Kids Going to Summer Camp? Read This!
As the school year winds down, summer camp prep ramps up. We spoke with the American Camp Association to find out what you need to know to be ready for extreme heat, wildfires, and air pollution this summer.
How a Wildfire Made One Camp Counselor Care About Climate Pollution
When Moms’ intern Bobby Cook was a camp counselor, he had the difficult job of explaining to kids why they couldn’t play outside. The reason? Smoke from climate-change-strengthened wildfires was creating unhealthy air. For him, it feels like climate change is stealing …
The Climate Crisis Has No Borders
This Telly Award-winning animated short tells the heartbreaking story of Patricia, a mother forced to move her family from Cameroon to the U.S. to escape climate-driven extreme heat, water scarcity, and persistent disease. “We don’t migrate because we want to. We are …
Climate Coffee Break: Protecting Athletes in a Changing Climate
For our May Climate Coffee Break, we talked to youth soccer coach Gabe Gibbons about the intersection of sports, air pollution, and toxic chemicals. He discussed how he is protecting children’s health and engaging in new climate conversations through sports. Get inspired …
4 Impacts of Climate Change You Need to Know: New Interactive Map
A new interactive map from the Environmental Defense Fund marries our real-life experiences with climate change and data, bringing the extent of the crisis and its widespread impacts into stark relief.
What Happens to Florida When Climate Protections Disappear?
Climate change in Florida isn’t hypothetical anymore. We’re already living with stronger storms, dangerous heat, rising insurance costs, and worsening air pollution. A new Environmental Defense Fund map shows what could happen if climate protections are rolled back, including billions in higher …
One Coach Tells All: How Extreme Heat and Toxic Chemicals Make Soccer Unsafe
Gabe Gibbons is a perfect modern soccer coach. He’s aware of the ways climate change is increasing the frequency and deadliness of extreme heat, and he takes protecting his young players very seriously.
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Training Children’s Rights Advocates in an Era of Climate Crisis
“If you are interested in child’s health, how can you not be interested in the climate crisis?” says Donna Koller, a researcher and professor of early childhood studies who is training the next generation of children’s rights advocates.
Kids Clean Air Force Is Stepping Up This Earth Day
This #EarthDay, we are fighting for clean air in our towns and at the Capitol where Kids Clean Air Force member Margot used her voice to urge the grownups in the room to step up and protect her from pollution. She shares …
What Noah Wyle and The Pitt Are Teaching the World About Extreme Heat
The hit medical drama series The Pitt tackles many of modern society’s most pressing issues. Season 2 shines a light on how climate-fueled extreme heat impacts human health.