Moms Director and Co-Founder Dominique Browning’s thoughts and prayers about the Texas Hill Country floods are coupled with a desire for climate policies and action, she writes in an op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman. She emphasizes that we must do something to protect our children and families against extreme weather catastrophes, arguing that “greedy politics” are the only barrier to solution-based advocacy.
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In other news
- Dominique speaks on CBC Radio’s What on Earth as one of four climate activists working against the administration’s attack on environmental protections, emphasizing Moms’ continued call for defense of the Endangerment Finding.
- In a feature in The Cool Down, Dominique shares the story of how Moms came to be, on-the-ground projects we are working on now, and how interested caregivers can get involved.
- Door County Pulse interviews Wisconsin State Organizer Jayne Black about what inspires her to advocate and how she was crowned the state’s first Mrs. Elemental USA. Mrs. Elemental USA is national pageant for married women promoting environmental sustainability.
- Arizona State Organizer Fabiola Bedoya speaks to Prensa Arizona about EcoMadres and Moms Clean Air Force efforts to advocate for climate action in the face of growing extreme heat threats.
- Cynthia Palmer, Senior Analyst for Petrochemicals, warns Public Health Watch that if EPA grants exemptions to heavily polluting chemical facilities, many of which already hold several violations, it would be immoral and dangerous.
- Senior National Field Director Patrice Tomcik (pictured) earned features in WTAE-TV Pittsburgh and twice in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (here and here) for Moms’ collaboration with EDF to identify orphan and abandoned wells across Western Pennsylvania.
- On Noticias Telemundo AHORA‘s Planeta Tierra segment, National Field Manager Liz Hurtado speaks about her work with EcoMadres to advocate for and protect Latino communities, which are especially vulnerable to extreme weather.
- A snippet of Federal Policy Director Melody Reis’s statement condemning the Big Beautiful Bill for taking away health care from millions of Americans is featured in Inside Climate News.
Honorable mentions
Moms earned mentions in Canary Media, GoodGoodGood, the Sustainability Times, the Charleston Gazette-Mail, and Green Earth Insights.
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