On this Earth Day all Americans can celebrate the Environmental Protection Agency’s commitment to ensure everyone can breathe clean air. But this commitment particularly benefits communities of color. Currently, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians are especially vulnerable to air pollution’s health effects. Within the last year, however, EPA instituted new mercury and air toxics standards […]
Guest Bloggers: Rachel Wilf & Jorge Madrid “New EPA Rules Help Communities of Color Breathe Easier – New Standards Will Reduce Health and Economic Costs”
April 23, 2012 By
Guest Blogger Series: Jorge Madrid “Latinos Hit Hard by High Gas Prices”
March 30, 2012 By
Gas prices are reaching record highs for this month, increasing 67 cents since January – a 20 percent bump. American families spent $5 million more on gasoline the week ending March 26 than they did the week ending January 6—even though average weekly gasoline purchases are among the lowest in 11 years. But while high […]
Latinos Can “Breathe Easier” Thanks to EPA’s Proposed Carbon Pollution Standard
March 27, 2012 By
Today, Voces Verdes, Presente, the National Hispanic Medical Association, their allies and members applauded the Environmental Protection Agency’s and Obama Administration’s release of a proposal to limit industrial carbon pollution from new power plants, which is critical to protecting public health. “Power plants release more than two billion tons of dangerous carbon pollution and other […]
Comentarios from Maria Cardona: “Why the environment is a Latino issue”
February 16, 2012 By
Amid all the jockeying of the primary debates, President Barack Obama’s 2013 budget was a breath of fresh air that underscored the priorities we should have as a nation. Sure, politicos may call it a campaign document, but even if you view it as only that, it is a much needed reminder of just what […]
Latino Leaders to Washington: Protect Our Right to Breathe Clean Air
September 20, 2011 By
Thousands of Latino children cough and wheeze from toxic pollution and smog in our air, Latino business, medical professionals and community leaders nationwide have joined a major campaign calling on Washington policymakers to protect all Americans from dangerous air pollution. Nearly one of every two Latinos live in areas where breathing is unhealthy and even […]
Study Shows that Climate Change Will Increase Mexico-U.S. Migration
August 4, 2010 By
According to researchers at Princeton University, a warming climate could cause an increase in the number of Mexicans crossing the border, due to rising temperatures that lead to a decrease in crop yields. The study finds that for every 10 % of lost crop yields, another 2% of Mexicans are more likely to leave their […]
Earthquake Strikes U.S.-Mexico Border
April 5, 2010 By
On Sunday evening, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred in Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, jolting millions of people from Los Angeles and San Diego to Phoenix and scattering destruction along the U.S.-Mexico border. It was the region’s most powerful earthquake in decades, but damage was limited in part because the temblor had a shallow depth of […]
GUEST BLOGGER SERIES: Adrianna Quintero "Latinos use Voces Verdes to Call for Strong Climate and Energy Legislation"
October 14, 2009 By
Latinovations would like to thank Adrianna Quintero for her contribution to La Plaza. Today, La Onda Verde de NRDC, the Latino arm of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is pleased to announce the launch of Voces Verdes. Voces Verdes was created in partnership with America Verde, an initiative of Common Ground for Conservation and […]
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