HAF Statement on President Biden’s Executive Orders Featured
On January 27, 2021, President Joe Biden took executive action to take immediate steps to address the climate crisis and protect our health and environment from its most catastrophic impacts. Biden’s executive action included:
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Wildfire Toolkit: Public & Mental Health
Many Latinos lack adequate access to healthcare services due to a variety of reasons from being uninsured or underinsured, transportation, linguistic or cultural barriers and literacy, to mistrust of agencies or providers, or inappropriate and inadequate care and follow up. These challenges are exacerbated by emergencies such as wildfires, which…
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Wildfire Toolkit: Regulations & Policies
Land Use Planning & Cost Burdens Policies and regulations at all levels of government - local, state, and federal - can have profound effects on communities and families before, during, and after a wildfire. It is critical for community members, organizations, agencies, and decision makers to understand the intersectionality of…
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I AM CHEO: Social Media Guidance
Create Your Own I Am Cheo We may live in different geographies, eat different foods, speak different languages or live very different lives. But, we are all connected through our humanity and the devastation suffered through wildfires, pollution, extreme weather and climate change. Help spread this message! Step 1: Record…
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I AM CHEO: Take Action
Host a screening Help spread the word in your community about the importance of engaging Latinos in climate action, emergency management planning, and environmental policies. Click here on how to get started. Become a CHEO Ambassador Help engage Latinos in your community to act on climate and prepare for, respond…
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I AM CHEO: Host a Screening
A Guide for Planning a Screening Film Synopsis Inspired by the poem, I am Joaquin, by Chicano poet Corky Gonzales, this unique film tells the story of a young boy named Cheo who, from the sights and smells of his abuela’s kitchen, takes a sweeping cinematic journey across the lands…
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Wildfire Toolkit: Response & Recovery
Emergency management systems have historically been built and structured without the needs of Latino communities taken into consideration. Due to this lack of consideration, Latinos are more likely to experience delayed alerts, slow access to information and emergency response services, in addition to inadequate or insufficient disaster relief and recovery…
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Wildfire Toolkit: Background
Our nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and resulting climate change are leading to higher temperatures, record-setting heat waves, and drier and more arid conditions in the West. These conditions matched with underfunded forest management, outdated land use policies and practices, and more people living in fire-prone areas has led to catastrophic…
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Wildfires
Our nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and resulting climate change are leading to higher temperatures, record-setting heat waves, and drier and more arid conditions in the West. These conditions matched with underfunded forest management, outdated land use policies and practices, and more people living in fire-prone areas has led to catastrophic…
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Wildfires 2024
Our nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and resulting climate change are leading to higher temperatures, record-setting heat waves, and drier and more arid conditions in the West. These conditions matched with underfunded forest management, outdated land use policies and practices, and more people living in fire-prone areas has led to catastrophic…
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Climate Impacts: Wildfires
Our nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and resulting climate change are leading to higher temperatures, record-setting heat waves, and drier and more arid conditions in the West. These conditions, matched with underfunded forest management, outdated land use practices, and more people living in fire-prone areas have led to catastrophic wildfires that…
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Western Riverside National Wildlife Refuge Act
Many Latino communities in Southern California live in nature-deprived neighborhoods, meaning there are far fewer parks, streams, beaches, and other natural places nearby. This leaves these areas with a legacy of poorer health and COVID-19 severity, higher stress levels, worse educational outcomes, lack of recreation and business opportunities, and greater…
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Climate Impacts: Extreme Heat
Higher temperatures and heat waves are leading to a disproportionate impact on Latino laborers. For many Latinos, staying indoors during high-heat days is not an option. Hazardous conditions are routine for farmworkers and include pesticide exposure, heat stress, lack of shade and adequate clean drinking water. Regardless of 100°F or…
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Climate Crisis
The climate crisis cuts across all sectors of society, from the pollution generated by oil and gas usage to the natural disasters that are intensified by a warming planet. Efforts to address it must be similarly large-scale and cross-cutting, with an urgent need for investment in communities experiencing environmental injustices.…
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Oceans and Coast
The ocean is a part of Latino lives. It is a source of food, jobs, medicine, spirituality, family memories, and the very air we breathe. Its coral reefs protect us from storms, as do the adjacent wetlands that filter our waters. There isn’t a facet of our lives that isn’t…
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Waterways and Watersheds
The health of Latino communities is intimately tied to the health of our waterways, which also play a role in Latino livelihoods, culture, history, and spirituality. Rivers flow through nearly 640 million acres of public lands in the US. Our public lands and waters are deeply connected to our stories,…
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Lands and Nature
Public lands are a key component of our identity, and they weave a narrative of the diverse and complex history of our nation. These places, all of which are Indigenous ancestral lands, preserve our shared cultural heritage, provide places to recreate and connect with nature, spend time with family and…
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