the Sierra Club, Audubon Society, and Chesapeake Climate Action Network.
Members of Moms Clean Air Force from Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and DC, testified at the Washington, DC, public hearing on the rollback the National Environmental Policy Act. Moms spoke out against the White House’s plan to weaken this important safeguard. Read more here.
National Field Director Heather McTeer Toney testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform about the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards on February 6.
December 2019
On December 20, National Field Director Heather Toney joined a powerful lineup of speakers at Fire Drill Friday to call for urgent action to protect our children’s health. Speakers included Dolores Huerta, Jane Fonda, Reverand Barbor, among others. Read more about the event here.
November 2019
Moms Clean Air Force DC area members testified at an EPA hearing to ask that current standards for ethane crackers be updated to be more protective of our children, our families, and our communities.
September 2019
DC moms attended the Joint Congressional Hearing on “Voices Leading the Next Generation on the Global Climate Crisis” to support youth leaders stressing the urgency of acting on climate. Witnesses included Greta Thunberg, Jamie Margolin, Vic Barrett, and Benji Backer.
EcoMadres hosted a cafecito at local DC school, CentroNía, to talk with parents and students about the importance of acting on climate.
Moms Clean Air Force DC supported the DC Climate Strike with Greta Thunberg and other youth climate leaders from Fridays for Future DC and Youth Climate Strike DC on September 13, as strikers marched to the White House.
July 2019
Moms Clean Air Force DC went to DC City Hall to discuss the implementation of the Clean Energy DC Act.
Moms Clean Air Force hosted the sixth annual Play-In for Climate Action on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
March 2019
On March 18, members of Moms Clean Air Force DC testified in support of the lifesaving Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) at EPA’s hearing on their proposal to undermine MATS.
February 2019
Moms Clean Air Force DC area members testified at an EPA hearing in support of a rule that ensures newly built coal plants adhere to carbon pollution limits, a rule that Trump, Wheeler, and their coal industry friends are actively working to dismantle. Moms and kids also delivered “Climate Valentines” to EPA and members of Congress on Capitol Hill following the hearing. View photos from the hearing and Valentine delivery here.
January 2019
Moms Clean Air Force DC area members welcomed EPA employees back to work post-government shutdown.
Moms Clean Air Force DC area members attended Wheeler’s nomination hearing to make it clear that as an ex-coal lobbyist, Wheeler is unfit to run EPA. View photos from the meetings and hearing here.
December 2018
On December 18, the DC Council passed the strongest climate bill in the country, the Clean Energy DC Act! Moms were a critical part of this fight, visiting the office of DC Councilmember Mary Cheh just the day before. Additionally, Moms Clean Air Force’s Molly Rauch spoke at a press conference following the passage of the bill.
Moms Clean Air Force DC members attended the “Solving Our Climate Change Crisis” national town hall in Washington, DC.
November 2018
Moms Clean Air Force DC participated in a tree planting with EcoMadres at Ladybird Johnson Park in DC.
October 2018
Field organizer Elizabeth Brandt testified in support of the DC Clean Energy Act at DC City Hall.
Moms Clean Air Force DC area members participated in a climate rally with UMC in Frederick, Maryland.
Field organizer Elizabeth Brandt testified in support of the Clean Energy DC Omnibus Act of 2018.
Moms Clean Air Force DC participated in “Climate in the Pulpit” activities at a local church.
Moms Clean Air Force DC participated in a United Methodist Women DC/MD regional climate event in Fredrick, Maryland.
Moms Clean Air Force DC hosted a cafecito to celebrate the launch of EcoMadres.
September 2018
Moms Clean Air Force DC members attended the “Put a Price On It” press conference at DC City Hall.
Field organizer Elizabeth Brandt tabled and spoke at the Chevy Chase Village Green Fair in Maryland.
August 2018
Moms Clean Air Force DC area members gathered near the Department of the Interior to bring awareness to the link between climate change and forest fires.
July 2018
Moms Clean Air Force DC participated in Zero Hour Youth Climate events.
Moms Clean Air Force DC attended the Censored Science conference.
Moms Clean Air Force hosted the fifth annual Play-In for Climate Action on Capitol Hill.
June 2018
Moms Clean Air Force DC attended a Clean Cars forum in Fairfax with the Sierra Club.
May 2018
DC area Moms Clean Air Force members attended a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing featuring testimony from EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.
