Barbra “Barbie” Weber went from living outside following a serious brain injury to representing North America at Global Plastics Treaty negotiations. She’s the co-founder and co-executive director of a waste picker organization in Portland, Oregon.
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My Climate Job: Barbra Weber, Waste Picker
Supermom of the Month: Debra Shigley, Georgia
“If you’re involved in your PTA, you can run for office,” says November Supermom of the Month Debra Shigley. Read about Debra’s run for a Georgia Senate seat and her work to inspire everyone to get involved in their community.
3 Things You Need to Know About How Rescinding the Endangerment Finding Will Fuel Chemical Disaster
On a recent webinar, experts gathered to discuss how extreme deregulation would put floods, droughts, and hurricanes on steroids and usher in a future of catastrophic chemical disasters—specifically at facilities using fossil fuels to produce petrochemicals and plastics.
Trump’s Endangerment Finding Rollback Will Mean More Toxic Chemical Disasters
The Trump administration’s proposal to rescind the Endangerment Finding is a gift to fossil fuel and petrochemical corporations, but for the rest of us, it is a reckless attack that will harm our children and jeopardize their futures. Moms are calling on EPA to do its job of protecting human health and the environment.
Ask Mom Detective: What’s the Best Window for My Family’s Health, My Wallet, and the Planet?
Shopping for energy-efficient replacement windows can leave you feeling dizzy. Mom Detective unpacks all the options to help you find safe, cost-effective, and planet-friendly windows for your family.
La Crisis de Salud Oculta en los Hogares Latinos: Contaminación por Plásticos, Injusticia y Lucha por el Cambio
En un reciente evento de EcoMadres Investiga, madres, científicos y narradores de historias se reunieron para exponer los impactos reales de la contaminación por plástico y cómo nuestras comunidades ya están dando un paso adelante para impulsar el cambio.
The Hidden Health Crisis in Latino Homes: Plastic Pollution, Injustice, and the Fight for Change (VIDEO)
At a recent EcoMadres Investigates event, mothers, scientists, and storytellers came together to expose the real impacts of plastic pollution and how people are already stepping up to drive change.
The Climate Questionnaire: David Leffler, Investigative Journalist and Host of Fumed
Fumed is a must-listen four-episode podcast about people living in the shadows of America’s chemical plants and oil refineries. We chatted with host David Leffler about why telling stories of everyday people battling corporations for basic human rights like clean air and water is so important.
Dominique Browning in SheKnows: “It’s Time to Get as Much Plastic Out of Your Life as Possible”
In an Earth Day essay for SheKnows, Moms’ Dominique Browning sounds the alarm on plastic.
New Map Shines Light on Communities Most At-Risk From Toxic Air Pollution
Clean air advocates have a new weapon in the fight against toxic air pollution from the plastics and petrochemical industry: the Environmental Defense Fund’s innovative Petrochemical Air Pollution Map.
Moms Annual Summit Exposes the Perils of Plastics: Moms Make News
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Arizona, Connecticut, New Mexico, and Washington, DC.
Moms Tell Congress Access to Clean Air Is Non-negotiable
Join us in demanding that the government do its job to protect children from dirty air.