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We are a community of 1.6 million moms and dads united against air pollution—including the crisis of our changing climate—to protect our children’s health! Www.momscleanairforce.org

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · Aug 5

With wildfires 🔥 increasing across the USA and Canada here is how they impact your health😱

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Wildfires and Your Health

Climate change is making wildfires worse. Our warming temperatures contribute to both the severity and duration of many wildfires, and this trend is projected to increase in the coming decades.

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Grist @grist.org · 2h

New report examines fossil fuel ties of dozens of Trump administration hires.

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New report examines fossil fuel ties of dozens of Trump administration hires

Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 43 fossil-fuel industry insiders among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy.

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Grist @grist.org · 2h

The ocean is a carbon toilet. Marine heat waves are clogging it.

Tiny poops are supposed to sink to the seafloor, locking away carbon. But scientists have found that warm spells are disrupting that flushing.

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The ocean is a carbon toilet. Marine heat waves are clogging it.

Tiny poops are supposed to sink to the seafloor, locking away carbon. But scientists have found that heat waves are disrupting that flushing.

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Peter Aldhous @peteraldhous.com · 2h

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 3h

With #extremeHeat 🔥🔥 hitting much of the USA 🇺🇸 here is how heat impacts your health 🔥 #heatwave

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Health Impacts of Extreme Heat

Extreme heat—when temperatures are much hotter than average—can be dangerous for our health. Climate change is making extreme heat days more frequent and more intense.

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 3h

Inside the scramble to save lives as heat menaces two Southwestern counties 🔥🔥🔥

Maricopa County, Arizona, and Clark County, Nevada, offer a cautionary tale about what it takes to keep people alive in extreme temperatures.

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Deadly summers: Inside the scramble to save lives as heat menaces two Southwestern counties

Maricopa County, Arizona, and Clark County, Nevada, offer a cautionary tale about what it takes to keep people alive in extreme temperatures.

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 4h

70% of families are paying more for power while Trump is gutting clean energy and driving up costs in the process.

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 6h

For the first time ever, clean energy has overtaken coal as the world’s top source of electricity 🌎⚡

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 6h

When one elementary school principal heard this news, she screamed with excitement:

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has helped 10 Philly schools get AC » Yale Climate Connections

Students will have the chance to learn in cooler, more comfortable classrooms.

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 6h

What it looks like in the world’s data center capital

Among cemeteries, baseball fields and homes, these Northern Virginia buildings power the internet.

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Opinion | What it looks like in the world’s data center capital

Among cemeteries, baseball fields and homes, these Northern Virginia buildings power the internet.

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 6h

Happy Birthday 🎂 Eleanor

"Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't."

Eleanor Roosevelt

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 13h

The power of moms and their children is unmistakable. Working on fair electricity bills and electric school buses, while living on the frontlines of the climate crisis, this Nevada powerhouse Latina family shares their moving message of the need for climate action via song.

Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 20h

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Nevada Moms Sing for Affordable Electricity

Read about mother/daughter Nevada Moms who use the power of music to advocate for affordable electricity and electric school buses.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

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Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 21h

EPA to undergo layoffs amid shutdown fight 😡😡😡 thehill.com/policy/energ...

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 21h

Make sense? 🤔

#climate #climatechange #globalwarming

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

Today is World Mental Health Day. The theme is “access to mental health in catastrophes & emergencies.” It's a theme that feels sadly relevant after a year of extreme weather crises. Disasters generate psychological stress, can linger for years, and disrupt access to help.

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

It's a secret plan! ❤️

Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

New Post! Mental Health and Climate Change: 9 Ways to Build Resilience in a Warming World #ClimateChange #momsky

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Mental Health and Climate Change: 9 Ways to Build Resilience in a Warming World - Moms Clean Air Force

The mental health impacts of climate disasters will almost certainly expand in the coming years. The good news is that we have more resources than ever to support individuals and communities in findin...

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

In a first, world gets more power from renewables than coal!

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Chart: In a first, world gets more power from renewables than coal

The world is still burning through enormous amounts of coal, but the energy source is stagnating as renewables — and solar in particular — soar.

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

This investigation identified at least 170 US hospitals facing the greatest risk of significant or dangerous flooding. For mothers, this is a major concern as it can jeopardize access to emergency rooms, disrupt maternity services, and force evacuations

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At least 170 U.S. hospitals face major flood risk. Experts say Trump is making it worse.

Hospitals across the U.S. are at risk of significant flooding, and climate experts warn that the Trump administration's cuts leave the nation less prepared.

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

This report by Climate Central reveals that climate change is already significantly increasing the number of "pregnancy heat-risk days" across the US. 🔥🔥🔥 #momsky

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Climate Change Nearly Doubled Pregnancy Heat Risk Days in U.S. | Climate Central

Climate change has nearly doubled the number of days with extreme heat that put pregnant people at risk in the U.S.

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