Did you watch the State of the Union? I sat there, computer by my side, tweeting with people from all over the country about the speech. Using Twitter, it is fun to feel connected to a wider conversation, especially when you live out in the woods on a stormy Vermont night, feeling isolated. Two parts …

This guest post from MCAF partner, Green The Block was written by Tiffany Casanova: Little New Yorkers Tristin and Tyler learn a lot about trying to save the earth while filming their green family series Tristan & Tyler's Tales From the City! One concept we haven't touched on yet is air pollution and air quality. Tristin …

This post is from BlueGreen Alliance: COLUMBUS, OH (January 12, 2012) — Women representing many of Ohio’s labor and environmental organizations today demonstrated their support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act at a press conference held in the Ladies’ Galley in the Ohio Statehouse …

  Every now and then you meet a person…a woman…an activist…a mother, who takes your breath away. You know instantly that this whirlwind of energy will stop at practically nothing to ensure that her cause stands front and center. She doesn’t fight because someone’s begged her. She doesn’t need an ovation from adoring fans. She …

Two weeks ago I became sick. Not surprisingly, I was done in by the germs that my son had so generously shared. The previous month, a steady diet of apple cider vinegar chasers had kept me immune from his uncovered sneezes—a major liability in our small Manhattan apartment. After a week of high-grade fevers, watery …

This post was written by Laura Burns: From the moment I first held each of my babies in my arms, my heart felt like it was exploding over and over with love. I had no way of comprehending how much of myself I would be willing to give to these tiny little beings. I had …

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As I reflect on the unveiling of the EPA’s highly anticipated regulations aimed at curbing mercury and other toxic air pollutants from power plants, I unexpectedly find myself with mixed emotions. As a native Ohioan, sister and daughter of two amazing parents, I am thrilled to have witnessed the conclusion to an intense twenty-year debate, …

We want to share an excellent report scientist and mom, Georgia Murray brought to the attention of MCAF: Cleaning up the Haze: Recommendations to Strengthen EPA’s Approach from MCAF partner, Appalachian Mountain Club. This report is especially important for New Hampshire families, as it provides recommendations to strengthen EPA’s approach to cleaning up the air …

  This is article that originally appeared in the Boston Globe: WHO: Dr. Megan Sandel WHAT: Sandel, an associate professor of pediatrics and public health at Boston Medical Center, is an expert on asthma and air pollution. Q. What is the connection between air pollution and health? A. There’s a lot of evidence around how …