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My name is Ariel Guevara and I’m the Nevada Civic Engagement Coordinator for Mi Familia Vota, a member of the Nevada Environmental Justice Coalition. I was raised in the same city that housed Chevron’s largest oil refinery in America: Richmond, California. I also struggled for most of my life with the effects of asthma. I […]

As a youth-based organization, Sunrise is heavily invested in ensuring prosperity and livability for the future that our generation will inherit, as well as for all who will come after us. And centering climate justice in every decision we make as we move forward is integral to securing this. Climate justice is the crux of […]

Make It Work Nevada is a policy-driven organization that is shifting the landscape of our community through advocacy and education to support the long-term health and vitality of Black families. We center the lived experiences of Black women and Black families in our work as we fight for long-term change that measurably improves our lives. […]

As an organization that works with communities to protect ecosystems and culture from the harmful effects of mining, we would like to stress just how much of climate justice (and possibilities for deep injustice) is connected to how we  treat extraction during our attempt to address climate change. We must think about mining reform if […]