latino environment
Meet the fixer: This advocate connects green Latinos
*Why you should read this: Because there’s much work to be done to organize Latino environmentalists. VL By Grist Staff (1 minute read) Ten years ago, Mark Magaña was […]
Bias Hinders Diversity in Hiring for Environmental Organizations
*Only 12 to 16 percent of the staff at environmental foundations are persons of color. The paternalistic attitudes of Liberal leadership has a lot to do with that. VL By Anthony […]
Political Diversity in the Latino Electorate
*The four states with the most Latinos are California, Texas, Florida and New York. Together they are 62 percent of all Latinos in the U.S. and live in states that total […]
Latinos Are Especially Hard-hit by Climate Change
*A majority of Latinos live in California, Texas, Florida and New York, which are the most affected by extreme heat, air pollution, and flooding. And 9 in 10 Latinos want climate action […]
Latinos in America Are Far More Likely Than the Average Citizen to Breathe Polluted Air
*This is a top issue for U.S. Latinos – 1.8 million Latinos live within a half-mile of oil and gas facilities. But there’s been no mention of it from the […]
The impact of climate change on Latino communities
*The environment consistently rate among the highest concerns of Latino voters. VL By Angela Goldman, Bloomberg Government (2 minute read) During an election season in which terrorism, immigration and the economy […]
Latino voters heard nothing new in last night’s presidential debate
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2.5 minute read) This is the picture everybody will be talking about today. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump side-by-side in the first presidential debate of 2016. […]
NCLR Latino Voter Registration Money Fell from $7 Million to $1.5 Million
*The-importance-of-the-Latino-vote trope has been louder this year than in years past. But looking at the numbers above you begin to see how it’s been baseless wind. VL By Suzanne Gamboa, […]
Urban Heat Islands amplify global climate change impacts for Latinos
*Take away: “place matters in identifying the most vulnerable populations” to climate change. Read this piece. Inner cities, where most U.S. Latinos live and work, are heat islands, paved-over, radiating […]
Latinos Want Economic Leadership, Not Isolationism
*Some stats you can use to help change the U.S. Latino narrative: Latino owned businesses grew by 47%, while non-Latino businesses declined by 2%; small businesses create 2/3 of new […]