By Marcia G. Yerman Moms Clean Air Force Back in 2012, I wrote about the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) and the impacts of pollution that traveled via wind from one state to another. It was a look at…
By Dominique Browning Moms Clean Air Force No one was more surprised than I when EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt asked Moms Clean Air Force in for a meeting. After all, we have been relentless in our critique of the…
By Marcia G. Yerman Moms Clean Air Force The Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) has been released. Over 1500 journals and reports were examined to “assesses the physical science of climate change.” It has presented findings stating – unequivocally…
By Deborah Charnes LatinaLista I take the bus from San Jose, Costa Rica to Nicaragua. The bus drops me off about 25 minutes in from the border. There are no stop lights. No signs. But I know this…
By Katy Farber Moms Clean Air Force What your child learns about climate change at school depends on where you live. PreK-12 science standards are, in large measure, decided at the state level. That means what your child learns…
LatinaLista — Long before Hurricanes Maria, Irma and Harvey, Latinos knew that man had a hand in climate-induced disasters. A 2015 poll by EarthJustice and GreenLatinos found that 66 percent of Latinos believed global warming and climate change were…
Moms Clean Air Force The oceans are warming. Surface temperature of the oceans has warmed about 1 to 3 degrees F over the last century. Warmer oceans feed more energy into hurricanes, so they grow stronger. Wind speeds are…
By Adrianna Quintero ncluido Without a doubt, Hurricane Harvey is a historic catastrophe. After making landfall Friday and becoming a tropical storm, it has continued to wreak havoc: death, loss, missing persons, and an immediate and lingering fear among…
By Paige Wolf Moms Clean Air Force Our train into DC from Philadelphia was 90 minutes late for the annual Play-In for Climate Action. As we waited for the light to change at a crosswalk we noticed two men in suits…
By Betsy López-Wagner ncluido Earlier this month, more than 60 groups joined forces to launch “I Am Still In,” reminding the world that President Donald Trump does not represent the American people on climate. The League of Conservation…
By Martina Guglielmone Council on Hemispheric Affairs President Trump’s recent announcement of his decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord has brought attention to the fact that only two other nations – out of 197 in the…
The Conversation Editor’s note: President Donald Trump stunned the world on June 1 by announcing his intention to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord, a landmark global agreement to lower greenhouse gas emissions and minimize the…
LatinaLista: Today, President Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accord. The following is a transcript of his remarks as delivered in the Rose Garden. Following the president’s remarks is the official statement from former President Barack…
By Lori Popkewitz Alper Moms Clean Air Force When we hear the words “climate change” many things come to mind, including intense heat waves and droughts, increase in natural disasters, loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise, and…
By Ronnie Citron-Fink Moms Clean Air Force The Trump administration has vowed to put the health of families in danger by implementing policies that undermine our right to clean air. According to the New York Times, “Mr. Trump has…
By Dominique Browning Moms Clean Air Force I have a banner hanging above my desk with a quote from the Dalai Lama. It says: “Never give up, no matter what is going on.” He goes on to talk about…
By Lizette Escobedo Moms Clean Air Force Latino leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. recently for the National Latino Climate Leadership Forum to discuss how to best tackle environmental issues impacting Latinos. As I’ve mentioned in my previous posts, low-income communities of color…
By Katy Farber Moms Clean Air Force It can be a confusing time to be a kid. People on the TV, internet, and radio say conflicting things — about climate change — with seriousness and determination. How hard to…
By Marcia G. Yerman Moms Clean Air Force Extreme heat waves are happening with alarming regularity. (Tweet this) Summer used to be the time for kids to be outside non-stop. Now, both children and adults need more information…
By Lisa Sharp Moms Clean Air Force “We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren, and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can’t speak for themselves such as the birds,…
By Elina L Nino The Conversation Honey bees are arguably our most important commercially available pollinator. They are responsible for pollinating numerous food plants that make our diets more exciting and nutritious, including many fruits, vegetables and nuts. Beekeepers…
By Lizette Escobedo Moms Clean Air Force While the Latino community certainly focuses on policy issues such as comprehensive immigration reform and unemployment, we also care deeply about the environmental issues, especially how pollution and toxic waste makes its…
LatinaLista — Campaign: Life After Death: The Whales of Golfo de Penas, Patagonia In 2015, while on expedition in Golfo de Penas, Chilean Patagonia, a team of biologists discovered what would become known as the largest mass mortality of…
By Todd Bates Futurity Global sea level rose faster in the 20th century than in any of the 27 previous centuries, a new analysis shows. And scientists say without climate change, global sea level would have risen by…
By Kerry Trueman Moms Clean Air Force What if you had the power to save millions of lives, and billions of dollars, too? In the fantasy world, we look to superheroes to save us from catastrophes. In the…
