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?
‘I have to live in a cocoon’: locals in Pennsylvania feel ‘sacrificed’ for Shell plastics plant
Letter to the 5th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) About the Global Plastics Treaty
Date: November 29, 2024 To: Fifth Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) to Advance a Plastics Treaty Re: Courage Not Compromise: Reaction to the Initial Days of the Plastics Treaty Negotiations There are only 36 hours left of scheduled negotiations to secure a global …
Moms’ Cynthia Palmer on Plastics in the American Bar Association’s Human Rights Magazine
Moms’ Senior Analyst for Petrochemicals, Cynthia Palmer, wrote an article on the environmental and health impacts of plastics for the American Bar Association’s Human Rights Magazine. In it, she explains how the plastics supply chain releases potent carcinogens and greenhouse gases at every step.