Latinos Care About Clean Air

Latinos Care About Clean Air

Mary Mata April 3, 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 […]

Working Towards Clean Energy Is Important To Me As A Latina

Mary Mata January 19, 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 […]

Clean Air Laws Don’t Kill Jobs; Pollution, Climate Change Do

Mary Mata December 27, 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 […]

New Study Links Climate Change to Higher Medical Costs

Mary Mata December 13, 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. […]

2.7 Million Transit Riders May Lose Tax Parity With Drivers

Mary Mata October 25, 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 […]

Health Needs To Be A Part Of Environmentalism, Too

Mary Mata September 13, 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 […]

Lowering Clean Air Standards Puts Latinos At Risk

Mary Mata September 7, 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 […]

Smog In Our Cities And Parks

Mary Mata August 16, 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 […]

Alternative Transit Part Of Solution To LA Traffic Woes

Mary Mata August 2, 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 […]

As The U.S. Grows, Could Nuclear Energy Be A Solution?

Mary Mata July 25, 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 […]