By Martina Guglielmone Council on Hemispheric Affairs President Trump’s recent announcement of his decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord has brought attention to the fact that only two other nations – out of 197 in the…
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Latin America Continues Climate Action Despite Trump
Jun 5, 2017, 2:54 PM 0
By Amanda Maxwell LatinaLista Although President Trump has announced his plan to pull the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement, Latin American countries are taking no heed. Trump’s reckless decision may hold America back, but Latin America…
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2017 “STATE OF THE AIR” report shows why we still need the Clean Air Act
May 10, 2017, 10:30 AM 0
By Diane Maceachern Moms Clean Air Force The Clean Air Act is coming under attack for being unnecessary and too costly to enforce. But the ‘State of the Air 2017’ report from the American Lung Association (ALA), shows that millions of people…
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After 2000 Years of Harmony, the Maya May Soon Lose their Stingless Bee Pets
Apr 28, 2017, 2:31 PM 0
By Kerry Sullivan Ancient Origins For several years now, reports have circulated about the worrisome decline of the population of bees. Periodically, newspaper headlines lament the bees’ disappearance as an irreversible tipping point toward environmental devastation. Depending on your…
By Lori Popkewitz Alper Moms Clean Air Force When we hear the words “climate change” many things come to mind, including intense heat waves and droughts, increase in natural disasters, loss of sea ice, accelerated sea level rise, and…
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Why environmental groups need more volunteers of color
Apr 21, 2017, 11:45 AM 0
By Lindsey McDougle The Conversation Earth Day comes right before National Volunteer Week, an annual celebration of North American volunteerism in late April. This fortuitous timing gives environmental nonprofits an opportunity to engage prospective volunteers, especially nonwhites who live…
By Dominique Browning Moms Clean Air Force In the months since his inauguration, Donald Trump has repeatedly undermined our children’s health. He has attempted to strip the EPA of funding, dismantle America’s Clean Power Plan, and disregard research on dangerous…
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In 3rd-Largest U.S. City, Living in Certain Neighborhoods Means Worse Health
Mar 27, 2017, 7:13 AM 0
By Cliff Despres SaludToday Latinos in certain Chicago neighborhoods face worse physical and mental health and more food insecurity than nationwide, according to a new report, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. For the report, the Sinai Community Health Survey 2.0, researchers from the…
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Urban Farmist: Wood Chips Help Latina Gardener Realize Paradise
Mar 20, 2017, 11:01 AM 0
By Joseph M. de Leon LatinaLista On 5 acres in Southwest Austin, nature wears away at tons of shredded trees. Chickens and guinea fowl peck and scratch among the piles. Ducks bathe in a large water container. Every…
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Invisible Harm: Toxic school air affects 8,000 public schools
Mar 2, 2017, 2:28 PM 0
By Katy Farber Moms Clean Air Force When you drive along an interstate, or through a big city, how many times do you see local schools right up near the highway? Probably often. Sometimes you can’t see them, because…
By Mari Jensen Futurity Warming in the 21st century has reduced Colorado River flows by at least 0.5 million acre-feet—about the amount of water used by 2 million people for one year, a new study warns. “This paper is…
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Latinos, on either side of border, battle “not so innocent” America over environment
Feb 7, 2017, 3:04 PM 0
LatinaLista — When Donald Trump pushed back against Fox News Bill O’Reilly’s characterization of Vladimir Putin “as a killer,” by saying that our country “is not so innocent,” he ignited a barrage of criticism from both sides of the…
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New test for waterways finds crazy list of pollutants
Feb 6, 2017, 2:52 PM 0
By Blaine Friedlander Futurity A new way to test for a wide range of micropollutants in waterways has already turned up a nightmarish cocktail of contaminants. “Water quality monitoring is conventionally done by narrowly investigating one or a few contaminants at…
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Moms Clean Air Force plans to join Climate March in Washington in April 2017
Jan 30, 2017, 9:40 AM 0
By Ronnie Citron-Fink Moms Clean Air Force The Trump administration has vowed to put the health of families in danger by implementing policies that undermine our right to clean air. According to the New York Times, “Mr. Trump has…
By Cliff Despres SaludToday Did you know Mexican-American kids drink less plain water than white kids? They also are more likely to perceive tap water as unsafe? In fact, negative perceptions of school water fountains were associated with sugary…
By Thania Benios Futurity Since the 1980s, air pollution has increased worldwide, but it has increased at a much faster pace in regions close to the equator. Research now reveals that this changing global emissions map is creating…
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Mom-centered environmental group vows to continue the fight
Nov 11, 2016, 2:23 PM 0
By Dominique Browning Moms Clean Air Force I have a banner hanging above my desk with a quote from the Dalai Lama. It says: “Never give up, no matter what is going on.” He goes on to talk about…
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Latino communities want to take action on climate change
Oct 18, 2016, 1:00 PM 0
By Lizette Escobedo Moms Clean Air Force Latino leaders gathered in Washington, D.C. recently for the National Latino Climate Leadership Forum to discuss how to best tackle environmental issues impacting Latinos. As I’ve mentioned in my previous posts, low-income communities of color…
By Stephanie Desmon Futurity Asthma patients who live near major Pennsylvania fracking sites are as much as four times more likely to suffer attacks than those farther away, a new study shows. The findings add to growing evidence that…
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Families gather in DC for Play-in for Climate Action rally
Jul 19, 2016, 10:52 AM 0
By Ronnie Citron-Frank Moms Clean Air Force On Wednesday, July 13, 2016, over 700 children and parents from 50 states joined our third annual Play-In for Climate Action at Upper Senate Park in Washington, DC for fun, music and advocacy… …
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Wondering what the air is like outside? Plume Air app lets you know
Jul 11, 2016, 9:27 AM 0
By Marcia G. Yerman Moms Clean Air Force Extreme heat waves are happening with alarming regularity. (Tweet this) Summer used to be the time for kids to be outside non-stop. Now, both children and adults need more information…
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Party loyalty continues dividing Latinos in Congress over environmental votes
Jun 30, 2016, 2:50 PM 0
LatinaLista — At a time when it’s physically dangerous to champion environmental causes — the international environmental watchdog Global Witness documented a 59 percent rise since 2014 in the murder of environmental activists worldwide — it would seem political…
By Elina L Nino The Conversation Honey bees are arguably our most important commercially available pollinator. They are responsible for pollinating numerous food plants that make our diets more exciting and nutritious, including many fruits, vegetables and nuts. Beekeepers…
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Crowdfunder: Marine researchers tackle a whodunit in the mysterious deaths of Sei whales in Chilean Patagonia
Apr 6, 2016, 11:31 AM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Life After Death: The Whales of Golfo de Penas, Patagonia In 2015, while on expedition in Golfo de Penas, Chilean Patagonia, a team of biologists discovered what would become known as the largest mass mortality of…
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Crowdfunder: Peru-based couple bring their passion for conservation and helping indigenous locals plant a new future for Peruvian Amazon Basin
Mar 7, 2016, 4:14 PM 0
LatinaLista — Longtime Peru-based LatinaLista contributor Isabel Guerra wrote us saying that she and her husband, professional photographer, Jose Enrique, had decided to do their part to help save one of the world’s most important environmental treasures that literally…
