Houston Police Sgt. Steve Perez drowns in Harvey floodwaters
Houston Police Sgt. Steve Perez drowns in Harvey floodwaters
His wife warned Sgt. Steve Perez not to go. He insisted. The 34-year-veteran Houston police officer drowned in his patrol car in Harvey floodwaters, a tearful Chief Art Acevedo said […]
Latino Leaders Stand Up for Clean Air
*According to the National Hispanic Medical Association “As of 2008, 4.7 million Hispanics had been diagnosed with asthma. In their lifetime, Latinos are three times more likely to die from […]
Latino Youths Take Colorado River Message to Congress
By Doug Ramsey, Public News Service PHOENIX – Latino students are bringing the plight of the Colorado River to Capitol Hill. Eighteen Latino high school students from Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and […]
Where does your agua come from?
By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco If you missed it, recently there was a news story from ProPublica about Mexico drilling into a deep aquifer for drinking water. The catch, as the […]
Clean Water Is Important For Everyone
By Elizabeth Shope With just two months before World Water Day on March 22, NRDC, CARE & WaterAid in America have published our annual report about how the United States is doing in implementing the recommendations we […]
The Eco-Case For Eating Your Thanksgiving Leftovers
By Dana Gunders As if Turkey Pot Pie and Turkey A La King aren’t enticing enough on their own, here’s another reason to eat leftovers this holiday season: about 1 […]
Latinos In CO, NV & NM Work To Conserve Colorado River
A group that hopes to conserve the Colorado River and surrounding environment, Nuestro Río, is set to hold several events today in Albuquerque, Denver and Las Vegas to spread their […]
Las Oleadas, Cornering The Market On Latino Bottled Water
Paul Kurkulis is betting that a brand of mineral-enhanced bottled water for Latinos living in the United States is not only a good idea, but a profitable one at that. […]
Watching Out For Our Water
By Shayda Naficy, otherwords.org Water is at risk in the United States and around the world. Its quality and availability is in peril. Today, nearly one in eight people lack access […]
Guapura 101: Drinking Water First Thing In The Morning
So one of my morning rituals includes drinking a glass of water first thing. I mean, maybe not first thing, I do wash my face and brush my teeth first, […]