Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
By Latinovations While watching President Obama’s inauguration speech, Andrea Delgado felt a surge of optimism. Paradoxically, it was one of Obama’s more somber statements that gave her hope: his acknowledgement that a failure to address climate change would be “a betrayal to our children and future generations.” The President’s message of urgency resonated with her. “Latinos get
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
By Adrianna Quintero The Obama Administration and EPA announcement that it will establish the first national limits on carbon pollution from new power plants is great news for anyone that cares about clean air. No longer will new power...
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
By Sonya Cortez Corpus Christi, Texas — I am the most important person in the United States: a young, unmarried, Hispanic female. So according to the research, I am part of the fastest-growing, most influential demographic group...
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
By Peter Lehner Ron Craft is a fourth-generation cotton ginner in Plains, Texas struggling through a tough year.Earlier in the fall, he predicted business would drop by 75 percent, and he knew he wouldn’t be able to...
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
By Frances Beinecke When I speak to lawmakers and business leaders about the costs of climate change, they tend to think in terms of damaged property and lost agricultural revenue. Certainly the fires in Texas and the...
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
By Justin Horner As you may know, Federal tax law allows many Americans to set-aside up to $230 a month pre-tax to pay for transit. This is a great benefit that rewards and encourages transit use. And...
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
By Amy Mall The National Research Council just released the pre-publication version of a new report entitled: “Improving Health in the United States: The Role of Health Impact Assessment.” NRDC and others have been advocating for years that a Health...
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
By Mildred Real, Voces Verdes Advisory Board member and CEO of America Verde Voces Verdes is outraged at President Obama’s announcement this morning asking the Environmental Protection Agency to drop the ozone standard. The White House’s decision...
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
By Pete Altman Are your kids safe from air pollution? It depends on where you live, what’s nearby and where you vacation. Kids and their developing bodies are more vulnerable than adults to the health hazards that...
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
By Kristin Eberhard The most recent PPIC Survey on Californians and the Environment shows that Californians overwhelmingly feel that air pollution is the biggest environmental problem facing California today. Although all Californians are concerned about air pollution,...
Monday, July 25th, 2011
Recently I had a chat with nuclear energy lobbyist and former Army Col. Eric Rojo, who works with the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition (CASEnergy). He spoke the report issued by Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) 90-Day Fukushima...
Friday, July 8th, 2011
By Susan Casey-Lefkowitz Once again this weekend, we saw a clear example of how water and oil don’t mix when an Exxon oil pipeline spewed around 40,000 gallons into the wild Yellowstone River in Montana. The mess is likely...
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
By Adrianna Quintero By 2050, one in four Americans will be Hispanic, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In the last decade, the total Latino population in the U.S. grew at a rate of 43%, more than four times the rate...
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
An analysis of several studies conducted among Latinos reveal that this community faces a disproportionate risk from toxic mercury pollution because of a combination of...
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