11 December 2024
MSN: Wildfire toolkit helps California Hispanic families prepare
Low-income Latino communities often bear the brunt of wildfires, so the Hispanic Access Foundation offers a wildfire management toolkit and video series to help families and policymakers prepare. So far this year, more than 1…
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21 November 2024
HISPANOS UNIDOS: Celebrating World Fisheries Day: Latinos’ Growing Role in U.S. Fisheries and the Need for Change
San Diego, CA- As the world celebrates World Fisheries Day, it’s a timely moment to recognize the vital contributions of Latinos to U.S. fisheries. Whether fishing recreationally along San Diego’s coastlines or working in seafood…
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07 November 2024
NEW LINES MAGAZINE: The Risks of Wildfire Smoke Exposure During Pregnancy Are Becoming Clearer
The sky was black as Roshny B. Martuscelli hurried from the driveway into the house, her 2-year-old and 8-month-old children in tow. The flames of several wildfires were burning miles away from their Oregon home,…
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30 October 2024
MSN: Report: CA Latinos fishing for subsistence eat twice the legal limit of mercury
Hispanic families who fish to put food on the table are disproportionately affected by mercury, which accumulates in seafood in Southern California.
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28 October 2024
RADIO BILINGUE: Latinos in the Fishing Sector
Latinos have been known to consider fishing part of their cultural heritage and their participation in fishing activities has been growing in the US. But what’s their role in the US fishing sector? And what…
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25 September 2024
PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates, preserves Colorado's great outdoors
Communities in Colorado and across the U.S. are making time to connect with nature during Hispanic Heritage Month.Hilda Berganza, climate manager with the Hispanic Access Foundation, said last week's Latino Conservation Week saw thousands of…
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