“Everyone should do a little to play their part.” Read how high school student Diya Balagopal is doing more than her part as founder of Nature’s Nurturers and NativeScape Grass Company and co-president of Project Green Schools’ National Youth Council.
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Classrooms Across America Are Heating Up. Here’s How You Can Protect Your Kids
Read how one mom has partnered with the climate organization Impacts US to provide free, simple-to-use classroom heat sensors to Wisconsin schoolteachers with the hope of bringing awareness to how heat can affect students’ health and learning.
Ask Mom Detective: Can We Avoid Plastic When Shopping for School Supplies?
Think of all of the plastic school supplies now in landfills across the country. Mom Detective shares tips for making this back-to-school season plastic-free.
Science Matters: Dr. Chris Frey, Former Head of EPA’s Office of Research and Development
The former head of EPA’s Office of Research and Development, Dr. Chris Frey, weighs in on the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine American scientific leadership and gut the office he once led.
Ask Mom Detective: What Can Renters Do to Create Healthy Homes?
A renter can do more to “green” their home than you’d think. Here are the top ways to reduce chemical exposure and indoor air pollution without having to ask the landlord.
#MomsSummerofAction: Tell Congress to Save the Chemical Safety Board
The Chemical Safety Board is the only federal agency that investigates the causes of chemical incidents, like fires and explosions at petrochemical plants and oil refineries. And yet its funding is currently on the chopping block.
What EPA Did This Month: Real but Unbelievable Environmental Attacks by the Trump Administration, May and June 2025
During his first 100 days, President Trump launched more attacks on the environment than in his entire first term. And the hits keep coming. Read about the administration’s most significant actions on air pollution, climate change, and toxic chemicals in May and June.
Ask Mom Detective: What Types of Countertops Are Safe and Not Too Expensive?
There is a dizzyingly large number of possible health concerns with countertops. Mom Detective walks us through how to make safer, healthier countertop choices for our families.
Science Matters: Dr. Linda Birnbaum, Toxicologist and Former Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
“The damage being done will take much longer to repair than it does to destroy.” A former federal scientist reflects on the harm of the Trump administration’s funding cuts and attack on science and on potential paths forward with Secretary Robert Kennedy.
The Climate Questionnaire: Daniel Stone, Author of American Poison
Daniel Stone writes about science and history and teaches environmental science to graduate students at Johns Hopkins University. Read how he found inspiration for his latest book, American Poison, and how he believes U.S. history may provide clues for the future.
Moms Tell FDA: Lead Does Not Belong in Baby Food
Lead is in the food babies are eating at too-high levels. FDA must set meaningful standards to protect babies’ brains from dangerous, health-harming heavy metals in food.
Wisconsin Mom Leads the Charge for Healthier, Greener Schools
One mom shares why she wrote a Green Schools Day Proclamation to support kids’ learning and health and why we should all prioritize making our schools sustainable for our kids.