GreenLatinos Public Land & Ocean Colectivo November NewsletterNoviembre Noticias del Colectivo del Terreno Público y el Océano de GreenLatinos
Vol XVIII – 1 Nov 2024This is a copy of our recent newsletter–become a GreenLatinos member to be the first to see these noticias. GreenLatinos Descends Onto Washington D.C./ GreenLatinos Llega a Washington D.C. Feliz Día de los Muertos! At the annual GreenLatinos’ 2024 Advocacy Week we convened advocates from across the country for 45 […]
We’re taking a bite out of EV truck myths during Climate Week
It’s Climate Week in New York, and outside my window, traffic on Interstate 278 (known here as the BQE, or Brooklyn-Queens Expressway) about 17,000 trucks daily spew toxic fumes 24 hours a day, seven days a week, bringing goods into the city and the rest of state. But there is change on the smoggy horizon. […]
The Fight for Clean Air in Marginalized Communities
By: Meisei Gonzalez, GreenLatinos Climate Justice and Clean Air Advocate Caption: View of Rocky Mountain Power’s Gadsby Plant in Salt Lake City on Thursday, August 7, 2024 Utah is a state of contrasts. It’s home to breathtaking landscapes— towering peaks of the Wasatch Mountains, the vibrant sunsets over the Great Salt Lake, and the picturesque […]
Batteries and Environmental Justice
This piece was co-authored by Andrea Marpillero-Colomina, Sustainable Communities Program Director of GreenLatinos / Raquel Dominguez, Circular Economy Policy Advocate at Earthworks The furthest point upstream in the battery supply chain is the point of extraction—usually hardrock mining for energy transition minerals (ETMs). These are sometimes called critical minerals and include minerals like lithium, nickel, […]
COP Out: GreenLatinos’ Decision Not to Attend COP28 in Dubai
A stand against fossil fuel dominance and the compromising of climate objectives By Mark Magaña and Irene Burga In a departure from tradition, GreenLatinos decided not to participate in this year’s international climate negotiations for the first time in many years. Our choice not to participate was prompted by the decision to hold the COP […]