Bipartisan Bill Aims to Improve Indoor Air Quality in Schools
Ask Mom Detective: Why Does My Hair Dryer Have a California Prop 65 Warning?
No one wants scary warnings on their daily-use appliances, but Prop 65 is actually a very useful thing. Mom Detective explains how we can use Prop 65 warnings to reduce our chemical exposure at home.
Ask Mom Detective: What Are PFAS Chemicals, and How Can I Protect My Kids?
PFAS chemicals are everywhere. Is it even possible to avoid them? Mom Detective shares tips for reducing your exposure and keeping your family safe.
Letter to West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection About TEMA North America’s air quality permit, June 5, 2024
Date: June 5, 2024 To: Brian Carney West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Division of Air Quality 601 57th Street SE Charleston, WV 25304 Via email: [email protected] Re: Comments on TEMA North America, LLC’s air quality permit application concerning plastics extrusion facility in …
For Better School Indoor Air Quality, CO2 Monitors Offer an Easy Solution
The biggest air pollution threat to our children—and our teachers—is the chronic exposure to bad air they get over the academic year in old and poorly ventilated school buildings. One low-cost solution: a CO2 monitor in every classroom.
Electric school buses could be replacing some diesel vehicles in five more Florida school districts
Ask Mom Detective: Are Playgrounds Safe in Summertime Heat?
Summer is the stuff of childhood. And yet, for our kids and their climate-changed generation, soaring temperatures are a constant co-reality impinging on warm weather joy. Mom Detective shares tips for playground safety in extreme heat.
Tell EPA: Protect Children’s Health. Fund Clean School Buses.
The Clean School Bus Program was created to make sure our children get a ride to school in clean, electric vehicles that protect their health and the climate. But now, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is pushing to use the program’s funds to …
Nation Hits 12,000 Electric School Buses Milestone Thanks to EPA Funding
EPA recently awarded $900 million to about 530 local school districts for clean, electric school buses. Moms have played an instrumental role in helping communities across the country unlock Clean School Bus Program funds.