This Sunday is Mothers Day. In honor of the holiday my staff asked moms across the country what they really wanted to celebrate their day.

Some folks want jewelry and others a lovely bouquet of flowers, but like most Americans, the moms we talked to cared deeply about their family and the clean air, water and safe planet that we need to ensure that kids today and long into the future are healthy.

On that topic, Im cross-posting a timely column by my colleague Madeline Page, Environment Americas global warming outreach director.

My mom wants climate action, not breakfast in bed

Sunday is Mothers Day. A day dedicated to celebrating the mothers in our liveswomen who have sacrificed, inspired, protected and forced us to eat our vegetables.

My own mom is a retired teacher of the blind and visually impaired (HAPPY MOTHERS DAY, MOM!). She always went beyond her role as educator--making sure her students were fed, safe and received the tools they needed to excel, despite their special needs.

I saw my mother fight tirelessly for her students for decades. But the one fight that has always left her feeling defenseless: being a parent to a child with asthma. Ill never forget hearing my moms stories about caring for my sister during life threatening flare ups. On one particularly bad night, my mom ran carrying my blanket-wrapped sister into the emergency room. At first glance the doctor could tell my sister was near cardiac arrestit took four shots of adrenaline before she could breathe again. In my moms words, it was terrifying. But trips to emergency room became commonplace as my sisters asthma flare ups were exacerbated by poor air quality.