Due to social stigma and systemic discrimination, LGBTQ+ individuals are often more vulnerable to the environmental risks of climate change than the general population.
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Clean Energy Policy That Cuts Air Pollution Would Save 50,000 Lives
New study shows cutting air pollution generated by burning fossil fuels would save over 50,000 lives and provide more than $600 billion in health benefits.
5 Things Parents Should Know About Climate Change and Mental Health
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we’ve been highlighting the intersection of climate change and mental health. Collective action can help us combat feelings of isolation and find meaning and purpose in the climate crisis.
New Mapping Tool Shows Nearly 4 Million U.S. Children Live in the Oil & Gas Threat Radius
Families living on the frontlines of oil and gas have an updated tool. The Oil & Gas Threat Map shows that more than 17.3 million people, including 3.9 million children under 18, live within a half-mile threat radius of active oil and gas operations
The Climate Crisis is a Spiritual Crisis
A mom reflects: “As a mother, I’m doing my imperfect best to move through the world in ways that generate faith in a livable future. I try to nurture my children’s faith in something larger than themselves by pointing out the beauty of the Earth.”
Moms Celebrate Historic Investments in Electric School Buses With Vice President Kamala Harris
Moms Clean Air Force joined Vice President Kamala Harris, EPA Administrator Michael Regan, and other officials to celebrate a historic investment in electric school buses.
Moms Make News: Moms Urge EPA to Put the Brakes on Truck Pollution
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, and West Virginia.
Collective Climate Action is Good for the Planet—and Our Mental Health
A new study from researchers affirm the benefits of collective climate activism for our mental health. So find a climate community!
Plants and Pollinators Go Wild for No Mow May
Researchers found that yards participating in No Mow May had five times more bees than nearby park lawns that had been mowed. Join No Mow May, a movement inspiring people to protect pollinators and wildlife by NOT mowing their lawns.
New Mexico Mom Concerned About Climate Pollution From Trucks
“Communities like mine are seeing the health impacts of air pollution from ground transportation — asthma, heart attacks, stroke, and lung infections, to name just a few…I worry every day about how air and climate pollution will affect my children’s health and development.”
Climate Change and Mental Health: A Mom’s Story and Fact Sheet
Parenting can be challenging under the best of circumstances, but it can feel like an impossible task to navigate the responsibilities of caring for children while worrying about their future. That’s why we created a fact sheet about how climate change is affecting our mental health and how to cope.
To Help Stop Climate Change, Obama Says: Create More National Parks
“Our Great National Parks” highlights the important role the world’s large national parks play in mitigating climate change while protecting the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the plants and animals that make nature so special.