Read Heather McTeer Toney’s powerful congressional testimony about the effects of environmental injustice on communities during COVID-19.
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Testimony on Sweltering in Place: COVID-19, Extreme Heat, and Environmental Justice
Mom Testifies to Protect Pennsylvania Families From Fracking
“In these times of Covid-19, which is a respiratory syndrome, it behooves us to pay even more attention to our air quality…” Rajani Vaidyanathan testified at a public hearing on Pennsylvania’s draft oil and gas methane rule.
Step Up Climate Action to Protect our Children
Today, Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL), Chair of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, released a report, “Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, Resilient, and Just America.” Moms Clean Air Force applauds the release of this groundbreaking report, and we urge congress to step up climate action to protect our children.
10 Ways Families Can Support Black Lives Matter Protests
Racial justice is climate justice. As the Black Lives Matter protests have shown, racism is pervasive in the US. While not everyone can protest in person, families can still support the BLM movement in meaningful and concrete ways.
Imagining A New Normal? Let’s Start by Asking the Right Questions.
A mom creates a list of questions with her 9 yr-old son for kickstarting a conversation about creating a safe, clean energy future.
Tell EPA Black Communities Need Clean Air to Breathe
“We all deserve to breathe air that is safe regardless of the color of our skin or our zip code. It is time for Wheeler to do his job and protect us, not polluters.” – Texas field organizer Catherine Flowers writes in this important op-ed in the Houston Chronicle.
“Coal Blooded Action Toolkit” from NAACP
The NAACP’s “Coal Blooded Action Toolkit” provides the necessary framework and tools to build a foundation for eliminating pollution from coal for impacted communities.
EPA Administrator Wheeler’s Remarks About Cleaner Air Are “Shameless and Misleading”
Wheeler is trying to take credit for America’s relatively clean air without acknowledging that he is working to undo all the protections that created it.
What States are Learning From the Covid-19 and Climate Crises
To combat COVID-19, the country has no federal health policy. America also has no federal climate policy. The Trump administration has addressed these crisis’s by passing the buck to the states. Governors, mayors and local officials from across the country have stepped up to keep Americans safe and healthy.
Coronavirus Makes Plastic Pollution Worse
People are switching back to single-use plastic in an effort to distance from deadly COVID-19. Here are tips for staying healthy and using less plastic.
Book Review: How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change: Turning Angst into Action
Harriet Shugarman’s new book “How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change” provides tools and strategies for parents to explain the climate emergency to their children and galvanize positive action.
Moms Clean Air Force Goes Virtual: How We Fight for Clean Air During a Pandemic
At Moms Clean Air Force, we continue to engage over a million members in our fight for clean air, as we do our part to flatten the curve of the coronavirus pandemic.
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