01 April 2021
PLANETIZEN: In Denver, a Former Brownfield Becomes a Park
After a 14-year battle to bring the project to life, the Platte Farm Open Space brings much-needed green space to a north Denver neighborhood. "This past summer, the Center for American Progress and the Hispanic Access Foundation released…
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18 February 2021
MEDIUM: Latinos envision a way forward on climate, environment Featured
As the Biden Administration has begun to take ambitious action on environmental protection and climate justice, new polling from Colorado College’s 11th annual State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West Poll has shown that Latinos…
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18 February 2021
REDLANDS COMMUNITY NEWS: Latinos struggle to get pandemic relief
I have been a successful, self-employed business owner for 12 years, but the pandemic brought challenges like never before. My business, Bethel Estate Sales, was shut down during three months of lockdown in the spring…
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18 February 2021
CALLER TIMES: Hispanic climate advocates looking to protect the ocean
Growing up Latina, in a borderland city 12 hours away from the water, the ocean became my annual sanctuary. Every year, my family took a vacation to the Texas Gulf Coast blasting Selena albums on…
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11 February 2021
PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Poll: People of Color Concerned for Future of Western Public Lands
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. -- A recent poll of voters in Arizona and seven other western states shows increased support for conservation policies, and deep concern for the future of the region's land, water, air and…
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08 February 2021
ARIZONA MIRROR: It’s #TimeToAct on climate change and pollution for communities of color in Arizona Featured
Latino communities in Arizona are facing a series of crises — the severe public health ramifications associated with COVID-19, the ensuing economic devastation, the dire threat of climate change, and historic racial inequities. While each…
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