Una encuesta realizada por The Hispanic Access Foundation y dada a conocer el jueves mostró que los votantes latinos que viven en condados cercanos al río Mississippi lo consideran parte de su vida diaria y consideran su contaminación ambiental como una prioridad, con vistas a las elecciones de 2024.

A survey of 760 registered Latino voters found 87% of Latinos support projects to produce a cleaner, natural world.

La primera encuesta de Hispanic Access Foundation, Voces Latinas del Río Misisipi, publicada hoy, revela que los latinos están extremadamente preocupados por la contaminación en el Río Misisipi; consideran la presencia de basura, microplásticos, desechos químicos y PFAS, o “químicos eternos,” como grandes amenazas para la salud del río, y apoyan ampliamente la iniciativa de conservación ambiental 30x30.

Hispanic Access Foundation’s first-ever Latino Voices of the Mississippi River poll released today reveals that Latinos are extremely concerned about pollution in the Mississippi River, view the presence of microplastics, trash, chemical waste, and PFAS, or “forever chemical,” as major threats to the health of the river, and overwhelmingly support the 30x30 environmental conservation initiative.

Hispanic Access Foundation announced its 2024 grantees for Latino Conservation Week, which includes 28 organizations and community groups throughout the country who are organizing Latino Conservation Week events to support the goal of providing Latinos with outdoor recreation opportunities.

On July 17, the Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland formally established the Blackwell School National Historic Site in Marfa, Texas as the nation’s newest national park. In response to the designation, Maite Arce, president and CEO of Hispanic Access Foundation, released the following statement: 

It’s been a big year for the San Gabriel Valley mountains, and the folks who visit them.

That was celebrated on Saturday, July 6, at Eaton Canyon, as Hispanic Access Foundation’s Por La Creación, a nonprofit that advocates Hispanic civic engagement and improved lives, led a hike that drew more than 100 folks.

As the Latino population is soaring, now constituting a significant portion of the U.S. populace and fueling unprecedented growth in various sectors, particularly the labor force, the cultivation of a diverse and skilled workforce capable of meeting the demands of an increasingly complex global economy is becoming a critical challenge due to the social, cultural, and systemic barriers that hinder Latinos from workforce skill development.

A new program is engaging Latino youth in STEM and health. Called Senderos a la Ciencia, or Pathways to Science, it is a monthly series that lets kids hear directly from working experts and connects them to mentors.

It's Latino Advocacy Week in Washington, D.C., and leaders in the Hispanic community are pushing for improvements in the upcoming Farm Bill.

The group met with the Chamber of Commerce, and with members of Congress, culminating with an event at the White House.