Media Contact: Monica Cevallos FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Telephone: (202) 772-0461 Email: mcevallos@deweysquare.com LATINO ORGANIZATIONS ASK WHITE HOUSE, EPA TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND MAKE CARBON POLLUTION LIMITS A PRIORITY Groups: Latinos Concerned About [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Latino Organizations Ask White House, EPA to Address Climate Change and Make Carbon Pollution Limits a Priority
January 17, 2013 By
Jorge Madrid: The Clean Economy is an Opportunity for US Latinos
September 13, 2012 By
By Jorge Madrid The deeply personal speeches at the Democratic and Republican national conventions by Latino headliners such as San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio highlighted the vast potential for economic opportunity in this country and the role it played in moving their families from being working poor to middle class. [...]
Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Generation of Latino (NGLs) Leaders
August 10, 2012 By
by Roberto Carmona I have had the opportunity to serve as a leadership development trainer for the undergraduate interns from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI). I have worked with many talented interns that will one day serve as leaders of our nation. Every time I customize the training agenda, I give a historical context [...]
How the EPA can save lives in California’s Central Valley
July 18, 2012 By
By Jorge Madrid and Max Frankel Breathing in California can be a dangerous thing. The Golden State’s residents breathe the most polluted air in the country, according to the American Lung Association. When it comes to microscopic particle pollution, or “soot”, nowhere is more dangerous than California’s Central Valley, where 4 of the 5 most [...]
Poniéndole cara y voz a la pelea contra la contaminación de carbón
July 2, 2012 By
by Adrianna Quintero Hace algunas semanas, la agencia estadounidense de protección ambiental (EPA) tuvo dos audiencias públicas en Washington, D.C. y Chicago sobre su propuesto estándar para limitar la contaminación de carbono de plantas de energía nuevas. Para aquellos de nosotros que no vivimos cerca de una planta de energía esto puede parecer un asunto de prioridad [...]
Record Number of Latinos Nationwide Call for New Power Plant Rules to Curb Climate Change
June 22, 2012 By
by Adrianna Quintero This summer is already shaping up to be a scorcher. The northeast has gone from sweaters to sweltering in under a week, persistent droughts have brought record setting wildfires in New Mexico, and just weeks into hurricane season, we’re already awaiting the fourth named storm in the Atlantic. For millions of Latinos [...]
Latino Public Health Professionals To The White House: It’s Time To Limit Carbon Pollution!
June 22, 2012 By
by Jorge Madrid Earlier this month a group of 12 Latino doctors, nurses, and other public health professionals from across the country met in Washington, D.C. to deliver a clear message to the White House: Climate change and carbon pollution is a serious public health issue that affects the Latino community – and we want [...]
