Mom's Clean Air Force

Written by Sarah McBride

EPA announced the finalization of new standards that will significantly cut the dangerous tailpipe pollution produced by passenger vehicles. This is a huge win for the climate and our kids.

Written by Melody Reis

Who could oppose cleaner air for children? Shockingly, some members of the U.S. House and Senate.

Written by Alexandra Zissu

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.

Written by Moms Clean Air Force

Eunice Newton Foote demonstrated the greenhouse gas effect three years before the male scientist credited with the discovery.

Written by Emily Pickett

As one mom recently told her son, we need to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy sooner rather than later. Our new fact sheet—The Role of Clean Energy in Cutting Climate Pollution—explains why.

Written by Moms Clean Air Force

Secretary Pete Buttigieg has a chance to plug pipeline leaks and make our parks, schools, and neighborhoods safer.

Written by Alexandra Zissu

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.

Written by Austyn Gaffney

“Advanced recycling” a.k.a. chemical recycling isn’t the solution petrochemical companies promised.

Written by Elizabeth Bechard

Fossil fuel power plants are responsible for about a quarter of the climate pollution generated in the U.S. Reducing this pollution is key to addressing our escalating climate crisis.

Written by Dominique Browning

Research is starting to show links between fine particulate matter, a.k.a. soot, and neurocognitive disease. Dominique Browning shares what she learned from a recent panel of experts and how new science shapes the work of Moms Clean Air Force.

Written by Melody Reis

Cadmium, mercury, lead, soot, dioxins—Moms are urging EPA to protect us from the deadly chemicals released by burning plastics and other wastes.

Written by Elizabeth Bechard

When her child developed a rare neuropsychiatric disorder, one mom quickly learned how the mental health care system in the U.S. works for families in crisis—or rather, doesn’t.

Written by Elizabeth Bechard

Last spring, thousands of Moms’ members signed asking EPA to set the strongest possible updated Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). This rule is close to being finalized, and we need the Biden administration to finish the job as soon as possible.

Written by Dominique Browning

We have a President who has made fighting climate and air pollution a priority—across the entire government. This is what we'd like him to say during the State of the Union on March 7.

Written by Sarah McBride

Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Florida, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Written by Austyn Gaffney

For decades, the plastics industry lied to the public about the viability of recycling, according to a new report.

Written by Moms Clean Air Force

Stephanie Hernandez, our March Supermom of the Month, shows up again and again at events around Washington, DC, sometimes with her toddler in tow. Volunteering with Moms Clean Air Force helps her feel like part of the solution to problem of climate change and her daughter’s uncertain future.

Written by Dominique Browning

In her column “What’s in the Air,” Dominique Browning shares her experience of the launch of MethaneSAT, the world's most advanced methane-detecting satellite. What she sees as she watches the satellite take off are the families here on Earth who will most benefit from accurate methane data.

Written by Dominique Browning

The organization with which we launched Moms Clean Air Force—the Environmental Defense Fund—is sending a satellite into space for the good of all humankind. MethaneSAT, the world’s most advanced methane-detecting satellite, is a go for launch on Monday, March 4.

Written by Alexandra Zissu

As much of the country transitions from a wet winter into a likely wetter spring, Mom Detective shares tips to identify toxic mold in your home—and then clean it up.