29 April 2022
SAN ANTONIO REPORT: Councilwoman Calls for Coal Plant Closure as Region Faces Stricter Air Quality Rules
The day before Earth Day, a small contingent of environmentalists and public health advocates called on the federal government to enact stricter regulations on CPS Energy’s Spruce coal plant.
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28 April 2022
NBC CONNECTICUT: Church of the City Meets Need by Helping Local Latinos Get Boosted, Vaccinated
Connecticut’s Hispanic residents continue to be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, especially when it comes to vaccine and booster access.
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21 April 2022
DAILY RECORD: Dover Club to Host Clinic Thursday to Increase COVID Vaccine Rate
A local nonprofit is organizing a free clinic designed to improve the COVID-19 vaccination rate among Latinos.
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11 April 2022
AXIOS: The Push for a New National Monument in West Texas
Advocates want the Biden administration to declare 7,000 acres outside El Paso, Texas, a national monument to give Mexican Americans and others in the area needed public space for hiking and other outdoor activities.
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11 April 2022
EL PASO TIMES: Escobar Calls on Biden to Protect Castner Range, says El Paso has Been 'Overlooked' in Environmental Matters
El Paso residents have called for the protection of Castner Range for more than 50 years. Now, advocates see the Biden administration as their window of opportunity to preserve the land in perpetuity.
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25 March 2022
CAPITOL WEEKLY: Protecting California’s public lands is a top priority
My love of nature started in the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles. As a child, I went there to hike and enjoy trips with my father. Since then, going out into nature has become…
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