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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 31m

Learn how indigenous families face distinct mercury exposures and how keeping mercury safeguards in place protects pregnant people. #IndigenousPeoplesDay

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“We’re Paying the Price With Our Way of Life”: Indigenous Women Fight for Strong Mercury Protections - Moms Clean Air Force

This Indigenous People’s Day, we’re revisiting three powerful interviews with Indigenous moms about toxic mercury pollution in their communities, rooted in the importance of fishing as a tradition.

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 31m

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's #POLLUTIONSPREE includes a proposal to roll back the strong mercury protections finalized in 2024. Moms across the country are speaking out, including these three Indigenous women talking about their food sources, their traditions, and their babies.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 4h

15 kids have filed a petition against the US, arguing that the “U.S. government’s unrelenting perpetuation of a fossil fuel energy system despite knowing for over 50 years that the emission of fossil fuels was catastrophic for human rights.”

By @ahofschneider.bsky.social for @grist.org...

The kids who sued America over climate change aren’t done yet

They want an international human rights body to hold the U.S. accountable — and are spotlighting Indigenous communities on the frontlines.

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Whitney Bauck @whitneybauck.bsky.social · 3h

I first wrote about Denver’s ebike rebate program in 2022 and it’s been very cool to watch the trajectory since www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Rocky Kistner @therockyfiles.bsky.social · 3h

Experts say avoid plastics and heat: “small plastic jars and tubs used for storing baby food…could release more than 2 billion nanoplastics per square centimeter when heated in the microwave” @shannonosaka @washingtonpost
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Microplastics are everywhere. You can do one simple thing to avoid them.

The biggest sources of microplastics have one thing in common: Heat.

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 8h

Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay ❤️❤️❤️

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Lakota Man 🪶 @lakotaman.bsky.social · 23h

Celebrate with me. #IndigenousPeoplesDay 🪶✊🏾

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 11h

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ 😡😡

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 12h

administration’s revised approval process threatens to scuttle giant NV solar complex 😡😡 #solarpower

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Trump administration’s revised approval process threatens to scuttle giant NV solar complex • Nevada Current

The Trump administration cancelled its review of a massive joint solar project in Nevada that would have added up to be one of the largest continuous solar farms in the world – at least as it was envi...

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 12h

😡😡😡😡😡Saudi-owned corporate farms are draining Arizona’s desert dry

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Saudi-owned corporate farms are draining Arizona’s desert dry

Arizona’s lax water laws let corporate farms pump unlimited groundwater to grow alfalfa for cattle overseas, even as local families spend their savings drilling new wells.

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 12h

Mom's urgent health ⚠️! A crucial finding that protects our kids from air pollution & extreme weather is under attack. We must demand leaders follow science to safeguard future generations.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Trump effort to ditch greenhouse gas finding ignores ‘clearcut’ science, expert says

Architect of landmark EPA ‘endangerment finding’ says repealing it will lead to more extreme weather in US

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 13h

New Post! “We’re Paying the Price With Our Way of Life”: Indigenous Women Fight for Strong Mercury Protections

www.momscleanairforce.org/indigenous-w...

“We’re Paying the Price With Our Way of Life”: Indigenous Women Fight for Strong Mercury Protections - Moms Clean Air Force

This Indigenous People’s Day, we’re revisiting three powerful interviews with Indigenous moms about toxic mercury pollution in their communities, rooted in the importance of fishing as a tradition.

www.momscleanairforce.org

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 21h

Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay ❤️

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds 😡😡😡

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The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds

The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do

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Nina Lakhani @ninalakhani.bsky.social · 1d

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By me: Increasing numbers of Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full story

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Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full story

Official reports are likely to overlook heat’s role in a death. As US temperatures rise, experts say the true toll needs to be counted

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

The Destructive Legacy of California’s Zombie Fires 🔥🔥...

Blazes that firefighters thought had died but then later came roaring back to life have become increasingly common, heightening scrutiny of how first-responders put out wildfires.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...

The Destructive Legacy of California’s Zombie Fires

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

We must stop #globalwarming 🔥🔥🔥

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

😎😎😎😎

#momsky

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

Climate Change Comes for the House of the Seven Gables 💔💔

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Climate Change Comes for the House of the Seven Gables - Inside Climate News

SALEM, Mass.—Paul Wright leans over a 17th-century granite barrier and points at a faint watermark depicting Salem Harbor’s daily rise and fall. “On a normal day, high tides reach just four feet from...

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

😡 😡 😡 insideclimatenews.org/news/1210202...

Climate Change Comes for the House of the Seven Gables - Inside Climate News

SALEM, Mass.—Paul Wright leans over a 17th-century granite barrier and points at a faint watermark depicting Salem Harbor’s daily rise and fall. “On a normal day, high tides reach just four feet from...

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

She Found a Link Between Air Pollution and Infertility... Her grant was canceled 😡😡😡 #momsky www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

She Found a Link Between Air Pollution and Infertility

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

He Studied How Emissions Are Heating Up U.S. Cities... His grant was canceled 😡😡

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

He Studied How Emissions Are Heating Up U.S. Cities

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

An enormous solar power project in the Nevada desert that would have been one of the world’s largest has been canceled 😡

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

💔 Heartbreaking report on extreme 🔥 🔥 : it's a "silent killer" making pre-existing conditions like asthma & heart disease worse for US families. We must protect our vulnerable loved ones. Knowing the risk is the first step—let's demand action now! #momsky

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full story

Official reports are likely to overlook heat’s role in a death. As US temperatures rise, experts say the true toll needs to be counted

www.theguardian.com

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 1d

We must act on #climatepollution 😡😡😡

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