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US environmental organization
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]
See also
References
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^ 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.
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^ Schiller, Lauren (22 March 2020).
"Clean air is a "mom-partisan" issue: Making climate crisis activism a family affair". Slate. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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^ Heikkinen, Niina (28 February 2018).
"Passionate Moms Take On Scott Pruitt, Air Pollution and Climate". Scientific American. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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^ Greviskes, Amber (31 July 2012).
"One NYC Mother Has Made Fighting Pollution a Priority". NY Metro Parents. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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^ Gutierrez Kruege, Joline (6 September 2021).
"Trying to make sense of the bag ban that really never was". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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^ 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.
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^ Friedman, Lisa; Rosen, Julia (17 June 2020).
"The Environmental Justice Wake-Up Call". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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^ 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.
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^ 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.
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^ Thigpen, Madeline (18 July 2021).
"Mother's Organization wants to electrify Yellow School Buses". Atlanta Voice. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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^ Hailstone, Jamie (9 December 2021).
"Is it time for the humble yellow school bus to go green?". Forbes. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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""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.
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^ 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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