Air pollution is a leading cause of death worldwide. EPA is taking too long considering standards that will have a big impact on our families’ health.
Tell EPA: It’s time to move on air and climate pollution standards
EPA is considering several standards that will have a big impact on the air our children breathe—but it is dragging its feet on publishing proposals and finalizing strong rules. These delayed standards will have significant, measurable health and climate impacts. SPEAK OUT: …
Particle Pollution and Your Health
What is particle pollution? Particle pollution consists of tiny droplets or particles in the air. The smallest particles are no more than 2.5 microns wide — 30 times smaller than the width of a human hair.1 These tiny particles, also called PM2.5 …
Letter to President Biden Urging Swift Action on Pollution Standards for Soot, November 14, 2022
Date: November 14, 2022 To: President Joseph R. Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: The undersigned 167 organizations appreciate that your administration has restored rigorous, science-based decision-making to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) …
Wildfires Threaten the Health of Native American Families
Native Americans often live in rural areas close to wildfires and airborne smoke. Climate change makes wildfires worse. Warming temperatures contribute to both the severity and duration of wildfires.
Babies’ Lungs Contain Toxic Air Pollution Before Birth
Recent research found evidence of toxic black carbon particles (soot) in cord blood and placenta tissue in pregnant mothers.
Wildfires Are Eroding Progress on Clean Air
Recent research from Stanford University paints a picture of how increasing wildfire smoke is damaging air quality, eroding decades of progress on clean air.
“Advanced Recycling”
In recent years, plastics industry lobbyists have been promoting an old incineration method as a new way to solve the plastic pollution crisis. They are calling the process “advanced recycling,” even though nothing gets recycled.
Particle Pollution: What You Can’t See Can Hurt You
Learn why we’re urging the Biden’s EPA to propose the strongest possible particle pollution standards to protect public health, and especially the health of pregnant women and babies.
Letter to EPA About National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Fine Particulate Matter, July 11, 2022
Date: July 11, 2022 To: Administrator Michael S. Regan U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Dear Administrator Regan, On behalf of our millions of members and supporters, our 101 organizations write to urge the Environmental Protection Agency …
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.
Dr. Ou, Air Pollution, and Cancer Vulnerability
A mom whose child had cancer, talks to a research scientist studying how air pollution presents higher health risks for childhood cancer survivors
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