Ask Mom Detective: What Are Best Practices for Plastic Safety When It Comes to Food?
Chemicals found in plastic are increasingly showing up in bodies, and eating is a direct route of exposure. Mom Detective shares tips for choosing the safest food storage containers.
Testimony: Almeta Cooper, Advanced Leak Detection and Repair Rule, March 26, 2024
By: Almeta Cooper, National Manager, Health Equity, Moms Clean Air Force Date: March 26, 2024 About: Advanced Leak Detection and Repair Rule To: Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee My name is Almeta E. Cooper. I currently reside in Washington, DC, and moved to …
Testimony: Cynthia Palmer, Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), March 18, 2024
By: Cynthia Palmer, Senior Analyst, Petrochemicals, Moms Clean Air Force Date: March 18, 2024 About: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0448 To: Michael S. Regan, EPA Administrator Dear Administrator Regan, Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the risk prioritization of vinyl chloride under the …
Pontiac schools to replace all diesel buses with electric buses for 2024-25 school year
First Student Helps Michigan District Transition to Electric School Buses
Ask Mom Detective: Are Plastic Toys Safe for My Children?
Plastic is bad news for the environment and for our children’s health. Mom Detective shares tips for minimizing exposure to harmful chemicals and choosing toys with safer materials.
The Placenta Is Not the Barrier We Once Thought It Was
The scientific community is just starting to study and understand which environmental pollutants can cross the placenta and how they impact babies. Learn more about what we know in Moms’ new fact sheet.
Trash Incineration Pollution Is Toxic
Cadmium, mercury, lead, soot, dioxins—Moms are urging EPA to protect us from the deadly chemicals released by burning plastics and other wastes.
Recycling Plastics Doesn’t Work
For decades, the plastics industry lied to the public about the viability of recycling, according to a new report.