Leading Latinx Serving Organizations Call on Congress and Administration for a Bold, Progressive, and Comprehensive Infrastructure Package
Latinx groups urge investments in healthcare, education, and water infrastructure in rural, tribal, low income, and communities of color and a transition to a clean and sustainable energy economy that creates union jobs Washington, D.C. — Today, 90 of the nation’s leading Latinx focused organizations and Latinx-serving allied organizations called on Congress and the Biden […]
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill A First Step In The Right Direction
Now We Must Pass Bold Investments in Tackling Climate Crisis In Companion Budget Reconciliation Bill The United States Senate just gave bipartisan approval to a $1 trillion infrastructure bill to rebuild the nation’s deteriorating roads and bridges and fund new climate resilience among other things. Mark Magaña, the Founding President & CEO of GreenLatinos, released […]
‘A Code Red for Humanity’ With Worse Climate Impacts to Come Unless Greenhouse Gas Pollution Falls Dramatically
Boulder – On Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its latest and most dire assessment about the state of the planet, detailing how humans have altered the environment at an “unprecedented” pace and cautioning that the world risks increasingly catastrophic impacts in the absence of rapid greenhouse gas reductions. Let us be clear […]
GreenLatinos Celebrates New Administration Rules on Vehicle Efficiency Standards North Carolina
GreenLatinos celebrates the White House’s efforts to meet its climate and electric vehicles goals through an Executive Order announced today that focuses on improving vehicle efficiency standards and setting a goal of 50% vehicle electrification by 2030. The new rules would: Replace weaker standards set by the Trump administration. Engage the EPA and DOT to […]
GreenLatinos at the White House
GreenLatinos was one of a dozen National Latino organizations invited to meet with President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris yesterday. The topic of discussion? The administration’s Build Back Better Agenda and the needs of the Latino community. The meeting also served to commemorate the second anniversary of the horrific 2019 attack in El Paso […]