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Julianne Moore And Moms Vs. Air Pollution

Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Dominique Browning, Julianne Moore Mom, Julianne Moore, Moms Clean Air Force, Julianne Moore Mcaf, Julianne Moore Activist, Air Pollution Asthma, Childrens Health, Anti Pollution, Mom Activists, Mercury Poisoning, Clean Air Act, Parents-Moms, Video, Parents News

Julianne Moore is recruiting an army of moms to help everyone breathe easier. "It's time for polluters to stop bullying us. It's time for moms to roar...

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Will Bullies Win the Fight for Clean Air?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Epa, Clean Air, Koch Brothers, Activism, Ron Paul, Lobbyists, Moms Clean Air Force, Mercury, Rick Santorium, Toxic Metals, Obama Administration, Green, Newt Gingrich, Clean Air Act, Envrionmental Protection Agency, Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

It took decades to get the new Mercury and Air Toxics Standards released, and within weeks, the pushback has already begun.

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Mercury Ruling: Waiting For the EPA

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Coal Industry, Mercury as Neurotoxin, Green, Climate Crisis, Teresa B. Clemmer, Power Plants, Clean Air Act, Epa, Vermont Law School, Power Plant Regulations, Hazardous Air Pollutants, Activism, Health, Moms Clean Air Force, Green News, Mercury, Particulate Matter, Lisa Jackson, Ozone, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

As a writer for Moms Clean Air Force, I was eagerly waiting to hear the December 16 announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency on their new...

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The Briny Bait & Switch That Could Turn You Off Fish

Kerry Trueman | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Marion Nestle, Coal, Fda, Methylmercury, Seafood, Fish, Moms Clean Air Force, Food News
Kerry Trueman

Figuring out which fish to eat these days is a "mo'brainer;" you need a pocket guide or a smartphone app just to help you remember which species are overharvested or contaminated. But now the truly savvy seafood shopper evidently needs a DNA test kit, too.

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Dr. Robert D. Bullard: Justice for Our Children

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Peggy Shepard, WE ACT, Public Health, Toxic Waste and Race Report, Environmental Justice Resource Center, Green, Energy Apartheid, Dumping in Dixie-Race Class and Environmental Quality, Clean Air Act, Coal-Fired Plants, Epa, Environmental Justice, Communities of Color, Moms Clean Air Force, Hazardous Waste, Green News, Ozone Standard, Unequal Protection, Dr. Robert D. Bullard, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

Our talk covered topics from the genesis of his career as the "Father of Environmental Justice," to the role that women and mothers have played in the struggle for the health of the planet.

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Mars, Jimmy and Me Highlights the Dangers of Pollution for Kids

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More:  Dr. Barrett K. Hays,  Economic Justice,  Asthma,  Environmental Working Group, Moms Clean Air Force, Green News,  Air Pollution, Green, Green Living,  Children's Health,  Recycling,  Ozone, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

Moms Clean Air Force has been proactive in focusing on why it is essential for parents to be aware of the environmental dangers facing their children. Now they have an ally in bringing that message to the upcoming generation.

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Dreaming About Taking Back America

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: TRAIN Act, President Obama, 350.Org, Phil Radford, Sarah Hodgdon, Green Industrial Revolution, Courtney Hight, Tar Sands Action, Greenpeace, Green, Take Back the American Dream Conference, Envrionmental Justice, Green for All, Progressive Agenda, Toxic Coal Ash, Epa, Phil Aroneanu, Green Activism, Energy Action Coalition, Activism, Climate Change, Moms Clean Air Force, Environment, Green News, Cancer, Incinerators, Sierra Club, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

Let's keep the dialogue civil. We can reach out and try to explain to others why protecting the environment and the economy are not mutually exclusive.

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The TRAIN Act Cuts the Heart out of the Clean Air Act

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: RE. Henry Waxman, Clean Air, The Coalition for Sensible Safeguards, Green News, President Obama, Anit-Environmental 112th Congress, Economy, TRAIN Act, Green, Waxman Database, Clean Air Act, Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, Ozone Ruling, Epa, Regulations, Caron, Rep. Upton, Latta Amendment, Rep. Eric Cantor, Moms Clean Air Force, Congressional Budget Office, Mercury, Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, Environment, Cutgo, Air Pollution, Rep. Whitfield, Rep. Rush, Environmental Protection Agency, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, the TRAIN Act, made it through the House of Representatives. But as Yogi Berra would say, "It ain't over 'til it's over."

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Nature Lessons From Vermont

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Clean Air, Patrick Leahy, Personal Democracy Forum, Vermont, Tar Sands Action, Bernie Sanders, Green, Hurricane Irene, Van Jones, Toxic Mercury, Epa, Smog, Moms Clean Air Force, Asthma, Lisa Jackson, Environmental Activism, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

Observing the rolling fields, horses and cows, undisturbed acres of rocks and trees, I felt particularly protective of what the earth offers us -- and what we need to do to defend it.

