11 July 2014
WILDERNESS SOCIETY: National Park Tour Engages Young Latinos with Conservation
The Wilderness Society helped kick off the "Four Stops One Destination" national park tour in Mile High fashion. Several of America’s famed national parks will be the destinations for a group of college students who…
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10 July 2014
POLITICO: Hispanic Group Promotes Conservation with New Tour
The Hispanic Access Foundation will launch a "Four Stops, One Destination" tour today in which seven Latino college students visit national parks in the West for nine days to promote conservation and urge against oil…
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23 May 2014
UNIVISION: Trip to Joshua Tree with Congressman Ruiz
Congressman Raul Ruiz participated in a hike with 100 young Latinos from the Coachella Valley in California. The trip was organized by the Por La Creacion: Faith Based Alliance, Hispanic Access Foundation and the Congressman's…
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21 May 2014
HUFFINGTON POST: New National Monument Preserves Hispanic Heritage
Southern New Mexico's Organ Mountains Desert Peaks region will be protected by President Obama as a national monument on Wednesday, and rightfully so. Spanning thousands of years of human history and use, the Organ Mountains-Desert…
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21 May 2014
Before Brown v. Board of Education There Was Méndez v. Westminster
In keeping with the subject of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, May 17, 2014 marks the 60th anniversary of the issuance of the decision on Brown v. Board of Education.…
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19 May 2014
EPA Extends Comment Period for Proposed Safety Measures to Protect Farm Workers from Pesticide Exposure
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the proposed revisions to the agricultural Worker Protection Standard for an additional 60 days, until August 18, 2014, in response to requests from…
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