Families in the Cedar Creek and River Hill neighborhoods of Columbia, Maryland, are fighting a chemical company’s plans to build an “advanced recycling” plastics burning facility adjacent to their homes.
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Life Under Threat: Burning Plastics in Maryland
Ask Mom Detective: How Did Our Ancestors Minimize Waste and Live Sustainably?
Our grandparents and great-grandparents once lived without single-use plastics and survived well and healthy. Mom Detective shares tips and tricks gleaned from our ancestors’ naturally sustainable practices.
Life Under Threat: Major Win in Ohio “Advanced Recycling” Fight
Residents of Youngstown, Ohio, have banded together to thwart a company’s plans to incinerate tires in their city, a designated environmental justice area one hour east of Akron, and plastics and computer waste in nearby Lowellville.
Moms Sound the Alarm on New Pick for EPA Administrator
Lee Zeldin has been chosen to head EPA. But he has a weak track record on reining in polluters, he has voted to cut EPA funding, and he has already announced plans to launch a spree of rollbacks of the protections from air and climate pollution Moms fought so hard to achieve.
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.
Moms Call on Congress to Protect Children’s Health, Not the Plastics Industry
Last month, members of Congress introduced a bill that reads as a gift to the plastics industry. It would exempt “advanced recycling” from air pollution laws and promote it as a solution to plastic pollution. This is dangerous. Our lawmakers must not be fooled into thinking this is the best path forward.
Moms Tell the Department of Energy: Burning Plastic Is Not a Climate Solution
The funding created by the Inflation Reduction Act is supposed to be for climate solutions that benefit our families and communities. But the Department of Energy just announced a whopping $182 million will go to burning plastic waste.
Ask Mom Detective: How Can My Family Avoid Microplastics?
What’s the deal with microplastics? And is it possible to avoid them? Mom Detective investigates and shares tips for reducing our microplastic body burden.
Moms Share Tips for Making Back-to-School Better: Moms Make News
Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, New York, and Tennessee.
Ask Mom Detective: Does Artificial Turf Cause Cancer?
As fall sports season begins, Mom Detective looks at artificial turf. Is it toxic? And how can we protect our kids from exposure to harmful chemicals on field?
Children’s Health at Risk From Vinyl Chloride
Take 20 seconds today to urge EPA to protect us from vinyl chloride, a known human carcinogen.
No Child Deserves to Live in a Sacrifice Zone
Sacrifice zones are neighborhoods that bear the greatest burden of environmental threats like climate change and industrial pollution—and they are increasingly facing pollution from plastics facilities. Join Moms in telling Congress to protect communities from plastic industry pollution.