By Neda Deylami Misinformation about zero-emission vehicles and confusion around federal Environmental Protection Agency standards versus those states can adopt under the Clean Air Act waiver has left many manufacturers, small businesses and fleet managers wondering what market-based policies like the Advanced Clean Trucks rule could mean for their operations and bottom line.  The […]

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Written by Dominique Browning

This World Bee Day, Moms’ Dominique Browning is celebrating the Wild Bunch—our native bees. They don’t produce a drop of honey, but they can be more efficient pollinators than honeybees for some crops.

Written by Moms Clean Air Force

Last month, EPA finalized strong chemical manufacturing protections aimed at slashing cancer rates by taking on toxic pollution. The new rule could make a big difference for Robert Taylor and his family in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana.

The Environmental Defense Fund strongly opposes the House Agriculture Committee majority's draft farm bill proposal, which removes the climate guardrails from the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) investments in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation programs and diverts critical funding away from popular programs that are heavily oversubscribed and underfunded.

By Neda Deylami. This blog was co-authored by José Acosta-Córdova, Senior Transportation Policy Analyst at LVEJO Transportation accounts for almost one-third of Illinois’ greenhouse gas emissions — the sector responsible for the most GHG emissions in the state. Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, such as delivery vans, transit buses and large tractor-trailers are a disproportionate contributor […]

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By Neda Deylami. This blog was co-authored by José Acosta-Córdova, Senior Transportation Policy Analyst at LVEJO Transportation accounts for almost one-third of Illinois’ greenhouse gas emissions — the sector responsible for the most GHG emissions in the state. Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, such as delivery vans, transit buses and large tractor-trailers are a disproportionate contributor […]

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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 first 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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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 first 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 Environmental Protection Agency has now finalized a wide array of standards to protect people and the climate from dangerous pollution. Those standards cover some of the largest polluting sectors in the U.S., including oil and gas production, power plants, and cars and trucks. But there’s another source of dangerous pollution that still isn’t subject […]

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The Environmental Protection Agency has now finalized a wide array of standards to protect people and the climate from dangerous pollution. Those standards cover some of the largest polluting sectors in the U.S., including oil and gas production, power plants, and cars and trucks. But there’s another source of dangerous pollution that still isn’t subject […]

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As the impacts of climate change reveal themselves to North Carolinians in the form of heat, flooding, wildfires, drought, and increasingly intense and more frequent tropical storms, the case for urgent action to combat climate change is strengthening. Our state has made important strides, setting vehicle electrification goals and power sector emissions reductions directives, but […]

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As the impacts of climate change reveal themselves to North Carolinians in the form of heat, flooding, wildfires, drought, and increasingly intense and more frequent tropical storms, the case for urgent action to combat climate change is strengthening. Our state has made important strides, setting vehicle electrification goals and power sector emissions reductions directives, but […]

Written by Sarah McBride

Read the latest news from Moms Clean Air Force staff and members in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, New York, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.

Written by Emily Pickett

This summer, a rare double brood of cicadas is emerging across the Midwest and Southeast. Learn how our warming climate will impact these curious creatures.

EDF statement of Emily Steinhilber, Director, Climate Resilient Coasts and Watersheds, Virginia

EDF Statement by Amanda Leland, Executive Director

Written by Amy Ziff

Embrace your spring cleaning routine! Mom Detective shares tips for safe and effective toxic-free home cleaning.

Statement of EDF California State Director Katelyn Roedner Sutter on Governor Gavin Newsom’s release of a revised budget for FY 2024-2025 to close a projected $27.6 billion deficit - May 10, 2024

Written by Moms Clean Air Force

This mother-daughter duo have been advocating for a healthy environment for more than four decades. They recently sat down with EDF's Vital Signs to share their story.

Written by Elizabeth Bechard

If the conversations Moms’ Elizabeth Bechard has been having with friends are any indication of the collective mood right now, it seems we’re all struggling with mental health in a changing world. She shares how she finds refuge.