DANGER! Repealing the Endangerment Finding
As we breathe, the Truck & Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) is backing an effort to repeal the EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding – the legal foundation for regulating greenhouse gas emissions in the US. That decision poses real danger. (Watch yourself!) The EPA’s Endangerment Finding, originally established in 2009 after years of scientific analysis, was the […]
De Santa Marta a Estados Unidos: Por qué una transición justa lejos de los combustibles fósiles debe poner a las comunidades latinas al centro
Read in English here. Por Irene Burga, Directora de Justicia Climática y Aire Limpio en GreenLatinos Esta semana, líderes de todo el mundo se reúnen en Santa Marta, Colombia, para algo que no habíamos visto antes: una conferencia global enfocada en cómo dejar los combustibles fósiles de manera justa y equitativa. Este momento no surgió […]
From Santa Marta to the U.S.: Why a Just Fossil Fuel Phaseout Must Center Latino Communities Everywhere
Lee en español aquí By Irene Burga, Climate Justice & Clean Air Director at GreenLatinos This week, leaders from around the world are gathering in Santa Marta, Colombia, for something we have not seen before: a global conference focused specifically on how to transition away from fossil fuels in a way that is fair and […]
Every Day Is Earth Day in Our Comunidades
Community members on the Southeast Environmental Task Force Boat Tour. This Earth Month, we want to take a moment to share and celebrate what our comunidades have been building across the country. In the past six months, GreenLatinos partners across Chicago, Los Angeles, and Albuquerque have been doing what Latinos have always done: taking care […]
What Public Lands Could Do With $75 Billion
Lo que se podría hacer en tierras públicas con $75 mil millones H.R. 1 allocated $75 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Here’s what that funding could be used for instead: There is more than enough to go around for our communities. Congress has rescinded appropriated funding before; they have the ability to do it again. This could […]