Parents plead with PA Governor Tom Wolf to attend cancer crisis meeting: “You have a responsibility, both to your constituents who are battling cancer or have lost loved ones, and to the parents of all children who need to know what they can do to protect them from becoming cancer patients by the time they are young adults…”
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Pennsylvania Parents of Child Cancer Victims Cite Fracking Concerns
The EPA Must Protect Our Children From Methane
Trump’s EPA is prioritizing profits over people by gutting a rule that limits methane pollution from oil and gas development. Trump and Wheeler should be held accountable for the crime of putting our children’s health and safety at risk with their radical deregulatory agenda.
Community Rx Joins the National Baptist Convention
Community Rx is a faith-based climate campaign dedicated to advocacy in African-American communities. Moms Clean Air Force’s Community Rx consultant, Tonya Calhoun, along with Moms Clean Air Force staff, attended and presented at the National Baptist Convention.
Jane Goodall Joins Religious Leaders to Stop Deforestation
Dr. Jane Goodall and the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative, a global effort to mobilize the world’s religions to help stop tropical deforestation, come together to halt climate change.
New Study Asks: Is Air Pollution Worsening Kids’ Mental Health?
A new study examined short-term exposure to small particulate matter pollution and mental health effects in children, and found that pollution was linked to worsening mental health disorders just days after exposure.
10 Things Kids Can Do After the Climate Strike
Our future voters will register to vote when it’s their time, but many are inspired to do more right now. Here are 10 things you and your kids can do to help solve the climate crisis and protect the future.
Greta Thunberg and 15 Other Children File Lawsuit Against 5 Countries Claiming Their Rights As Children Are Violated
Sixteen children from around the world are petitioning the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child to hold five of the world’s leading economic powers accountable for inaction on the climate crisis.
The Climate Strike in NYC Sent a Powerful Message Demanding Action
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in New York City for the Global Climate Strike to rally for action to fight climate change.
Clean Cars for Future Drivers
Transportation is the largest source of climate change pollution in the US. Young people are paying close attention, as they prepare to strike for a cleaner climate future. So we need to be slashing climate pollution from cars and trucks as quickly as possible, not rolling back climate protections.
New Study: Soot Particles Found in Placentas
New Study: Scientists say black carbon particles were found on every single placenta they looked at, regardless of how much pollution the mother had been exposed to.
MSNBC: “Environmental Conditions Plaguing Communities of Color” with Heather McTeer Toney
Moms Clean Air Force’s National Field Director, Heather McTeer Toney joined Reverend Al Sharpton and Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson for MSNBC “Climate in Crisis” week.
What You May Have Missed Over Summer Vacation
With the kids heading back to school, and parents getting back into the swing of things, here are some significant developments about air pollution and climate change that you may have missed while you stepped away from the news cycle.
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