http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 15. http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.15/in-rural-california-a-liberian-family-finds-an-agricultural-refuge Guinda, California is home to an unusual multi-ethnic community with a rich African-American farming tradition. No publisher Lauren Markham California history African-American farmers Western history Liberian refugees in U.S. Green Justice Guinda, California Cynnomih Tarlesson Organic agriculture Black history in the West Small farmers Black cowboys Roosevelt Tarlesson 2012-09-10T19:24:35Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.15/the-recent-bay-area-chevron-explosion-shows-gaps-in-refinery-safety Oil refineries pose serious health hazards for nearby residents as well as workers, as the recent explosion in Richmond and other incidents, like one in Sinclair, Wyo., have made clear. No publisher Jeremy Miller Oil refinery worker safety Chemical Safety Board Refinery safety Air pollution Oil refineries Refinery explosions OSHA Toxic releases EPA Oil refinery safety Green Justice Public health Chevron Richmond refinery fire 2012-09-10T19:23:25Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.14/troubled-taos-torn-apart-by-a-battle-over-historic-hispano-land-grants A New Mexican town known for its art scene is home to a fractured community, where distrust of Anglo newcomers plays out in a fight over whether ancient deeds give Hispano old-timers a right to land. No publisher J.R. Logan Reies Lopez Tijerina Taos County poverty Growth & Development Taos, New Mexico Green Justice Mexican-American War Taos County drug and alcohol abuse Taos social problems Taos Pueblo New Mexico land grant controversy Taos real estate Southwestern history Old West versus New West Northern New Mexico land grant heirs Hispano land grants 2012-08-27T15:06:09Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/44.14/old-west-versus-new-west-in-taos-n.m When wandering newcomers and deep-rooted old-timers collide in the West, it gets difficult, especially in a place as culturally complex as northern New Mexico. No publisher Ray Ring Growth & Development Taos, New Mexico Green Justice Hispano culture Childhood memories Westerners Old West versus New West 2012-08-15T23:40:38Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/the-foul-air-outside-my-window A small -- and impoverished -- tribe in Nevada suffers from the health impacts of a nearby pollution-spewing coal-fired power plant. No publisher William Anderson Clean Air Act asthma Reid Gardner power plant air pollution climate change ozone levels particulate pollution Green Justice Moapa River Indian Reservation coal pollution lung disease Moapa Band of Paiutes carbon emissions EPA 2011-10-25T20:45:06Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.9/greening-a-city-and-pushing-other-colors-out The proposed redevelopment of San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood worries its longtime black residents, who fear gentrification will drive them out. No publisher Rachel Waldholz Hunters Point Shipyard environmental cleanup gentrification sustainable development Green Justice African American communities community planning Bayview, California redevelopment 2011-06-02T22:03:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.4/crowdsourcing-helps-tackle-environmental-injustice-in-californias-imperial-valley The Imperial Visions Action Network is an interactive website that involves locals in reporting - and helping solve - environmental problems. No publisher Sierra Crane-Murdoch Comite Civico environmental laws Green Justice feedlots landfills Imperial Visions Action Network Department of Toxic Substance Control pollution 2011-03-02T22:38:26Z Infographic http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.22/activist-brings-diversity-to-green-orgs Marcelo Bonta's Center for Diversity & the Environment works to bring people of color into the environmental movement. No publisher Terri Hansen natural gas Green Justice coal public schools State trust lands mineral rights timber 2011-02-10T16:33:15Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.18/fields-of-dreams "Farmworker Reality Tours" teach citizens about the lives of California's migrant farmworkers. No publisher Stephanie Paige Ogburn Center for Farmworker Families worker rights just wage immigration Green Justice Ann Lopez migrant workers Farmworker Reality Tours 2010-11-03T21:41:42Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.17/breathing-easy In West Oakland, Calif., the Breathmobile fights inner city asthma. No publisher Stephanie Paige Ogburn Breathmobile asthma air pollution Dr. Washington Burns Green Justice low-income health care environmental justice 2010-10-08T14:58:31Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/a-mobile-health-solution A day with the asthma-fighting crusaders of West Oakland, Calif. No publisher Stephanie Paige Ogburn Breathmobile asthma air pollution Dr. Washington Burns Green Justice health care environmental justice 2010-10-08T15:27:41Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/articles/the-life-and-death-of-desert-rock The Navajo Nation's proposed 1,500-megawatt coal plant always rested on shaky ground. Now, it may collapse entirely. No publisher Laura Paskus Coal-fired power Dine Power Authority San Juan Citizens Alliance Lori Goodman Mike Eisenfeld Dooda Desert Rock Green Justice Navajo Nation Dine CARE Desert Rock Council for Energy Resource Tribes Environmental Protection Agency President Joe Shirley Jr. 2010-08-17T16:49:12Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.11/into-the-wild Rue Mapp's group Outdoor Afro encourages black people to explore nature and learn about things like bird-watching. No publisher Stephanie Paige Ogburn birdwatchers black outdoor recreationists Green Justice environmental justice Outdoor Afro Rue Mapp African Americans 2010-06-25T14:01:58Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.8/urban-habitat The ups and downs of an Audubon nature center in the middle of low-income urban L.A. No publisher Cally Carswell National Audubon Society environmental justice movement Green Justice open space urban parks urban wildlife Melanie Ingalls Los Angeles parks Debs Park nature center 2010-05-06T17:26:19Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.7/flare-up The Sinclair, Wyo., oil refinery has long been one of the state's most notorious polluters, but until recently, no one seemed to care. No publisher Cally Carswell environmental news Green Justice hazardous spills Sinclair oil refinery industrial accidents Barbara Parsons pollution 2010-04-23T21:44:37Z News Article