Burning trash is a dangerous and unjust way to deal waste. In Newark, NJ, a low-income, largely Black and Brown community, fight a toxic trash incinerator.
On the Front Lines of Oil and Gas Development: Shaina Oliver, North Denver, Colorado
As part of our series about the health impacts of methane, Shaina Oliver tells her story about how many Indigenous People live “sacrifice zones,” where profits from oil and gas operations and polluting industries are considered more important than the health of the community.
Moms Make News: Moms Get Out The Vote
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Colorado, Georgia, New Jersey, and Texas.
Letter to President Biden Urging Swift Action on Pollution Standards for Soot, November 14, 2022
Date: November 14, 2022 To: President Joseph R. Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: The undersigned 167 organizations appreciate that your administration has restored rigorous, science-based decision-making to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) …
Wildfires Threaten the Health of Native American Families
Native Americans often live in rural areas close to wildfires and airborne smoke. Climate change makes wildfires worse. Warming temperatures contribute to both the severity and duration of wildfires.
Georgia Moms Celebrate EPA’s Clean School Bus Program
Moms Clean Air Force joined the Electrification Coalition, World Resources Institute, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Environment Georgia, Georgia Conservation Voters, Mothers & Others for Clean Air, and Blue Bird in Jonesboro, Georgia, for a press conference about the Clean School Bus …
New electric school buses added to Clayton County fleet
Moms Make News: Moms and Kids Breathe Easier on Electric School Buses
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Florida, Iowa, Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington, DC.
Moms Celebrate EPA’s Clean School Bus Program in Michigan
On October 27, 2022, Moms Clean Air Force joined Climate Power, BlueGreen Alliance, and Michigan Clean Cities in Lansing, Michigan for a press conference about the Clean School Bus rebates that EPA awarded to Michigan school districts. These awards came shortly after …
Electric School Buses Hit the Roads!
This week, EPA announced nearly $1 billion in awards to local school districts to transition to clean school buses. This is great news for our kids and our climate!
It’s Time to Ditch Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
Gas-powered leaf blowers release toxic pollutants into the air we breathe. These pollutants, many known carcinogens, can be extremely harmful to human health.
Babies’ Lungs Contain Toxic Air Pollution Before Birth
Recent research found evidence of toxic black carbon particles (soot) in cord blood and placenta tissue in pregnant mothers.