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MOMS Clean Air Force
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the Inflation Reduction Act aimed at
fighting climate change.
When it comes to clean air, "Climate
change is undercutting the progress
we would have otherwise made," says
Senior Policy Analyst, Elizabeth Be-
chard, of the Moms Clean Air Force.
"As this report shows, if we want to
protect our health and the health of
our kids, stopping climate change and
reducing air pollution go hand in hand."
Diane MacEachern is an award-win-
ning entrepreneur and long-time green
expert who was named one of Amer-
ica's EcoHeroes by Glamour maga-
zine. The recipient of the Image of the
Future prize from the World Commu-
nications Forum, Diane founded Big
Green Purse to enable women to use
their consumer clout to protect them-
selves, their families, and the planet. A
best-selling author, Diane's "how to go
green" books have collectively sold al-
most 400,000 copies. Diane provides
expert advice, consumer guidance,
and employee engagement work-
shops to such companies as Avon, St.
Ives, Whole Foods, Frito Lay, Ameri-
can Bankers Association, Pacific Life
Insurance, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, and the United Na-
tions Development Programme. She
also speaks to non-profit groups, reli-
gious institutions, colleges and univer-
sities, and a wide range of civic organi-
zations. Diane lives with her family just
outside Washington, D.C., in the envi-
ronmentally-friendly, energy-efficient
home they helped design and build.
TELL EPA:
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