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Asthma and Clean Air: One Mother's Fight in Texas

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 10.02.2011

Read More: Erin Brockovich, Texas, Asthma, Midlothian, Moms Clean Air Force, Impact News
Marcia G. Yerman

"I contacted Erin Brockovich, who came to Midlothian in 2005. She told me that if I lived anywhere else in the nation, we would have a lawsuit. However, she informed me that Texas was a 'business first, people second,' state."

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Personal Responsibility and the Fight for Clean Air

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Dr. Lynn Ringenberg, Clean Air, Rep. Fred Upton, Aep, Debt Ceiling, Frank Capra, Impact, Pollution, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Mercury and Air Toxics Standard, Social Activism, Epa, DANIEL J. WEISS, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, American Electric Power, Moms Clean Air Force, Rupert Murdoch, Environment, Mercury, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Activism, Impact News
Marcia G. Yerman

Instead of people just shaking their heads and sighing, "Well, what can I do?"... The answer is simple. Take a proactive step. The window of opportunity to send a comment of support to the E.P.A. is drawing to a close. August 4th to be exact.

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Lisa Jackson: Why She Can't Do It Alone

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Epa, American Academy of Pediatrics, Environmental Justics, Moms Clean Air Force, Asthma, American Lung Association, Lisa Jackson, Air Pollution, Willilam K. Reilly, Clean Air Act of 1970, Toxins, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

With almost every current conversation being framed from a partisan political perspective, Jackson has pledged to hold firm on advocating for the hundreds of thousands of people whose lives will be saved from new legislation.

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Do Americans Really Have to Choose between Health and Energy?

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Upwind Pollution, Clean Air, Sen. John Coryn, President Obama, Collin P. O'Mara, Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, Gina McCarthy, Sen. Ben Cardin, Sen. John Barrasso, EPA Clean Air Interstate Rule, Sue Tierney, Bryan W. Shaw, Moms Clean Air Force, Environment, Green News, MACT Standards, Asthma, Clean Air Mercury Rule, Sen. John Sessions, Sen. Thomas R. Carper, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, David O. Carpenter, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

As a member of the Mom's Clean Air Force, this is the second hearing that I have monitored to see where our elected officials are coming down on the issue of supporting non-toxic air.

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Clean Air: You Have to Be In It to Win It

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 08.26.2011

Read More: Green Activism, Children?S Environmental Health Network, Renewable Energy, Impact, The Sunlight Foundation, Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, Epa, Soylent Green, Environmental Justice, Impact News, Mercury Toxins, American Electric Power, Coal-Fired Power Plants, Moms Clean Air Force, Asthma, American Academy of Pediatrics, Air Toxins, New York Times, Respiratory Illness, American Lung Society, Mae Jemison, Environmental Protection Agency, Advocacy, Impact News
Marcia G. Yerman

Advocating for what you believe in is a lot of work, but getting what you don't want is much worse. Don't leave the heavy lifting to others.

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The Struggle for Change: Activism vs. Cynicism

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 07.21.2011

Read More: Coal-Powered Plants, Clean Air, Toxic Air Emissions, Air Quality, Green Living, The Way We Were, Coal, Epa, Casablanca, Activated Carbon Injection, Activism, Moms Clean Air Force, Clean Water, Green News, Mercury, Environmental Defense Fund, Mercury Emissions, Envirionment, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

Mercury is poisoning both our air and our water -- big time. Even if you don't live right near a coal plant, the wind drifts. There's too much at stake.

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Rep. Donna Edwards -- Advocate for Green Concerns

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Energy Consumption, h.r. 910, Oil Tax Breaks, Rep. Donna Edwards, Public Health, Earth Day, Green Energy, Esquire Magazine, Clean Air Act, Sen. Tom Udall, Green Living, Green Infrastructure, Mcaf, Ecology, Climate Change, Green Technology, Moms Clean Air Force, Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2010, Environment, Green News, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

Rep. Donna Edwards is a strong believer in the importance of the Clean Air Act. I reached out to her with four key questions on energy and her commitment to the environment.

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You're Either Part of the Solution or You're Part of the Problem

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Recycling, Epa, C-Span, Clean Air, Ecology, Environmental Responsibility, Eldridge Cleaver, Moms Clean Air Force, Environment, Clean Water, Green, Organic, Biodegradable, Mcaf, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

After my son was born and I brought him home from the hospital, I looked at my surroundings with new eyes. Everything seemed dirty and dangerous. All I could see was a world that held out potential harm.

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Moms Clean Air Force -- Fighting for the Environment

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Epa, Neurotoxins, Environmental Health, Japan Nuclear Crisis, Moms Clean Air Force, Green News, Nuclear Energy, Mercury, Environment, New York Times, Air Pollution, Children's Health, Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency, Green News
Marcia G. Yerman

With the news out of Japan about the potential effect of radiation on the population, Americans are starting to ask themselves some tough questions, about weather, about energy, about our natural resources and how to protect them.

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