Next week, elected officials in Minnesota, along with Latino and environmental organizations, will gather to discuss a recent delegation trip to Puerto Rico. Participants said climate solutions they observed underscore the strength of grassroots work. The weeklong visit in the first half of August was led by Communities Organizing Latino Power and Action. .
The L.A. area is about to get $12-million dollars from Bezos Earth Fund s "Greening America s Cities" initiative. One of the first projects will be the restoration of the Pacoima wash, which will make nature more accessible and help in the fight against climate change. .
People s wallets continue to feel the impact of high food prices, and local environmental groups say sustainable food systems and regenerative farming are solutions that deserve support in the next Farm Bill. Lawmakers are currently at work shaping the legislation to replace the current Farm Bill, enacted in 2018 and set to expire this fall. Hank Grady, a member of the Sierra Club Kentucky Chapter, explained relative to many other states, Kentucky is home to a large number of farmers working on more than 75,000 farms across the state, and said many producers are looking to transition away from the industrial farming model. .
Conservation and recreation groups are highlighting the role of Hispanic women in wildlife conservation, public-land protection and environmental justice in Nevada and across the West. As program manager for the group Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting and the Outdoors, Modesta McGrath-Martinez said her group s work is built around empowering this community, in part through a Hispanic Conservation Leadership Council. As part of a recent panel discussion, she said since launching the program in 2021, they ve grown to 90 members, including in Nevada. .
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