Plastic is not a biofuel. So why is EPA inserted waste plastic into a program designed to fast-track the production of renewable fuels from plants, algae, and other biological sources.
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Why Is EPA Fast-Tracking Plastic Trash as a Renewable Biofuel?
Moms Testify Soot Pollution Threatens Lives: Moms Make News
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, and West Virginia.
Shell’s Ohio River Valley Cracker Plant Gets an “F” Grade
After 100 days of operation, the Shell Beaver County ethane cracker plant, 30 miles north of Pittsburgh, gets a failing report card from environmental groups, including Moms Clean Air Force.
EcoMadres Urge EPA to Set Stronger Rules for Soot Pollution
We know the burden of dirty air isn’t distributed evenly. In the United States, Black, Brown, and Indigenous people experience disproportionately higher exposure to soot pollution, on average, than white people because sources of this deadly pollutant are more likely located in and around their communities.
Moms Tell EPA to Get Tough on Soot
This week, dozens of moms from across the country will testify before EPA at a hearing on proposed federal standards for soot pollution.
Your Brain on Diesel Pollution: Moms Make News
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, and Vermont.
Ohio Train Derailment Highlights Toxic Plastic Pollution
Communities continue to be concerned about the health impacts of toxic petrochemical pollution from the recent train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
Soot Pollution Breaks Our Hearts
Many things can break your heart, but air pollution shouldn’t be one of them. Send EPA a Valentine for Heart Health to protect our hearts with the strongest possible standards for soot pollution.
Oil and Gas Pollution Harms a Community
There’s one week left to send a message to EPA in support of its updated rule to cut methane and other harmful pollutants from oil and gas operations across the country. Our New Mexico coordinator shares her thoughts as a mom and a Latina.
No Amount of Soot Pollution Is Safe for Children to Breathe
Dirty deadly soot is not okay for children to breathe. EPA’s latest proposal falls short of the strongest limits recommended by scientific guidance.
Moms Make News: Tiny Pollutant Poses Huge Health Threat
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Vermont.
On the Front Lines of Oil and Gas Development: Vanessa Lynch, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
As part of our series about the health impacts of methane, Vanessa Lynch tells her story about how her family’s health has been affected by living near oil and gas development.