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It is no coincidence that health appears among the main concerns of Hispanic voters just a few days before the November 5 elections. Inequity in the United States health system is a persistent problem that disproportionately affects our community. Although we are the largest minority in the country, we...
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Marinel Ubaldo se congela cuando escucha lluvia fuerte o viento intenso. “Mi cerebro simplemente no puede funcionar”, dice Ubaldo, una activista climática que está estudiando una maestría en gestión ambiental en la Universidad de Duke en Carolina del Norte. “Esto desencadena mi trauma y todos los recuerdos del pasado...
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Marinel Ubaldo freezes when she hears heavy rain or intense wind. “My brain just cannot function,” says Ubaldo, a climate activist who is studying for her master’s degree in environmental management at Duke University in North Carolina. “It triggers my trauma, and all the memories from the past just...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk The notion of waterfalls making you happy is often viewed as an “old wives’ tale,” but there may be some truth to it given the so-called “negative ions” pervasive in such environments. The collision of water molecules with each other causes water to...
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Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk La noción de cascadas que te hacen feliz a menudo se ve como un “cuento de viejas”, pero puede ser algo de verdad dados los llamados “iones negativos” que dominan tales entornos. La colisión de las moléculas de agua entre sí hace que...
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OAKLAND, California – California puede ser un líder en muchas áreas, pero el bienestar general de los niños no es una de ellas, según un nuevo informe. La última boleta de calificaciones de niños de la organización sin fines de lucro Children Now le otorga a California una calificación...
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OAKLAND, Calif. — California may be a leader in many areas, but overall child well-being is not one of them, according to a new report. The latest Children’s Report Card from the nonprofit Children Now gives California a grade of “C-minus” overall. The only “A” grade in the 16th semiannual...