Adrianna Quintero

Acabamos de pasar un agradable fin de semana con temperaturas más cálidas de lo normal. Aunque disfruto del calorcito, a la vez me preocupa y me recuerda que este año no tuvimos invierno por mucho de los Estados Unidos. A través del país, hemos visto los efectos de una primavera...

The Obama Administration and EPA announcement that it will establish the first national limits on carbon pollution from new power plants is great news for anyone that cares about clean air. No longer will new power plants be able to endanger our health with unchecked carbon pollution and...

A study released today by the coal industry attempts to justify dirty energy and life-threatening pollution by claiming that Hispanics and blacks will be hit hardest by energy price increases. The study by the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity looked at 2010 data and concluded that due...

Ever since Cuba's intent to drill within 70 miles of Florida's coast has become known, concerned Floridians have been reeling with how to protect our treasured Florida Keys. For many Floridians (myself included), this is a very charged issue. It's no secret that having Cuba drill for oil...

I am a huge fan of Martin Luther King Jr. Ever since I can remember, Dr. King's speech has moved me in a way that few others can. So when the topic came up during a meeting with a colleague, I felt compelled to write down my reflections on just...

Yesterday, President Obama visited the Environmental Protection Agency for an employee town hall to praise the work of the agency on protecting the environment and public health. In his first time ever visit to EPA, Obama told the staff that he would "stand with [them] every inch of the way...

This week, the EPA announced the adoption of historic safeguards against mercury and other toxic air pollution which will help to protect our children from increased risk of brain damage, cerebral palsy and other neuro-developmental problems. The Mercury and Air Toxics standard, or MATR is a major new...

We've seen poll after poll: Congress is out of touch with what Americans want. On my last trip to Washington I was curious to see why even some who have traditionally recognized the importance of a healthy environment have gone south. What I found were not answers but...

Today, NRDC, along with the National Latino Coalition on Climate Change, the Center for American Progress, and the National Wildlife Federation released an important new report, U.S. Latinos and Air Pollution: A Call to Action.

Our report highlights some of the most striking facts about how seriously Latinos in...