Field organizer Elizabeth Brandt attended the Symposium on Environmental Justice at the University of Maryland.
April 2018
DC area Moms Clean Air Force members attended a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing featuring EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.
Field organizer Elizabeth Brandt spoke at a rally at the EPA hosted by the American Federal of Government Employees, a union representing EPA employees.
Field organizer Elizabeth Brandt led workshops for 60 public high school students at a climate summit in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Moms Clean Air Force DC tabled at an Earth Day event at the Pentagon.
Moms Clean Air Force DC members participated in a Carbon Price lobby day.
March 2018
Moms Clean Air Force DC area members testified at a hearing on the proposed adoption of a cap and trade standard to limit carbon pollution from Virginia power plants.
Moms Clean Air Force DC members joined the Rally for Undocumented Youth.
February 2018
Moms Clean Air Force DC joined United Methodist Women in Annapolis to advocate for the Clean Energy Jobs Act.
Moms Clean Air Force DC co-sponsored and tabled at the Taking the Environment Back conference.
Moms Clean Air Force joined Chispa to travel to the Maryland legislature in Annapolis to deliver petitions from the Chispa Clean Buses for Healthy Ninos campaign.
January 2018
Moms Clean Air Force attended a Senate Environment and Public Works committee hearing featuring testimony from EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.
Field consultant Elizabeth Brandt spoke at an English/Spanish Chispa “Healthy Homes Healthy Communities” event at Rosa Parks Elementary in Hyattsville, Maryland.
Moms Clean Air Force DC area members attended the DC Auto Show to call on automakers to stop the rollback of Clean Car Standards.
Moms Clean Air Force members testified at a hearing focused on America’s Clean Power Plan in Annapolis.
December 2017
Moms Clean Air Force DC tabled with Chispa at the Langley Park Christmas Bazaar.
Moms Clean Air Force DC area members attended a House Environment Subcommittee hearing featuring EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Prior to the hearing, field organizer Elizabeth Brandt spoke at a rally and press conference nearby.
Moms Clean Air Force members testified at a hearing on glider trucks at EPA headquarters in Washington, DC.
Moms Clean Air Force DC dropped holiday cards to members of Congress on Capitol Hill.
November 2017
Moms Clean Air Force co-sponsored a town hall focused on asthma in Langley Park, Maryland.
October 2017
Moms Clean Air Force DC tabled at an advocacy event at the Georgetown Patagonia store.
Moms Clean Air Force DC attend a “We Can’t Wait” carbon pricing rally.
September 2017
Field organizer Elizabeth Brandt spoke at a 350 Loudoun gathering in Leesburg.
Moms Clean Air Force hosted a free concert with Latin GRAMMY Award winning children’s musician Mister G at All Souls Church.
Moms Clean Air Force DC hosted a Play-In for Our Common Home in Northern Virginia.
Moms Clean Air Force DC cosponsored the Naturally Latinos Conference with the Audubon Naturalist Society.
Moms Clean Air Force DC participated in the National Cathedral Interfaith walk.
Moms Clean Air Force DC members testified at an EPA hearing on Car Emission Standards.
August 2017
Moms Clean Air Force DC tabled at the Reston Farmers Market.
Moms Clean Air Force DC tabled at the Baltimore Vegan Soul Festival.
Moms Clean Air Force DC attended a screening of the Inconvenient Truth Sequel in Northern Virginia.
July 2017:
Moms Clean Air Force members testified at an EPA Public Hearing on the Oil and Gas New Source Performance Standards: Proposed Three-Month Stay and Two-Year Stay held in DC.
Moms Clean Air Force hosted the fourth annual Play-In for Climate Action in Washington, DC, with over 500 families in attendance.
Moms Clean Air Force DC tabled at Mom’s Organic Market.
June 2017
Moms Clean Air Force DC area members attended a Senate Appropriations hearing on the EPA budget, featuring testimony from EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.
Moms Clean Air Force DC area members attended a House of Representatives hearing on the EPA budget, featuring testimony from EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.
Field organizer Elizabeth Brandt spoke at a rally on Environmental Justice hosted by the Hip-Hop Caucus to protest cuts to the EPA budget.
Moms Clean Air Force attended an emergency rally at the White House in response to President Trump’s decision to exit the Paris Climate Agreement.
May 2017
Moms Clean Air Force tabled at Green Festival Expo.
