The Lancet focused their latest report on the effects of climate change on children’s health, asking, “Who is going to be the most vulnerable?”
Ethane Cracker Plants: Threatening Our Air, Our Climate, and Our Health
Ethane “cracker plants” are industrial facilities that create the building blocks for plastics manufacturing. They also create air pollution that harms our health and makes climate change worse.
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.
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.
Tell Administrator Wheeler: Protect Our Kids from Dangerous Methane Pollution
EPA head Andrew Wheeler has proposed a plan to gut an existing rule that limits methane pollution from new and modified natural gas facilities. Moms see this proposal for what it is: a thinly veiled attempt to shield oil and gas facilities …
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.
Moms Clean Air Force’s Heather McTeer Toney in New York Times
In today’s New York Times, Moms Clean Air Force’s Heather McTeer Toney tells us why black women are leaders in the climate movement, and why African American communities are depending on mothers to lead the fight against pollution.
Three Moms Tackle Climate Change
Moms from Nevada, New Mexico and Arizona are seeing, feeling and coping with the debilitating effects of air pollution in their homes every day.
Tell Your Senators: Don’t Put an Oil & Gas Lobbyist in Charge of Our Air
Our arch nemesis, multi-millionaire Bill Wehrum is stepping down as the head of air and radiation office of EPA. He is leaving amid an investigation into his possible violations of federal ethics rules. He made a fortune as a high paid attorney …
More Studies on Air Pollution and Children Tell Us it’s “Detrimental to Children’s Health”
The US comes in third for asthma-related air pollution (behind China and India), with 236,000 cases per year.This group of new studies from researchers around the world confirms that air pollution harms children’s health.
Declining Air Quality Threatens the Health of Millions
Read about the findings of the American Lung Association’s 2019 State of the Air Report, and find out how your local air quality fared.
Fires and Chemicals: A Toxic and Deadly Mix
Learn how fires are disrupting people’s lives–from the petrochemical fire in Texas to wildfires in California–and creating deadly health effects.
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