latino environment
Poor, minorities carry the burden of frack waste in South Texas
*Fracking industry representatives say the study is flawed. The concern is that fracking wastewater will contaminate groundwater. And there are 217,000 minorities living within three miles of a fracking waste […]
EPA Slow to Halt Use of Deadly Pesticide
*This is a cause that doesn’t go away because the use of pesticides doesn’t subside. The chemical in this case, Endosulfan, is, according to an environmental toxicologist, “highly, highly, highly […]
There’s a Little “Wild” Out There For All of Us
*What is a Chicano environmentalist? It’s not that far-fetched an idea. VL By Jose G. Gonzalez, Medium Growing up, my memories of the outdoors are a combination, a blend, amestizaje […]
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Tierra Y Agua: The Land & Water Conservation Fund
*We don’t talk too much about environmental issues in the Latino community, so we have to fight the perception that we’re a one-issue community. Latinos have a history of heritage […]
Papal Visit Brings Excitement, Anxiety to Congress
*The big speech to the joint session of congress is Thursday. Depending on where you stand on any number of issues, and which you consider more important than others, you’re […]
Thinking of César Chávez and a Changing Climate
*Climate change and the environment may sound like new struggles, new causas, but they’re as ingrained as Cesar Chavez’s organizing ideas. VL By Jose Gonzalez, Green Chicano “It’s amazing how […]
5 Questions: Latina Climate Scientist On Carbon Emissions Rule
*The environment, superficially the president’s new rules on coal-fired power plant emissions, is vital to Latino health because we’re more vulnerable than others. VL By NBC News Now that President Barack […]
CareCloud & CodeLLa Partner to Inspire Young Hispanic Girls to Learn Code and Entrepreneurship
*Congratulations to Taquista Josie Goytisolo! I remember conversations when CodeLLa was an idea and a dream, and now it’s doing the good work, fighting the good fight. ¡Enhorabuena! V MIAMI, […]
In Bolivia, Pope Francis Apologizes for Church’s ‘Grave Sins’
*Wow. This is a transformational moment in the history of the Catholic Church and Latin America. Pope Francis: “I humbly ask forgiveness, not only for the offense of the church herself, […]