Latin America Green News
By Amanda Maxwell, La Onda Verde de NRDC Chile Non-conventional renewable energy projects are aiming to add more than 6,000 MW of installed capacity to the SING, Chile’s northern electricity […]
Enviro Activists Urged to Reckon with Latino Voters
By Rene Ciria-Cruz, New America Media SACRAMENTO–Latino leaders are urging environmental activists to embrace the diversity of the state if the environmental movement is to succeed. “No new legislation on environmental […]
Pollution tied to heart attacks; could Latinos be at increased risk?
By Hope Gillette, Voxxi Individuals with peak exposure to air pollutants, such as those emitted by cars and factories, have a 5 percent increased risk for heart attacks, indicates research […]
Addiction in New Mexico: La Cultura Cura
By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA The state of New Mexico has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in the nation. Hispanics and Native Americans have borne the brunt of this devastation. […]