Particle pollution is a silent killer, responsible for countless premature deaths worldwide. Adding to the alarm: Millions of people in the U.S. are unknowingly breathing dangerous levels of this pollution every day, with no warning or protection.
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Invisible Inequality: How Air Quality Monitoring Fails Vulnerable Communities
“State of the Air” Report Finds Millions More People in the U.S. Live With Unhealthy Air
This year’s American Lung Association “State of the Air” report has once again found that the number of people living in U.S. counties with failing grades for unhealthy levels of air pollution is on the rise. Read the top takeaways from the 2024 report.
What Parents Need to Know About the Air Quality Index: An Interview With Dr. Lisa Patel
With summer approaching, we caught up with pediatrician and Stanford professor Lisa Patel to learn more about updates to the AQI and how parents and caregivers should be thinking about air pollution, wildfire smoke, and children’s health.
Moms Tell Congress: Don’t Roll Back Soot Protections
Who could oppose cleaner air for children? Shockingly, some members of the U.S. House and Senate.
Boletín de EcoMadres: Febrero 2024
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New Soot Protections Mean Cleaner Air for Millions
EPA Administrator Michael Regan announced the finalization of new protections for soot pollution that will save lives, prevent asthma attacks, and avoid numerous other health harms. This is an important step toward cleaner, healthier air for all children.
Soot Protections Save Lives: Tell EPA to Act Now
Join Moms in calling on EPA to protect our health and advance environmental justice by setting strong soot pollution protections as soon as possible.
Soot Pollution Protections Are At Risk
We are at a critical moment for ensuring cleaner air for our children and future generations—and we need your help to make sure strong soot protections get across the finish line.
New Report Underscores, Once Again, the Toll of Air Pollution on Our Health
The 2023 “Health of the Air” report from the American Thoracic Society provides the first-ever local and national estimates of the health impacts of wildland fires—and finds that smoke from these fires is responsible for thousands of premature deaths each year in the US.
Almeta Cooper Defends Strong Pollution Protections Before Congress
Almeta Cooper, Moms Clean Air Force’s National Manager for Health Equity, testified before the US House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials, in defense of EPA’s authority to set strong particle pollution standards.
East Coast Reacts to Unfamiliar Wildfire Smoke
As smoke from the wildfires blazing in Canada drifts into New York, a mom shares her terrifying feelings about being stuck indoors due to unsafe air quality linked to the climate crisis.
State of the Air: Nearly 120 Million Americans Still Breathing Unhealthy Air
One out of every three Americans lives in places marked by unhealthy levels of air pollution. Climate change is making it more difficult to clean up the air, as wildfires worsen the deadly particle pollution known as soot, and hotter, sunnier days worsen ozone pollution, also known as smog.