18 September 2017
HAF Responds to Report on Sec. Zinke's National Monuments Recommendation
Following the Washington Post report that Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is recommending that at least four monuments should be reduced in size and several other should be opened up for commercial activities --…
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15 June 2017
HAF Statement on BLM Decision to Suspend Methane Waste Rule
Maite Arce, President and CEO of the Hispanic Access Foundation, released the following statement in response to yesterday’s announcement the Bureau of Land Management will suspend parts of the rule designed to reduce natural gas…
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10 May 2017
HAF Praises Senate for Upholding Standards to Cut Methane Waste
Maite Arce, President and CEO of the Hispanic Access Foundation, released the following statement in response to the U.S. Senate vote outcome that maintains the Bureau of Land Management’s Methane and Waste Prevention Rule, which…
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19 April 2017
Latino Conservation Week Highlights Community’s Passion for Outdoors and Protecting Public Lands, Kicks Off This Weekend (July 16 – 24)
This weekend, the third annual Latino Conservation Week (#LatinoConservationWeek, #LCW2016) kicks off, continues through July 24 and will be celebrated with more than 100 events nationwide. The week is an opportunity for Latinos to demonstrate…
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23 March 2017
Latino Groups Urge Senate To Protect BLM Methane Rule, Latino Communities
The Hispanic Action Foundation (HAF) alongside 17 leaders from other Latino advocacy groups, sent a letter urging members of the U.S. Senate to the protect the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Methane and Waste Prevention…
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15 March 2017
HUFFINGTON POST: Senate Should Reject Putting Special Interests before Our Communities on Methane Rule
Many would agree that Congress has a moral obligation to listen to voters and protect our cherished outdoor heritage. Unfortunately, some in the U.S. Senate are attempting to overturn a popular rule that reduces the…
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