Written by Alexandra Zissu

There are absolutely ways to grill that are safer for the planet and our health. Mom Detective offers a few simple solutions for your summer barbecues.

Written by Dominique Browning

For over a decade, Moms Clean Air Force has pushed to strengthen laws and regulations that keep bad stuff out of our air. These last four years have been immensely gratifying because we are finally seeing historic investments in solving problems at a scale never before attempted.

A hot topic we like to discuss is trade associations – and a coalition of organizations including Race to Zero and WBCSD have you covered

The strengthened Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards will save American families money on gas and strengthen U.S. energy security while helping to reduce harmful pollution.

This blog post was authored by Lauren Beatty, High Meadows Postdoctoral Economics Fellow and Aaron Wolfe, Senior Economics and Policy Analyst. Methane pollution caused by oil and gas production in the U.S. is a major contributor to climate change and releases health-harming pollution into nearby communities. New EPA rules are projected to slash methane emissions from […]

The post Clearing the Air: How New Rules for Oil & Gas Facilities Offer Major Wins for the Environment and Economy appeared first on Market Forces.

Written by Alexandra Zissu

Too Small to Fail, the early childhood initiative of the Clinton Foundation, says storytelling is the key to driving increased action on the climate crisis.

Many of us don’t realize how much of our livelihoods depend on a reliable electricity grid, until we lose power in a blackout or outage. For many communities across the country, that is becoming a more common occurrence as we experience more frequent and severe storms and heat waves worsened by climate change. Just last […]

The post Building a better grid: The latest steps to deliver reliable, affordable and clean power appeared first on Climate 411.

Written by Joseph Romm

The biggest air pollution threat to our children—and our teachers—is the chronic exposure to bad air they get over the academic year in old and poorly ventilated school buildings. One low-cost solution: a CO2 monitor in every classroom.

Statement from Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense Fund

Restore the Mississippi River Delta is concerned about the state of Louisiana’s rapidly disappearing coast, and we know you are, too. We want to keep you informed of the most critical issues currently facing our coast. This post marks the second in a series expressing our concerns about recent shifts in our state’s successful and popular coastal program, including changes to the structure of our coastal program, the protection of coastal funding, and implementation of cornerstone projects in our science-based ...

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The post Louisiana’s Coastal Program is at Risk: Louisiana’s Keystone Project in Limbo appeared first on Restore the Mississippi River Delta.

Restore the Mississippi River Delta is concerned about the state of Louisiana’s rapidly disappearing coast, and we know you are, too. We want to keep you informed of the most critical issues currently facing our coast. This post marks the second in a series expressing our concerns about recent shifts in our state’s successful and popular coastal program, including changes to the structure of our coastal program, the protection of coastal funding, and implementation of cornerstone projects in our science-based ...

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The post Louisiana’s Coastal Program is at Risk: Louisiana’s Keystone Project in Limbo appeared first on Restore the Mississippi River Delta.

The reauthorization of the farm bill, which offers critical funding to support farmers and food businesses, is currently being debated in Congress. This is a crucial moment to support farmers and businesses—and major food companies need to make sure they take advantage of it. What is at stake? Billions of dollars in funding intended to […]

The post Why food companies must act now to protect public funding for climate-smart agriculture first appeared on Growing Returns.

The reauthorization of the farm bill, which offers critical funding to support farmers and food businesses, is currently being debated in Congress. This is a crucial moment to support farmers and businesses—and major food companies need to make sure they take advantage of it. What is at stake? Billions of dollars in funding intended to […]

The post Why food companies must act now to protect public funding for climate-smart agriculture first appeared on Growing Returns.

The reauthorization of the farm bill, which offers critical funding to support farmers and food businesses, is currently being debated in Congress. This is a crucial moment to support farmers and businesses—and major food companies need to make sure they take advantage of it. What is at stake? Billions of dollars in funding intended to […]

The post Why food companies must act now to protect public funding for climate-smart agriculture first appeared on Growing Returns.

Written by Emily Pickett

Moms Clean Air Force recommends a short list of amazing TEDx Talks that offer unique perspectives and valuable insights on air pollution and the climate crisis—to watch with the whole family.

(This post was co-authored by EDF analyst Jolie Villegas) The Environmental Protection Agency’s recent updates of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards include several steps that provide substantial public health benefits by reducing toxic air pollution from coal plants. In our last blog post we wrote about one of those steps – closing the “lignite […]

The post Stronger Standards, Better Monitoring Will Protect Communities from Toxic Pollution appeared first on Climate 411.

(This post was co-authored by EDF analyst Jolie Villegas) The Environmental Protection Agency’s recent updates of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards include several steps that provide substantial public health benefits by reducing toxic air pollution from coal plants. In our last blog post we wrote about one of those steps – closing the “lignite […]

The post Stronger Standards, Better Monitoring Will Protect Communities from Toxic Pollution appeared first on Climate 411.

A broad coalition of health and environmental groups, including Environmental Defense Fund, will help defend EPA’s updated and strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards against a court challenge.

Written by Moms Clean Air Force

New Mexico State Representative Reena Szczepanski, our June Supermom of the Month, brings her dedication to finding climate solutions, cultivating resiliency, and bolstering New Mexico’s communities in the face of disruption to her work in the state house every day.

Food companies can use their voice in Washington to safeguard essential Farm Bill funding to mitigate agricultural emissions and protect food supply chains.