Science as a Tool for Connecting Latino Youth to Nature

Science as a Tool for Connecting Latino Youth to Nature

NewsTaco September 11, 2015

*Welcome to our newest collaborators! Latino Outdoors. These good folks are fighting the good fight for the environment and passing their love of all things nature to the next generation […]

5 Questions: Latina Climate Scientist On Carbon Emissions Rule

NewsTaco August 4, 2015

*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 […]

Latino Voters Key Factor in Success of Environmental Ballot Initiatives in 2014

NewsTaco June 8, 2015

*There has been more reporting and analysis written about Latino voters and the environment this year than in years past. All of those reports point to the importance of the […]

Hispanics face serious drinking water issue along Texas border

NewsTaco March 10, 2015

*This is also part of the national Latino narrative. There are places in Latino concentrated South Texas where as many as 90 thousand people have no running water. It’s also […]

Playing the Environmental Card: A Winning Strategy for Mobilizing Latinos in 2014

NewsTaco October 24, 2014

*Here’s something new on an old topic. How to get more Latinos to the polls in the midterms. I don’t know that the green issue will do the trick, but […]

Green Latinos: Will environmental worries dispel idea of one-issue voters?

NewsTaco September 17, 2014

*Why is it that when politicos and environmentalists “discover” that Latinos aren’t a one-issue monolith, it’s a “new” thing? We’ve been saying this for decades.  And now, suddenly, it’s a […]

A New Shade of Green: Arte and Community-Building for Conservation

Mary Mata September 9, 2014

By Jose Gonzalez, NewsTaco This week will be the second Americas Latino Eco Festival.  In case you missed it, an all-star lineup of artists, film makers, writers, performers, advocates, and […]

Report: Latinos want environment-friendly candidates

NewsTaco August 21, 2014

*Pollution, climate change; Latino support of environmental causes crosses political parties, gender and age. VL By Laura Barron-Lopez, The Hill Hispanics are increasingly more likely to vote for candidates who support […]

Monuments Matter—Connections to and with Latino Communities

Mary Mata April 2, 2014

*On March 11, 2014 President Obama President Obama established the Point Arena-Stornetta Unit of California Coastal National Monument. How does this designation relate to how Latino communities connect to public […]