Press team at @cleanairmoms.bsky.social: Meet our passionate advocates and experts fighting climate change and air pollution | www.momscleanairforce.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mvif4kj6ks2kThe EPA's move to abandon power plant pollution protections is "yet another direct attack on our ability to keep children safe," says @momscleanairforce.org Director & Co-Founder Dominique Browning. FULL STATEMENT: https://www.momscleanairforce.org/press-releases/epa-power-plant-pollution-2/14 Sep 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvif4kj6ks2khttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mtwirbl35k2fNew reporting in National Geographic describes how extreme heat is impacting pregnant people and their babies. Read now: nationalgeographic.com/health/article/extreme-heat-pregnancy https://nationalgeographic.com/health/article/extreme-heat-pregnancy25 Aug 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwirbl35k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mtgxrv4xyc2lElizabeth Hauptman had never tasted pollution before, but that’s exactly what happened when she took a tour of the oil and gas wells sited next to a popular nature trail in Bay County, Michigan. Read more in this week's edition of Moms Make News. https://www.momscleanairforce.org/methane-pollution-moms-make-news/19 Aug 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgxrv4xyc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3ms6toq6e4k2nIn a recent op-ed, @cleanairmoms-az.bsky.social's Pita Juarez writes how Arizona’s increasingly common triple digit days increase fatality risks, particularly for Latinos, who are disproportionately represented in the outdoor workforce. https://www.impactomedia.com/opinion/esta-no-es-una-carrera-que-phoenix-quisiera-ganar-el-cambio-climatico-es-una-realidad-cuando-tomaran-las-riendas-nuestros-lideres/03 Aug 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6toq6e4k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3ms6tnirz2s2n@cleanairmoms-mi.bsky.social's Elizabeth Hauptman urges Michigan leaders to reject changes to Marathon Petroleum and MPLX permits that would increase pollution in already overburdened communities and further endanger children, including her son with asthma. https://www.aol.com/articles/viewpoint-michigan-families-not-fight-110523000.html03 Aug 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6tnirz2s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3ms6tltqrk22nIn an op-ed published during the FIFA World Cup, Moms' volunteer and former NCAA Division 1 soccer player Sam Schmitz writes in @nj.com that extreme heat “degrades not only the quality of play but also the health of athletes at all levels” of her sport. https://www.nj.com/opinion/2026/06/world-cups-biggest-opponent-isnt-a-team-its-extreme-heat-opinion.html03 Aug 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6tltqrk22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3ms6tizdz6k2nIn an op-ed, Moms' Almeta Cooper warns of the risks of toxic chemicals hidden in beauty products marketed toward Black women, including hormone disrupters, carcinogens, and microplastics. https://rollingout.com/2026/06/22/almeta-cooper-toxins-hiding-in-beauty/03 Aug 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6tizdz6k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mrvjvgcqzk24@people.com features Wisconsin Field Organizer Jayne Black's story of how her children's diagnoses with asthma and multiple sclerosis led her to Moms, where she has been able to advocate for cleaner air and healthier communities. https://people.com/mom-takes-action-after-learning-about-data-center-days-later-company-gives-up-exclusive-1196770530 Jul 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvjvgcqzk24https://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mrvjbpuopk24In a podcast from @climateone.org that ran on dozens of @npr.org affiliate stations across the country, Moms' Director and Co-Founder Dominique Browning explains she founded Moms Clean Air Force to harness parents' energetic desire to protect their children. https://www.climateone.org/audio/mother-mothering30 Jul 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvjbpuopk24https://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mrviu3cmps24In @northjerseynews.bsky.social, Moms' former intern and advocate Bobby Cook shares how two years ago, when New Jersey's skies filled with wildfire smoke, he unexpectedly found himself having to tell his six-year-old campers they couldn't play outside. https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/2026/05/07/wildfires-nj-climate-change-orange-skies/89736091007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z11xx31p002850l115450c002850e1102xxv11xx31d--69--b--69--&gca-ft=12&gca-ds=sophi30 Jul 2026 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrviu3cmps24https://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mrvideip7k24@cleanairmoms-mi.bsky.social's