Oppose Pollution: Support Environmental Legislation
Luis A. Torres, Ph.D. If you breathed air today and/or drank water, thank the environment. If you breathed clear and clean and fresh air, and you drank pure and healthy…
They Are Afraid of Us
Javier Sierra After the most secure election that saw the highest voter turnout in history, Republican governors and state legislators are making it clear they are afraid of us,…
A ‘Silent Killer’
Javier Sierra With each new study, we are learning fossil fuel pollution is much more dangerous and lethal than presumed, especially to communities like mine. A study by a…
The Spirit of César Chávez is in the Oval Office
Javier Sierra We’ve gone from hearing that we Latinos are criminals and drug traffickers, to seeing a bust of César Chávez sitting right behind the desk of our new…
An Unforgivable Sin of Neglect
Javier Sierra Get ready for a devastating report. As a consequence of the climate crisis, “we cannot rule out catastrophic outcomes where human life as we know it is…
Momentum for Bold Climate Action Is Unstoppable
Jill Tauber The Trump administration announced on November 4th, that it will begin the process of formally withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Agreement — a historic global climate…
No More Room for Polluting Prima Donnas
Javier Sierra The fossil fuel industry behaves like the national economy’s prima donna. Regardless of the catastrophic consequences of its performances, the Trump administration continues to reward it with…
With Tears in My Eyes
Javier Sierra When Donald Trump said immigrants come to the US to “infest” this society, he meant it. On Nov. 25, all doubts were cleared when his Border Patrol,…
EPA’s Declaration on Denver-Area Air Pollution is Only a Start
On May 1st, the Environmental Protection Agency officially designated Denver and the rest of the Front Range as out of compliance with the maximum ozone standard set by U.S. law…
Worldwide Thirst for Clean Energy
How would you like having to bath yourself with the same water previously used by your family, or to purify sewage water to do your laundry or not being allowed…