News Coverage


27 March 2023

PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Latino Advocacy Week Promotes Environmental Justice

This week, Hispanic environmental advocates are heading to Washington, D.C., from around the country to engage lawmakers on issues affecting us all, like clean air, pristine waters, and the fight against climate change. In California,…
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22 March 2023

NBC NEWS: A Landscape that Generations of Latinos Fought to Preserve is now a National Monument

A historical and ecologically rich swath of land in El Paso was designated a national monument by President Joe Biden on Tuesday. The announcement making Castner Range, an almost 7,000-acre landscape located along the Rio…
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21 March 2023

THE WASHINGTON POST: Biden Sets Protections for a Half-Million Acres in Texas and Nevada

President Biden on Tuesday designated two new national monuments, making nearly 514,000 acres off-limits to development as part of his pledge to protect 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. The president signed…
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03 March 2023

THE HILL: Is Environmental Justice Momentum Slowing?

It is widely recognized that the mainstream environmental movement has historically dismissed the leadership and concerns of communities of color in the U.S., and internationally, in the Global South. Three years ago, the murder of…
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27 February 2023

PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: MANO Internships Broaden Horizons for NM Latinos

More than 200 young U.S. Latinos completed internships last year, which could lead to jobs historically difficult for them to access. Unpaid positions sometimes lead to permanent jobs but can be challenging for first-generation college…
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20 February 2023

PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Poll: AZ Voters Worried About Water, Support Cleaner Energy

The 13th annual 'Conservation in the West' poll shows Arizonans are seriously concerned about the state's water situation, and that they support habitat and wildlife protection and prioritize expanding clean energy. Arizona is one of…
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