Press Contact: Kristian Ramos, Comms@GreenLatinos.org
Oct 15, 2021
Washington, DC - Following on the momentum of the Latino climate priorities sign-on letter delivered to Congress and the Administration this summer, nearly two dozen leading Latino/a/x organizations are joining together today, the final day of Hispanic Heritage Month, to announce the launch of a project to develop and expand this letter into a comprehensive and inclusive Latino Climate Justice Framework (LCJF).
The Latino climate priorities letter advocates for improving and advancing the robust climate portions of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda and emphasizes that this agenda must prioritize frontline and communities of color. Latinos across the nation disproportionately bear the brunt of climate change – from air, water, and soil pollution to living in communities more vulnerable to climate-driven events – and disproportionately face economic and health disparities.
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This piece originally appeared as a press release on September 30, 2021 via The National Wildlife Federation
By Mary Jo Brooks | 09/30/2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Wildlife Federation heralded the U.S. Senate confirmation of Tracy Stone-Manning to serve as the director of the Bureau of Land Management.
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This piece originally appeared as a press release for the National Wildlife Federation on August 30, 2021
By Mary Jo Brooks | 08/30/2021
PHOENIX —The House Natural Resources Committee’s Build Back Better Act provisions will right an egregious wrong by protecting Chi'Chil Biłdagoteel, also known as Oak Flat, from a destructive proposed copper mine and help safeguard the Grand Canyon from uranium mining for future generations. The proposals keep faith with the arguments the San Carlos Apache and other Indigenous communities have made to Congress to protect sacred landscapes, cultural artifacts, important wildlife habitat, and clean drinking water.
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This piece originally appeared as a press statement on June 7, 2021 via The National Wildlife Federation
By Mary Jo Brooks | 06/07/2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 100 conservation, Western, recreation, and public lands advocacy groups sent a letter urging Senators to confirm Tracy Stone-Manning, President Biden’s nominee to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Citing her career accomplishments as the chief of staff for Montana Governor Steve Bullock, director of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, senior advisor to U.S. Senator Jon Tester, and the National Wildlife Federation’s Associate Vice President for Public Lands, the letter backs Stone-Manning as a leader who has “demonstrated a firm commitment to making sure our lands and waters are managed for the benefit of all –and the future.”
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This piece originally appeared as a press statement on May 4, 2021 via susieLee.house.gov
By Zoe Shepherd | 05/04/2021
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Representative Susie Lee (NV-03) introduced the End Speculative Oil and Gas Leasing Act. This bill, which was introduced in the Senate by Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), would promote more appropriate land-use management by prohibiting oil and gas leasing on public lands that are determined by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to have little to no potential for energy development. The bill would also reprioritize the BLM’s administration of these lands for more appropriate purposes, such as wildlife habitat preservation, outdoor recreation, mining, grazing, and renewable energy development.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 28, 2021) — Congress should reverse an Arizona land transfer that threatens a religious and cultural site for the Apache and other Indigenous peoples by swiftly passing legislation the House Natural Resources Committee approved today. The Save Oak Flat Act, introduced by Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), would revoke a land transfer and halt a planned copper mine at Chi’chil Biłdagoteel, also known as Oak Flat.
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This piece originally appeared as a press statement on April 15, 2021.
By Nolan Bush | 04/15/2021
Western, ocean, and conservation groups emphasize important opportunity to modernize the federal government’s antiquated leasing program Today, 28 leading conservation, ocean, and western advocacy organizations announced that they have shared more than 115,000 combined signatures with the Department of the Interior in support of their pause and review of the federal oil and gas leasing program. These signatures were collected in just a few weeks, during this first opportunity to provide feedback to the administration on how they can fix the broken federal leasing system so it works for everyone.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Policymakers must focus on solutions that address the historic and persistent injustices facing Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian communities and prioritize environmental justice, according to a new series of policy recommendations from the National Wildlife Federation and partner organizations.
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The New Mexico Wilderness Alliance (New Mexico Wild, alternatively), the League of United Latin American Citizens, the Hispano Roundtable of New Mexico, Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors, and the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project have filed an amicus brief with the New Mexico Supreme Court in support of a petition asking the Court to invalidate a rule passed in the final days of the Susana Martinez administration that limits public access to New Mexico’s rivers, streams and lakes and risks privatizing many of the waterways enjoyed by outdoor enthusiasts and traditional users.
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