Since its inception, the Moving Forward Network (MFN) has worked to advance environmental justice as a priority within the EPA and other agencies. Thanks to the hard work of the network and its...
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Research Shows Traffic-Related Air Pollution May Lead to Dementia in Older Women
Image: USC School of Gerontology Scientists at the University of Southern California published research yesterday that shows that Particulate Matter air pollution from power plants and vehicles may...
Scientists Say Exercising in Heavy Air Pollution Is Bad for Your Heart
A European study of 16,000 people found that air pollution impairs the function of blood vessels in the lungs, and that exercise could cause lung damage and heart failure. The lead scientist in the...
Fostering Environmental Literacy in Kansas City
Share Leticia DeCaigny's conversation with Richard Mabion and support the #ZeroEmissionsNow campaign. Richard Mabion is president of the Kansas City, Kansas branch of the NAACP and a board member of...
Protecting Kids from Traffic and Polluted Air
Share Carolina Martinez' conversation with Yesenia Ceballos and support the #ZeroEmissionsNow campaign. Yesenia Ceballos had long been concerned about her children’s safety negotiating the traffic...
Nikola Announces “The End of Diesel Engines”
On December 1, Utah start-up Nikola Motor Company unveiled a fully operational truck they say spells the end of diesel-powered trucking - the Nikola One - a zero-emissions Class 8 semi-truck with...
Toxic Dust, Love and Asthma: A Mother’s Story in the Imperial Valley
Share Onyx and Humberto's conversation and support the #ZeroEmissionsNow campaign. Onyx Bazulto lives in the Imperial Valley in Southern California, where air quality is poor and one in five...
A Grandson Returns to East L.A. to Fight For Clean Air
Share mark!'s conversation with his grandparents and support the #ZeroEmissionsNow campaign. mark! Lopez was born into a family of organizers and is driven by an early memory of a community march...
The Next Generation of Environmental Justice leadership: Juan Parras Talks with Yudith Nieto
Share Juan and Yudith's conversation and support the #ZeroEmissionsNow campaign. Yudith Neito was born in Mexico and grew up in Manchester, an east Houston neighborhood surrounded by oil refineries...