Moms Clean Air Force
Established2011
FounderDominique Browning
TypeNonprofit
PurposeEnvironmental activism
Region served
United States
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Moms Clean Air Force is a nonprofit, grassroots environmental advocacy group, based in the United States, which focuses on protecting children from air pollution. It has chapters in 26 states and more than a million members,[1] and is politically neutral or, in its own words, "mom-partisan".[2] It was co-founded in 2011 by Dominique Browning in partnership with Hanne Grantham and Sue Mandel of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).[3][4] It also campaigns on related issues such as toxic chemicals[5][6] and climate change.[7][8][9] Recent campaigns have included calling for the electrification of diesel school buses[10][11] and supporting President Joe Biden's Build Back Better Plan.[12][13]

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References

  1. ↑ Kindelan, Katie (20 April 2021). "Earth Day 2021: Moms become climate activists as they worry about the Earth their kids will inherit". Good Morning America. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. ↑ Schiller, Lauren (22 March 2020). "Clean air is a "mom-partisan" issue: Making climate crisis activism a family affair". Slate. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  3. ↑ Heikkinen, Niina (28 February 2018). "Passionate Moms Take On Scott Pruitt, Air Pollution and Climate". Scientific American. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Greviskes, Amber (31 July 2012). "One NYC Mother Has Made Fighting Pollution a Priority". NY Metro Parents. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Gutierrez Kruege, Joline (6 September 2021). "Trying to make sense of the bag ban that really never was". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  6. ↑ Fallon, Scott (5 March 2019). "NJ factories, refineries released 6 million pounds of toxic chemicals into air and water". North Jersey. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  7. ↑ Friedman, Lisa; Rosen, Julia (17 June 2020). "The Environmental Justice Wake-Up Call". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Fears, Darryl; Grandoni, Dino. "EPA just detailed all the ways climate change will hit U.S. racial minorities the hardest. It's a long list". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Broschart, Beth Christian (6 February 2020). "Moms Clean Air Force seeking members to take everyday actions that protect environment for future generations". My Buckhannon. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. ↑ Thigpen, Madeline (18 July 2021). "Mother's Organization wants to electrify Yellow School Buses". Atlanta Voice. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  11. ↑ Hailstone, Jamie (9 December 2021). "Is it time for the humble yellow school bus to go green?". Forbes. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  12. ↑ ""I'm asking you, Uncle Joe": Clean energy, fossil fuel advocates lobby Manchin, Congress in infrastructure fight". Charleston Gazette Mail. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  13. ↑ Myers, Jessica (3 November 2021). "Arizonans to Senator Sinema: The Climate Crisis Can't Wait". Sierra. Sierra Club. Retrieved 24 February 2022.


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