Elizabeth Hauptman explains to @freep.com how the proposed Energy Bill Relief Act would expand affordable clean energy tax credits and help families save money by ensuring data centers don't shift costs to consumers. https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/08/four-michigan-moms-on-what-they-want-from-lawmakers-right-now/89972182007/30 Jul 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrvideip7k24https://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mqnaxxuxjk2aIn @nbcwashington.com, Moms' Sam Schmitz shares she had to make plans to leave D.C. ahead of the unprecedented 850,000-firework display for Trump's 4th of July celebration, for fear that the resulting soot and smoke would trigger an asthma attack. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/health/fireworks-mall-sick/4125774/14 Jul 2026 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnaxxuxjk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mqnajvx3422aOn Canaries in the Car Line podcast, our Co-Founder and Director Dominique Browning explains how Moms across the nation are channeling their love and desire to protect their children into climate and health policy reform advocacy. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nap-time-activism-domonique-browning/id1821728819?i=100076552781014 Jul 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqnajvx3422ahttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mqna4kb3wk2a@gpbmedia.bsky.social covers a press event advocating for stronger heat protections, where @cleanairmoms-ga.bsky.social's Kiya Stanford explains that South Atlanta neighborhoods lack green spaces to combat heat, thus increasing their health risks and energy costs. http://gpb.org/news/2026/05/27/georgia-environmental-justice-advocates-demand-greater-heat-safety-measures-ahead14 Jul 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqna4kb3wk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mqn74c7dpk2a"This is about fairness. It's about affordability. It's about protecting health," @cleanairmoms-mi.bsky.social's Elizabeth Hauptman says to @therapidian.bsky.social about the Energy Bills Relief Act, which hopes to lower energy costs for families if passed. https://therapidian.org/energy-bills-relief-act-to-aid-skyrocketing-energy-costs14 Jul 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqn74c7dpk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mqabnyvwic2y“EPA’s proposal to weaken standards for heavy-duty tailpipe pollution is yet another attempt by the Trump administration to weaken protections for children’s health and call it progress," says Moms' Elizabeth Bechard. Read our full statement: https://www.momscleanairforce.org/press-releases/epa-truck-pollution/09 Jul 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqabnyvwic2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mnzp7dke4c2zIn @wbay.com, Moms' Jayne Black explains that people should pay attention to tax exemptions for data centers - such as Wisconsin's 2023 sales and use tax exemptions - because they have the potential to make small communities a target for future data centers. https://www.wbay.com/2026/04/30/wisconsin-data-centers-grow-with-tax-incentives/11 Jun 2026 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzp7dke4c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mnzp4vzqa22g@iowastartingline.com covered the second annual Moms Plastics Summit, which convened scientists and advocates in April to discuss how plastics and petrochemicals impact our lives and health. https://iowastartingline.com/news/environment/the-alarming-truth-plastics-are-everywhere-and-theyre-killing-us/11 Jun 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzp4vzqa22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mnzorbfe5k2yIn response to a newly proposed Clean-Sea's plastic pyrolysis facility, Lani Wean and @cleanairmoms-wv.bsky.social co-hosted a town hall with West Virginia Citizen Action Group to discuss potential implications for the community, as @wowk13news.bsky.social reported. https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/kanawha-county-wv/belle-residents-voice-concerns-about-plastic-conversion-facility/11 Jun 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzorbfe5k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mnzohml5ok2zIn a @tucson.com op-ed, @cleanairmoms-az.bsky.social's Fabiola Bedoya urges Tucson Electric Power to invest in solar or wind energy sources, rather than building new natural gas plants that will raise rates for customers and emit climate-warming pollutants. https://tucson.com/opinion/column/article_dd63ca33-462b-43d6-b369-30a96f40d6af.html11 Jun 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzohml5ok2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mnvcfiopi22a"As a citizen, I just feel like they have turned their backs on us," Moms' Mary Wagner says in response to the EPA continuing to weaken air regulations despite findings that nearly half of American children live in areas with dangerous levels of air pollution. