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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · 26d

"I started working on [climate] 60 years ago. And I will be working on it until my last breath, whenever that is," former Moms Arizona organizer Hazel Chandler tells @azcentral.com from hospice.

Read about Hazel's life in a feature by @joanmeiners.bsky.social: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · 26d

The #EcoMadresSummit2025 is today at 9 am PT/12 pm ET! There's still time to register: www.mobilize.us/momscleanair...

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Fast Company @fastcompany.com · Aug 18

There's strong support for climate action in progressive Santa Fe, New Mexico, yet opposition to an approved local solar farm project is suddenly facing stiff opposition fueled by misinformation about the risk of fire. f-st.co/w52Yr38

Santa Fe YIMBYs are fighting to save a solar farm

A planned solar farm from AES Energy outside Santa Fe is getting pushback, driven by what solar activists call "false narratives."

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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Aug 20

This week, dozens of Moms are testifying before EPA, asking the agency to uphold the Endangerment Finding and Clean Cars & Clean Trucks standards.

📨Send us a DM if you want to interview one of them! www.momscleanairforce.org/what-to-know...

Q & A: What to Know About the Endangerment Finding - Moms Clean Air Force

The Endangerment Finding is a foundational part of EPA’s ability to protect us from the health effects of climate change, and thanks to the new Trump administration, it’s now directly under threat.

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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jul 31

Do you report on electric vehicles? Check out the 2nd Annual "Clean Cruise" in Royal Oak, Michigan this Saturday!
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THIS SATURDAY: 2nd Annual “Clean Cruise” Showcases Electric Vehicles, Redefining Transportation in Michigan

This Saturday, August 2 from 11:00am to 4:00pm ET, the Michigan Electric Vehicle Alliance (MEVA), Moms Clean Air Force, and partners will host the second annual Clean Cruise electric vehicle (EV) show...

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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jul 29

EPA's proposal to revoke the Endangerment Finding is "a shameful, reckless, and immoral move," says Moms Director & Co-Founder Dominique Browning.

Read more in @npr.org reporting by @camilareads.bsky.social: www.npr.org/2025/07/29/n...

The EPA proposes gutting its greenhouse gas rules. Here's what it means for cars and pollution

The Trump administration has effectively eliminated two rules designed to promote cleaner cars. Now, as the EPA suggests not considering carbon dioxide to be pollution, the last is poised to fall.

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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jul 29

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is poised to release a proposal to revoke the Endangerment Finding--the legal & scientific foundation of EPA's responsibility to limit climate-heating pollution. Here's what Moms Director & Co-Founder Dominique Browning is saying.⬇️

Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jul 18

“Protecting children’s health should be a nonpartisan issue,” says #MomDetective Alexandra Zissu.

Read more: greenearthinsights.substack.com/p/climate-co...

Climate Communicators Refine Messages in New Political Era

Environmental leaders have no time to waste.

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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jul 15

Thoughts and prayers OR action is a false choice, writes Moms Clean Air Force Director and Co-Founder Dominique Browning in an op-ed for the Austin American-Statesman. We can do both. #TexasFloods

Read the full op-ed here: www.statesman.com/story/opinio...

Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jul 10

"My youngest son is a cancer survivor. I can’t control the air my son breathes and rely on the EPA to do their job and protect him."

- Moms' Patrice Tomcik testifying before EPA today in support of strong Mercury and Air Toxics Standards: www.momscleanairforce.org/press-releas...

Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jul 8

Today, dozens of Moms staff and members from states across the country are speaking out. They’re calling in all day to give testimony at EPA's public hearing on its proposed repeal of the 2024 rule to cut climate-warming carbon pollution from power plants. www.momscleanairforce.org/epa-carbon-r...

#MomsSummerofAction: Moms Say No to Repealing EPA’s Carbon Pollution Rule for Power Plants - Moms Clean Air Force

Today, dozens of Moms’ staff and members from states across the country are speaking out. They’re calling in all day to give testimony at EPA’s virtual public hearing on its proposed repeal of the 202...

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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jul 1

"How can Senate Republicans think that this big brutal bill could possibly Make America Great Again?"

- @momscleanairforce.org Melody Reis on the reconciliation bill passing the Senate today. Read her full statement: www.momscleanairforce.org/press-releas...

Senate Republicans Back Trump’s POLLUTION SPREE

The Big Brutal Bill will Make Emissions Great Again and Make Americans Sicker

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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jul 1

The "POLLUTION SPREE" is in full swing. Read our statement in response to reports that EPA Administrator Zeldin has submitted a proposal that appears to weaken critical climate protections: www.momscleanairforce.org/press-releas...

Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jun 27

In reporting for @apnews.com, @borenbears.bsky.social writes about the recent triple digit temperatures across the East Coast and how dangerous the combination of extreme heat, humidity, and high nightly temperatures can be. apnews.com/article/extr...

Temperature in New York City reaches 100 degrees as eastern US swelters under extreme heat wave

The temperature in New York City has reached 100 degrees as the eastern U.S. sweltered under an extreme heat wave.

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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jun 26

Chronic heat exposure can raise the risk of serious physiological and psychological issues, such as premature births and mental health crises. Learn more in @sciam.bsky.social. Reporting by @lydia-denworth.bsky.social. www.scientificamerican.com/article/hott...

Hotter Nights after Scorching Days Threaten Heart and Mental Health

When nights stay hot, more people die, many from cardiovascular problems. But there are simple methods you can use to stay cooler and healthier

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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jun 26

[email protected]'s @kiley.bsky.social reports on a study that found students with asthma in Clairton, PA are absent more often on high pollution days. The school district is next to one of the county’s most toxic air polluters. insideclimatenews.org/news/1806202...

Air Pollution Is ‘Keeping Kids Out of School’ in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County, Study Shows - Inside Climate News

Researchers found that students with asthma in the Mon Valley were more likely to miss school on days with higher air pollution.

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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jun 25

‪Professors from @lasiastate.bsky.social and @westernu.ca explain in a recent Time article that climate change is making heat domes – which trap hot air in place for up to weeks due to stalled pressure – more likely and intense. time.com/7296973/more...

Is Climate Change Making Heat Domes More Likely?

Are heat domes becoming more intense? The answer, experts say, is a resounding yes.

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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jun 23

Read our Wisconsin Field Organizer Jayne Black's letter to the editor in the @captimes.com about the Public Service Commission’s decision to approve two new methane gas plants. 📨 captimes.com/opinion/lett...

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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jun 20

In honor of Juneteenth, Moms Clean Air Force's Stephanie Reese wrote a beautiful op-ed that was published in @thenewlede.bsky.social. Read it now: www.thenewlede.org/2025/06/june...

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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jun 11

Dominique Browning, @momscleanairforce.org director & co-founder, called EPA's proposal to roll back key protections from power plant and mercury pollution "a reckless betrayal of EPA’s mission to protect human health and the environment."

Full statement: www.momscleanairforce.org/press-releas...

Two Big Ugly Rollbacks: Today’s Proposed EPA Rollbacks Of Pollution Protections From Power Plant Smokestacks and Mercury Are Cruel and Unpatriotic, Declares Moms Clean Air Force

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced today a proposal to repeal two major environmental rules that had been enacted to limit toxic pollution from coal and gas power plants. These actions, Moms Clean...

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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jun 6

“I received a call from [my son], and I could tell that he was having a hard time breathing. I asked him, ‘Are you outside?’ He was, and he was trying to get to his inhaler."

Jayne Black & other Moms share their wildfire smoke stories from this week: www.momscleanairforce.org/extreme-livi...

Extreme Living: Climate Disruption Stories From Moms Coping With Wildfire Smoke, Part 2 - Moms Clean Air Force

In June 2023, smoke from Canadian wildfires blew hundreds of miles south into the U.S., and somehow this has become an annual occurrence. Moms members share smoke stories from our new climate-fueled r...

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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jun 4

Don't miss the 🔥hottest🔥 webinar series of the summer!

Learn more and register here: www.mobilize.us/momscleanair...

Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jun 4

In an interview with @npr.org Short Wave, Moms' Elizabeth Bechard shares advice for parents who are worried about climate change: "You need community. We all need community. None of us were meant to carry this alone." ❤️

Listen now: www.npr.org/2025/05/27/1...

Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · Jun 3

Reporting on the #wildfires? Talk to one of our experts about how to keep your family safe from the smoke!

DMs are open.📨

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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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Press at Moms Clean Air Force @moms-press.bsky.social · May 29

“EPA's mission is supposed to be to protect public health, and in this instance, they won't be,” @envdefensefund.bsky.social's Ananya Roy tells @usatoday.com in a piece about Trump's move to delay pollution protections from coal plants. www.usatoday.com/story/news/i...

Trump delayed pollution limits on the nation’s dirtiest coal plants. Is one near you?

Many power plants benefiting from exemptions rank among the nation’s worst polluters. The Trump administration says cheaper energy is the goal.

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