“Advanced recycling,” a.k.a. burning plastic, is not a solution to the plastic pollution crisis. It is dangerous. Any legislation before Congress promoting “advanced recycling” would mean the proliferation of plastics-burning facilities across the country—and it would exempt these incinerators from air pollution …
The Plastics Crisis
Plastics contain thousands of toxic chemicals — like BPA, PFAS, phthalates, flame retardants, and heavy metals. Those chemicals move out of plastics and into our air, our bodies, our soil, and our food. Making plastic releases air pollution. We have a plastics crisis. And a health crisis.
Mom Detective: Nontoxic Rugs
Mom Detective answers: There are so many polyester and polypropylene rugs being touted as “family-friendly” and “nontoxic.” What’s the deal with them? Are they truly a safe choice for our families? Read her full column here.
Frontline Mental Health Impacts: Ohio River Valley Communities
Join Moms Clean Air Force and our partners at Food & Water Watch for a virtual conversation about the mental health impacts of living with plastics and petrochemical pollution in your backyard. Partners: Food and Water Watch; Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community …
Mom Detective: Ancestral Sustainability
Our Mom Detective answers: How did our ancestors live without single-use plastic? Read her full column here.
Mom Detective: Cooking With Silicone
Mom Detective answers: Is it safe to cook with silicone? Read her full column.
Do American Voters Want To See More Single-Use Plastic Or Less?
‘Catastrophic Blow’: GOP and Three Democrats Confirm Zeldin for EPA
The Climate Questionnaire: Director and Filmmaker Nic Stacey
Nic Stacey’s latest documentary, Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy, reveals the tricks brands play to keep consumers consuming and explores the deep impacts these nefarious practices have on our lives and our planet. We asked Nic some questions about his journey as filmmaker turned climate advocate.
Wildfires in California Make Buildings’ Hidden Plastic Problem Visible
Paint is plastic, carpet is plastic, window coverings are plastic. A new policy brief describes how plastic is being used at an astronomical scale in the built environment—and the hazardous chemicals that can be released when plastic buildings burn.
Horizons – Air quality
Mental Health and Climate Change: Moving From the Burden of Eco-Guilt to the Relief of Collective Action
Complicated emotions can accompany our plastic-laden, consumption-focused, Global North lifestyles: plastic guilt, green guilt, eco-shame. And gift-giving holidays only amplify these feelings. What can we do about it?