Moms Clean Air Force tabled at Milkshake’s Concert for Mom at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore.
Moms Clean Air Force hosted an art installation and press conference in honor of World Asthma Day at Columbus Circle.
Moms Clean Air Force DC attended the Chesapeake Climate Action Network’s Carbon Pricing Campaign kickoff.
April 2017
Moms Clean Air Force marched in the Peoples Climate March.
Moms Clean Air Force participated in the March for Science.
March 2017
Moms Clean Air Force DC area members attended an emergency rally outside the White House in response to President Trump signing an executive order that attacks clean air safeguards.
Moms Clean Air Force DC hosted a house party in Takoma Park, Maryland.
Moms Clean Air Force tabled at a screening of TIDEWATER at the Environmental Film Festival in Washington, DC.
Moms Clean Air Force Public Health Policy Director Molly Rauch sat on a panel at the launch of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health in Washington, DC.
September 2016
Field organizer Julie Hantman attended “On the Front Lines: The Impact of Climate Change on Latino Communities,” sponsored by Bloomberg Government, EDF, and the Hispanic Federation.
Moms Clean Air Force DC attended an awards ceremony hosted by the Chesapeake Climate Action Network celebrating the commitment of Maryland and DC policymakers.
Moms Clean Air Force DC joined the DC Table, which will handle local planning for the People’s Climate Mobilization’s large event tentatively scheduled for April 29, 2017.
Moms Clean Air Force DC attended a Resources for the Future (RFF) event on carbon pricing.
July 2016
On July 13 Moms Clean Air Force hosted the third annual Play-In for Climate Action at Upper Senate Park in Washington, DC, with over 700 kids and parents in attendance from 50 states.
June 2016
Moms Clean Air Force DC hosted a “School’s Out Food Drive” contributing to the over 4,542 pounds of food collected by Moms Clean Air Force chapters nationwide.
Field organizer Julie Hantman attended the USCAN Annual Conference in Miami.
May 2016
Field organizer Julie Hantman delivered testimony at the DC Council on a package of three clean energy/climate bills.
Field organizer Julie Hantman attended a Brookings panel on Zika and climate change.
April 2016
Field organizer Julie Hantman provided oral comments to the Office of Management and Budget in support of EPA’s New Source Performance Standards for methane.
Moms Clean Air Force tabled at the National Hispanic Medical Association annual conference.
Moms Clean Air Force DC attended a Democracy Awakening rally, to stand up against big money interests in politics, including climate politics.
March 2016
For the second year, Moms Clean Air Force DC was a media partner to the annual Environmental Film Festival in Our Nation’s Capital. The festival theme for 2016 was “Parks” in honor of the National Park Service’s 100th birthday.
February 2016
Moms Clean Air Force co-hosted a roundtable discussion on the Prescription for Climate Health. Additional hosts included Environment America, Alliance for Nurses for Healthy Environments, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Georgetown University Fossil Free.
Moms Clean Air Force members from the DC area and across the country delivered valentines to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, urging EPA to take action on methane pollution from existing sources. Read more about the day HERE.
December 2015
Moms Clean Air Force Virginia and DC members gathered at EPA headquarters to deliver thousands of comment cards to EPA thanking them for proposing standards to limit methane emissions from new oil and gas operations. (Our comments also urged them to quickly propose standards pegged to existing operations.)
November 2015
Field organizer Julie Hantman gave a presentation to the DC Asthma Coalition on children’s health and climate change.
Moms Clean Air Force tabled during the Grand Opening of MOM’s Organic Market store at 1901 N. Veitch Street, Arlington, VA. The market generously donated 5% of all weekend sales to Moms Clean Air Force.
October 2015:
Moms Clean Air Force DC, along with a dozen other organizations, participated in planning the DC People’s Climate Movement’s Day of Action. We fielded a contingent of 16 moms, dads, and kids. A total of 400 people participated in this rush hour protest in downtown DC. The action coincided with similar actions in over 100 cities nationwide. The DC event involved protest of the fossil fuel industry’s efforts to obstruct climate action. This was followed by a march and a rally to celebrate local climate activism.
