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Wildfires and Your Health
Wildfires across the country are burning more intensely than ever before, and what used to be a set wildfire season now stretches into most of the year. Wildfires can have a significant impact on our health.
Learn how wildfire smoke affects our health and how to keep our families safer.
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Moms Fact Check Climate Claims
Scrolling through social media lately has been scary. Every other post seems to declare that hard-won climate progress over the past four years will be rolled back under President-elect Trump’s second term—maybe instantly!
Our new series #MomsFactCheck is intended to lower anxiety by cutting through the noise to uncover the truth.
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Moms thank EPA for 4 years of incredible work
Over the past four years, the Environmental Protection Agency has finalized stronger pollution rules that will keep our air safer to breathe. We thank Administrator Regan and his team for their tireless work making us all safer. Learn more about our wins.
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Who Will We Choose To Be In These Times?
“We know who the next administration will be, because they’ve told us. But we do not know yet who we will be in the days and years to come.”
Elizabeth Bechard discusses the election outcome in her lastest Mental Health & Climate Change article.
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Moms’ Dominique Browning in Time Magazine
When the election results poured in on November 5, Dominique Browning, Moms’ Co-Founder and Director, felt despair and grief—as a mother, grandmother, and climate activist.
Grappling with the fact that everything she “and the millions of others who fought so hard to achieve in beginning to secure a healthy planet into the future is imperiled,” Dominique made a decision: Giving up on climate action isn’t an option.
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EcoMadres Summit
On October 25, Moms Clean Air Force and EcoMadres hosted a summit in Phoenix, AZ—Extreme Weather Impacts on Latina Maternal and Children’s Health.
The event featured health professionals, government officials, and environmental justice advocates who highlighted the interconnections between extreme weather, maternal health, and children.
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People Magazine Honors Isabel González Whitaker
People en Español named Isabel González Whitaker one of the “Top 20 Most Powerful Latinos Fighting Climate Change.”
Isabel is Moms’ Associate Vice President of Public Engagement and EcoMadres Director.
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Turning plastic trash into air pollution
Plastics lobbyists are trying to confuse Congress, EPA, and regular people like you and me by promoting something called “advanced recycling” or “chemical recycling.” Want to see for yourself what they’re ACTUALLY talking about?
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Plastics and Climate Change
Plastics and other petrochemicals are the world’s fastest-growing industrial source of greenhouse gases. They are a significant part of the climate-and-fossil-fuels crisis. Every step of the plastics supply chain releases greenhouse gases and other harmful pollutants.
Learn how the fossil fuel industry affects climate change and what we can do.
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A Climate Conversation with Isaias Hernandez
Isaias Hernandez, founder of Queer Brown Vegan, sits down with EcoMadres’ Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar. Isaias shares how growing up near a major freight train hub and chemical facilities in Los Angeles impacted his version of environmentalism. They go on to talk about climate migration and offering support to climate displaced families.
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What to Know About the Petrochemical Industry: Q & A
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.
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VIDEO: JULIANNE MOORE FOR MOMS CLEAN AIR FORCE
“I remember when I was pregnant, my doctor told me not to eat tuna fish. It is contaminated with mercury. Mercury in food goes right to a baby’s brain. It damages the developing brains of fetuses…. When I was pregnant, I stopped eating tuna. But I never stopped to think about where all that poisonous mercury comes from. Mercury comes from air pollution.”
Get Involved in your State
We’re working on issues where you live.
Across the country we support local projects that help reduce air pollution, fight climate change, and improve the health of our children and families. Find your state chapter and learn how you can make a difference locally.
