Date: September 19, 2022 To: Members of the House and Senate Dear Senator, The undersigned 201 environmental, health, science, consumer protection and environmental justice organizations urge you not to sponsor or co-sponsor legislation that supports so-called “advanced recycling” promoted by the American …
The ABCs of Climate Change at School
Do your kids learn about climate change at school? Is their school energy efficient? How do heat and extreme weather affect schoolchildren? Here’s the latest school-related climate news.
EcoMadres in Action: Empowering Latino Communities
Moms Clean Air Force works to uplift the voices of our Latina moms through our EcoMadres program. We are empowering Latino communities to fight for clean air, climate change solutions, and protections from toxic chemicals. Here we are in action!
Keep Forever Chemicals Out of Our Bodies
A Michigan mom asks EPA to protect her family and community from PFAS “forever chemicals.”
PFAS Expert Offers Back-to-School Tips to Protect Kids
A PFAS expert tells us how parents can protect their kids from PFAS, aka “forever chemicals,” especially as they head back to school.
Gas Stoves: “Home is Where the Pipeline Ends”
Researchers at Harvard found that natural gas used in home stoves contains “at least 21 hazardous air pollutants that may impact air quality and health.” These pollutants include: dangerous levels of benzene and toluene.
Burning Plastic Contaminates Eggs. Here’s What To Do About It.
When plastic waste in developing countries is incinerated, local food sources, such as eggs can become polluted with toxins.
Latino Conservation Week: Moms Fight for Clean Air
During Latino Conservation Week, our EcoMadres program encouraged the Latino community to get outdoors and participate in activities to protect our natural resources. Here’s what conservation means to our EcoMadres team…
Ask Mom Detective: Are Dishwasher Pods OK for the Environment?
Mom Detective answers a question from a member in California: “I like to use those dishwasher pods in the disposable clear packs, but I want to make sure they break down in the environment. Do they?”
Petrochemical Pollution and Our Health
Plastics are everywhere, and the industry that makes them is booming. The ubiquity of plastics and other petrochemicals comes at a steep cost to our health, especially for those living near production and processing facilities. Learn more about petrochemicals and our health, and how you can take action in our new fact sheet, “Petrochemical Pollution and Our Health.”
“Forever Chemicals” Threaten Women Young and Old
EPA recently found that even minuscule levels of exposure over a person’s lifetime can compromise a woman’s immune and cardiovascular systems. And PFAS exposure in the womb can have adverse health effects to mother and baby.
Petrochemical Pollution Is Harming Our Health. That Includes Plastics.
Plastics are everywhere, and the industry that makes them is booming. The ubiquity of plastics and other petrochemicals comes at a steep cost to our health, especially for those living near production and processing facilities.