Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Virginia and Washington, DC.
Moms Clean Air Force in NYT: “Even Low Levels of Soot Can Be Deadly to Older People, Research Finds”
In an article in the New York Times, two Moms Clean Air Force state organizers, Karin Stein of Iowa, and Hazel Chandler of Arizona, are quoted about a groundbreaking new air pollution study.
Tribal Air Programs for Congress to Address
The Status Tribal Air Report (STAR) combines stories from Tribal air quality professionals operating air monitoring programs on Tribal lands. It includes a budget analysis of how much funding Congress needs to set aside to fully fund Tribal air programs.
Moms Join Senators to Support a “Vote for Children’s Health” to Cut Methane Pollution
Moms Clean Air Force’s Public Health and Policy Director Molly Rauch, and members of the Moms team, joined Senators Chuck Schumer, Martin Heinrich, Angus King and Ed Markey to add support for the methane CRA.
40% of Americans Breathe Polluted Air
The American Lung Association State of the Air 2021 report found more than 40 % of Americans live with unhealthy air and more…
Air Pollution and Climate Change Are Harming the Health of Indigenous Communities
Moms Clean Air Force partnered with the National Tribal Air Association to create a first-of-its-kind summary of the ways air pollution and climate change interact with underlying health disparities in Indigenous communities.
Indigenous People and Air Pollution in the United States
A Report from the National Tribal Air Association and Moms Clean Air Force
Air Pollution is Invisible. Watch It Turn Visible.
Watch how air pollution moves through the air, and into the body. Learn how your family can have cleaner air.
U.S. Air Quality Monitors Routinely Miss Pollution
The most effective way to reduce a family’s exposure to air pollution is knowing if the air is too dangerous to breathe. An investigative report found that air monitors routinely miss pollution, even toxic air from refinery explosions.
Wildfires are Breathing Down on My Home
A Portland mom shares her story of wildfires and climate change: “All of the windows and doors in my house are closed because the air outside is filled with dangerous amounts of particulate matter brought by the smoke from wildfires blazing through forests…
A Scientist Mom’s Concerns About Breathing Wildfire Smoke
As the California wildfires burn across the state, an environmental health scientist mom is worried because she knows that children and pregnant women, as well as those with heart disease or respiratory conditions like asthma, are particularly vulnerable to the health impacts of wildfire smoke.
Air Pollution and Covid is a Deadly Combination
Multiple studies show that people with Covid-19 who live in U.S. regions with high levels of air pollution are more likely to die from the disease than people who live in less polluted areas.