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https://www.sightline.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pesticides-danger-sign-organicnation-flickr-creative-commons.jpg640426For overwhelming numbers of Latino voters in the US, protecting the environment seems to be a very personal matter. It's a matter of protecting families and the health of loved ones, safeguarding communities' way of life, and taking responsibility for the future. It's a matter of healthy food, air, jobs, and neighborhoods. It's about being true to one's core values. That's the signal The Sierra Club and National Council of La Raza received from recent focus groups and a national survey designed to gauge Latino voters’ opinions on environmental issues. The findings reinforce results from other recent public opinion research as well as a similar survey by Sierra Club from 2008. In many cases, Latinos’ environmental attitudes have grown stronger in the past few years.