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Moms Sound Alarm Over Mercury Rollback: Moms Make News
EPA Puts Children at Risk by Gutting Mercury Protections
Once again, EPA Administrator Zeldin is prioritizing polluters over people’s health. Last week, he rolled back a vital recent update the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for power plants.
Life Under Threat: The Toxic Coal Waste Landfill in My Backyard
The Ottumwa-Midland Landfill, a coal waste landfill, has been operating in Ottumwa, Iowa, near Des Moines, since 1981. This grandmother tells the story of watching plumes of ash pump into the sky after the landfill changed longtime site supervisors last summer.
“We’re Paying the Price With Our Way of Life”: Indigenous Women Fight for Strong Mercury Protections
This Indigenous People’s Day, we’re revisiting three powerful interviews with Indigenous moms about toxic mercury pollution in their communities, rooted in the importance of fishing as a tradition.
EPA Wants to Roll Back Critical Mercury Protections?! Moms Speak Out for Children’s Health
Today, Moms are calling in to give inspired testimony at EPA’s virtual public hearing on its proposed roll back of the 2024 update to the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards. It’s another way we’re raising our voices this #MomsSummerofAction.
#MomsSummerofAction: Don’t Let EPA Roll Back Protections Against Toxic Mercury
EPA has proposed rollbacks on the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards that would mean more of this pollution emitted into the air. No amount of mercury exposure is safe for our families. Join Moms in speaking up for mercury protections now.
Moms Raise Our Voices to Stop Industrial Polluters From Releasing Seven Most Dangerous Pollutants Ever Created
Earlier this month, 52 Senators voted to repeal Clean Air Act protections against seven of the world’s most toxic air pollutants, including mercury, lead, dioxins, and others. Now the resolution is with the House of Representatives for a vote.
Moms’ Dominique Browning on Making America Sick Again in Newsday
A series of executive orders and other actions by President Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin have made it clear that their frequently repeated slogans, “Make America Great Again” and “Make America Healthy Again,” are hollow.
Celebrating Progress After a Decade of Advocacy: Moms Make News
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Arizona, Iowa, Montana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington, DC.
Why EPA’s New Mercury Protections Matter to Moms
Moms have been advocating for stronger mercury protections for over a decade, and now they’re here. Learn why we’re so excited about EPA’s updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards.
Sweeping Power Plant Pollution Safeguards Put Children’s Health First
In a bold move to protect public health, EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced the finalization of a suite of new rules that will address pollution from fossil fuel power plants—the polluters responsible for almost one-quarter of the climate pollution generated by the U.S.
Climate Change Turns Up the Heat: Moms Make News
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Arizona, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, and Texas.