September 2015
Moms Clean Air Force DC fielded a large and visible contingent of 20 moms and kids to attend the Rally for Climate Justice. The rally attracted thousands of people to mark Pope Francis’s climate leadership on the day of his address to the U.S. Congress. Our Moms contingent enjoyed media interest from the Washington Post and WJLA/ABC-TV and also from videographers at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
July 2014 and July 2015
Moms Clean Air Force DC helped drive participation at both the 2014 and 2015 Play-In for Climate Action events on Capitol Hill and supported implementation of this national event. Over 700 people turned out for both Play-Ins combined, which urged Congress to support the Clean Power Plan to cut carbon pollution by power plants.
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2024
- The Eagle, Desigualdad estructural y cambio climático: moldeando la experiencia latina en los Estados Unidos
- KLFY, Monica Jahan Bose’s SWIMMING: Transforming Public Spaces with Art and Advocacy
- EIN Presswire, ‘SWIMMING’ in Adams Morgan: Monica Jahan Bose’s New Art Installation Explores Water’s Vital Role Amid Climate Change
- El Tiempo Latino, Madres se unen en DC para combatir la polución del aire
2023
- El Pregonero, Anuncian nuevas reglas para reducir emisiones de metano de industria petrolera
- Washington Examiner, Daily on Energy: The scene from today’s protest at EPA headquarters
- Department of Energy, DOE Announces New Biden-Harris Administration Appointees
2022
- Telemundo, T44 On Top: Hispanas en la Casa Blanca, fan atrapa pelota histórica y Jolie hace fuertes declaraciones
- Maryland Patch, War Of 1812 Event In Pasadena + Hispanic Heritage Month In Annapolis
- NBC Bay Area, Lawmakers Join Students in Global Call for Action on Climate Change
- Lake County Record-Bee, News Briefs
- The Boston Globe, Kids born right after a natural disaster more likely to have mental health issues, new research shows
- Press Release, Post-Event Recap: Parents joined Youth Climate Advocates, Lawmakers on Capitol Hill to advocate for youth mental health in a changing climate
- Press Release, Parents join Youth Climate Advocates, Lawmakers on Capitol Hill to advocate for youth mental health in a changing climate
- Dogwood, Beep Beep: Electric School Buses Roll In Culpeper
- Culpeper Star Exponent, Spanberger touts federal investment in electric school buses
- Telemundo DC, Latino Conservation Week—USDA Farmers Market
- East City Art, SUSTAIN: Monica Jahan Bose Celebrates a Decade of Storytelling With Saris
- East City Art, Storytelling With Saris Presents SUSTAIN at the Line Hotel and Unity Park
- Telemundo DC, EcoMadres, un grupo que educa sobre cuidar el aire y el medio ambiente
- Press Release, APRIL 12, 13, & 14: Dozens of Moms Urge EPA to Strengthen Proposed Truck Pollution Standards, Spokespeople Available to Comment
- Greater Greater Washington, Watch: DC Council Chair and Mayoral candidates’ in-person forum on transportation
- Greater Greater Washington, Events: Want to talk to DC Council chair and mayoral contenders? Join GGWash’s candidate forum.
- Forbes, Are Children In Bike Trailers At Risk From Air Pollution?
2021
- Washington Post, D.C. should lead on clean buses
- Press Release, At the Biden EPA’s First Climate-Related Public Hearing, 40 Moms Clean Air Force Members From Across Country to Speak Up, Demand Cleaner Cars
- WPFW, Community Watch & Comment, Tuesday, April 27
2020
- Greater Greater Washington, DC environmental groups ask WMATA to electrify its bus fleet
2019
- Greater Greater Washington, Many of DC’s playground surfaces contain lead. How dangerous is this, and what should be done?
2018
- The New York Times, Government Reopens as Trump Casts Doubt on Prospects for a Border Wall Deal
- The Washington Post, Federal employees return to backlog of work after 35-day shutdown
- E&E News, ‘Uncertainty is … stressful’ as staff return post-shutdown
- Bloomberg Environment, ‘Dread and Excitement’ as EPA Employees Head Back to Work (1)
- Getty Images, January 28, 2019 at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- BBC, Interview ft. Moms Clean Air Force DC Organizer, Liz Brandt
- Afro News, D.C. Council Passes Landmark Energy Bill
- The Hill is Home, EXCITING NEWS: DC COUNCIL JUST PASSED THE CLEAN ENERGY DC OMNIBUS ACT OF 2018
- WAMU 88.5, Major D.C. Climate Bill Headed for Passage, After Unanimous First Vote
- Breitbart News, Watch – Protesters: Feds Allowed Climate Change to Deny Youth Constitutional Rights
- E&E News, Advisers say they’re being sidelined on kids’ health
- The Fairfax Connection, Mom Power and Green Power Join Forces
- KidFriendly DC, Where to Play on the Weekdays: July 9-13
- Politico Morning Energy, Pruitt makes his Senate return
- The Washington Post, Pruitt’s EPA denies climate science. Republicans can correct him. Will they?
