La Nueva Revolución - Latinos gain ground in the environmental movement

“Plenty of reports have detailed the ways in which minorities are left to bear the brunt of environmental degradation. Landfills and garbage incinerators are more likely to show up in minority communities than in others across the United States. Air pollution violations spike in many of these neighborhoods, taking a toll on residents’ health, particularly children’s. And then there’s access to green spaces, or lack thereof. Writing for Los Angeles Alternative, Evan George reports that some Latinos aren’t waiting for the environmental movement to address their concerns. Instead, they’re forging ahead with their own green revolution. “For so long we wanted to have a place at the table in the environmental movement,” says Irma Muñoz, founder of Mujeres de la Tierra (Mothers of the Earth). “We knew that wasn’t happening, so we built our own table.”"

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