Moms Clean Air Force

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]

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

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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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