- E&E News, Democrats, greens see some benefit as Pruitt hangs on
- Carbon Price DC, How to Solve the District’s Air Quality Problem
2017
- Sojourners, Faith Leaders to EPA’s Pruitt: Where Do Your Priorities Lie?
- Automotive News, 3rd-grader schools EPA
- Mindful Healthy Life, 4th Annual Play-In for Climate Action July 13
- Politico, PRUITT RETURNS TO THE HILL
- Catholic Climate Covenant, The Butterfly Effect
- Sustainable Scoop, 05-03-2017 Elizabeth Brandt
- The Hill, Killing Clean Power Plan moves US backward on air pollution
- Natural Awakenings, People’s Climate March in Washington, D.C.
- Chesapeake Climate Action Network, “PUT A PRICE ON IT DC” IS TAKING OFF!
2016
- KidFriendly DC, Where to Play on the Weekdays: July 11-15
- Inside Climate News, Washington D.C. Pension Fund Announces Full Fossil Fuel Divestment
2015
- Mindful Healthy Life, MOM’s Organic Market Opens in Arlington!
- SYS-CON Media, MOM’s Organic Market Arlington: Grand Opening This Friday-Sunday!
- ARL Now, MOM’s Organic Market Opening Next Week on Lee Highway
- Voice of America Chinese, 数百人华盛顿抗议TPP不环保条款
- YubaNet, Groups take climate fight to Oil Barons’ doorstep
- Mindful Healthy Life, Moms Flock to U.S. Capitol for Climate Action Play-In
- Mindful Healthy Life, Environmental Film Fest screens Project Wild Thing, concludes this weekend
- Natural Awakenings, Speak up Against Pollution to the Environmental Protection Agency
2014
- The Washington Post, EPA’s plan on climate change fills a void as Congress does nothing
- E&E Publishing, McConnell plans to take coal country message to EPA listening session in D.C.
- The Washington Post, Competing visions of cataclysm at an EPA hearing
- E&E Publishing, Green hoopla dominates start of EPA hearings on carbon rule
- OC Mom Magazine, 200 Moms And Kids Launch A “Play-in” Protest On Capitol Hill For Climate Action
- IT Business Net, 200 Moms And Kids Launch A “play-in” Protest On Capitol Hill For Climate Action
- Nassau News Live, 200 Moms And Kids Launch A “Play-in” Protest On Capitol Hill For Climate Action
- Mindful Healthy Life, Moms turn out in force to call for action on climate
- The Sacramento Bee, 200 Moms And Kids Launch A “Play-in” Protest On Capitol Hill For Climate Action
- iStock Analyst, Moms And Kids Hold “Play-In” Protest On Capitol Hill For Climate Action
- Environment and Energy Daily, Mothers, children to stage ‘play in’ at Capitol in support of EPA rule
- Miami Herald, Mothers bring kids to Senate to push for EPA’s climate change rule
- The Recorder, Mothers bring kids to Senate to push for EPA’s climate change rule
- Charlotte Observer, Mothers bring kids to Senate to push for EPA’s climate change rule
- Lexington Herald-Leader, Mothers bring kids to Senate to push for EPA’s climate change rule
- Ledger-Enquirer, Mothers bring kids to Senate to push for EPA’s climate change rule
- What To Expect, Moms and Kids Hold “Play In” Protest for Climate Change
- Truth Atlas, Moms Stage “Play-In” for Climate Action on Capitol Hill
- Chicago Tribune, Mothers bring kids to Senate to push for EPA’s climate change rule
- Investor Ideas, 200 Moms And Kids Launch A “play-in” Protest On Capitol Hill For Climate Action
- Los Angeles Times, Mothers bring kids to Senate to push for EPA’s climate change rule
- DC Green Scene, Play-In For Climate Action
- Beltway Bambinos, Weekday Adventures: Splish, splash in the stream, theatre-in-the-woods and practice your ABC’s with Mister G
- Mindful Healthy Life, Visionary Mom Inspires Play-In for Climate Change