news releases

21 December 2018

COLORADO POLITICS: Congress must act to save a lifeline between Colorado kids and the great outdoors

The federal Land and Water Conservation Fund has provided the funding necessary over the past 54 years for underserved communities and families to enjoy access to the outdoors and open spaces. These are families that…
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20 December 2018

Senate’s Failure to Pass LWCF Hurts Recreation, Cultural Heritage and Conservation

WASHINGTON – Last night, the Senate failed to pass bipartisan legislation that would have saved the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which Congress let expire at the end of Sept. The 54-year-old program, which is…
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14 December 2018

Latino Faith Leaders Unite Against EPA’s Proposed Rollback of Methane Pollution Standards

Today, 11 Latino faith leaders from Por la Creación Faith-based Alliance submitted a joint letter to Andrew Wheeler, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Administrator, opposing the proposal to weaken the New Source Performance Standards,…
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13 December 2018

Twenty-Three Latino Organizations Sign Letter Urging Acting EPA Administrator Wheeler to Stop Harmful Rollback of Oil and Gas Pollution Protections

In a joint letter to Acting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler, led by GreenLatinos and Hispanic Access Foundation, 23 Latino organizations urged the EPA to stop its harmful rollback of the New Source…
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05 December 2018

Hispanic Access Statement on Sen. Harris' California Stewardship Bills

WASHINGTON, DC – Maite Arce, President and CEO of the Hispanic Access Foundation, released the following statement in response to Senator Kamala Harris’ introduction of the Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act and…
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27 November 2018

New Ads Highlight Need for Congress to Save LWCF

WASHINGTON, DC – Hispanic Access Foundation published ads today in the DC market to highlight the impact the Land and Water Conservation Fund has had on Latino and urban communities throughout the United States and…
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