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22042026/american-lung-association-toxic-air-annual-report/09 Jun 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvcfiopi22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mnvbvbfnf22sMoms' Vanessa Lynch details how communities across Pennsylvania are reacting to the rapid growth of data centers, potential for pollution and the need for regulation development in The Keystone. https://keystonenewsroom.com/news/pa-data-center-surge-sparks-local-fears-over-pollution-power-costs-and-weak-oversight/09 Jun 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvbvbfnf22shttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mnvbrz5scs2s"In February 2025, I witnessed something I can’t forget. A massive plume of thick black smoke was pouring out of a plastic waste burning facility," Moms' Amanda Rowoldt writes about her experience witnessing and reporting a violating facility to the EPA. https://laprensanewspaper.com/index.php/2026/04/22/what-i-saw-at-an-ohio-plastic-waste-facility-should-concern-all-of-us/09 Jun 2026 22:49 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvbrz5scs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mnvbpvzi7s2sA @forbes.com article reports that a new study revealed nearly half of US children live in an area that fails at least one measure of air pollution. Moms' Liz Hurtado explains more than 7 million kids, especially Hispanic, live in a community that fails every measure. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiehailstone/2026/04/22/nearly-half-of-us-children-breathing-polluted-air-study-finds/09 Jun 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnvbpvzi7s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mnsmhgdhbk25@insideclimatenews.org flags that an Ohio plastic waste plant in violation of Ohio EPA regulations - brought to their attention when @cleanairmoms-oh.bsky.social's Amanda Rowoldt filed video footage of billowing black smoke - plans to open an Arizona facility. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20042026/plastic-waste-plant-violating-pollution-rules-expands/08 Jun 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsmhgdhbk25https://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mnsma52bjs25@apnews.com reports that dozens of Moms recently testified in front of the EPA, urging them to continue classifying plastic pyrolysis units as incinerators. @cleanairmoms-ga.bsky.social's Kiya Stanford called this proposal "a move to prioritize polluters over people". https://apnews.com/article/plastics-chemical-recycling-epa-clean-air-9d9511c0d8c7870afa4ba10d78456ff308 Jun 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsma52bjs25https://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mnsm4srkc225Moms' Karin Stein notes the EPA's decision to repeal the Endangerment Finding will inevitably worsen Iowa's air quality, and she believes communities should monitor their air in the absence of the EPA's willingness to do so. https://www.kcrg.com/2026/04/01/epa-repealed-its-own-greenhouse-gas-finding-now-some-iowans-are-taking-action/08 Jun 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsm4srkc225https://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mnsm2dra2225A recent op-ed in Elizabethon Star debunks recycling myths and suggests that readers join an advocacy group, such as Moms, to help reduce plastics before they are even produced. https://elizabethton.com/2026/03/25/guest-column-does-recycling-really-help-our-earth-where-can-we-do-it/08 Jun 2026 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsm2dra2225https://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mnslo2nuy225As reported in @commondreams.org, in a letter signed by 160+ groups, Moms and @actonclimateus.bsky.social call for the removal of EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin because of his brazen betrayal of the agency's core mission to protect human health and the environment. https://www.commondreams.org/news/epa-lee-zeldin08 Jun 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnslo2nuy225https://bsky.app/profile/moms-press.bsky.social/post/3mnddqfvkyc2i@earth911.bsky.social summarizes the environmental damage Trump's EPA has caused thus far. This includes rolling back the Mercury and Air Toxic Standard despite science that no amount of mercury is safe for babies' developing brains, as Moms' Dominique Browning says. https://earth911.com/business-policy/trump-policy-costs-to-the-environment-and-people/02 Jun 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:edm6hnwsd55hlplbm2xync4e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnddqfvkyc2i