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Mental Health and Climate Change: Why Mutual Aid and Collective Care Matter Right Now—and What You Can Do
Moms’ Dominique Browning’s Blistering Take Down of Zeldin’s “Great American Comeback” in U.S. News and World Report
“While lobbyists and executives from the oil, gas, chemical and automobile industries celebrated the news, the American public should not,” writes Moms’ Dominique Browning in an op-ed response to EPA Administrator Zeldin’s so-called “Great American Comeback” published in US News and World Report.
5 Líderes Ambientales que Debes Conocer para el Mes de la Historia de la Mujer
Conozca a cinco mujeres poderosas que lideran movimientos actuales e históricos que abordan la contaminación industrial, las disparidades en la salud pública y las políticas ambientales equitativas.
5 Environmental Leaders You Need Know for Women’s History Month
Meet five powerful women at the forefront of current and historical movements addressing industrial pollution, public health disparities, and equitable environmental policy.
Uprooted: How Back-to-Back Hurricanes Displaced One Family From Nicaragua to the U.S.
In November 2020, during the middle of a very active storm season, two Category 4 hurricanes slammed into Central America within two weeks. Read how one family lost their home, forcing them to make the difficult decision to try to go to the U.S.
Protecting the Wild: Our National Parks Urgently Need Us—Now More Than Ever
This family has made visiting national parks their “thing,” even as the new administration guts park staffing and resources. Their reason: skipping this summer’s trip feels like succumbing to defeat when these parks need us now more than ever.
10 Essential Ways the National Weather Service and NOAA Protect Our Families
The National Weather Service and its parent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, play a vital role in keeping communities safe from severe weather and other environmental threats.
Against a Backdrop of Federal Inaction, New Mexico Emerges as Unlikely Leader in Cutting Oil and Gas Pollution
Over the last 6 years, New Mexico has become a model of climate action. The New Mexico legislature is currently considering 19 bills related to oil and gas production in the state, many of which could go a long way to further protect children’s health in the Land of Enchantment.
How Federal Money Is Decreasing Industrial Air Pollution in Pennsylvania
A flagship, first-in-the-country endeavor, the Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA) program will use federal funding to enact plans to deliver real environmental and economic benefits to our families while investing in innovative climate solutions.
Moms Tell Congress Cleaner Energy Benefits Are Too Massive to Cut
Cleaner energy reduces health-harming pollution that hurts children, lowers energy bills, and creates thousands of new, well-paying jobs. Win-win-win. And yet, despite these benefits, funding for cleaner energy projects across the country is at risk.
Uprooted: How One Family Learned There Is No Such Thing as a Climate Haven
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in August 2005, this family was forced to evacuate to Houston—at 2 AM. Nearly two decades later, they relived the nightmare when Hurricane Helene hit their new hometown in Western North Carolina.
Moms Tell Congress to Stand Up for Commonsense Methane Pollution Protections
A critical measure to cut methane waste from the oil and gas industry is on the chopping block. Moms are speaking out.