Kendra Pinto

Four Corners Indigenous Community Field Advocate, Earthworks

Kendra Pinto is a young Diné woman from the Eastern Agency of the Navajo Nation. Kendra has a BA in Environmental Studies from Fort Lewis College and works alongside Earthworks within her community near Counselor, NM to document frontline communities and the injustices brought in by industrial extraction. From capturing air samples for testing to engaging directly with state and federal officials, she continues to advocate for clean air and clean water in the Greater Chaco Canyon region, a rural area now under target for oil extraction

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What’s in My Air?

December 2, 2022
Key to addressing the climate crisis is having an accurate picture of greenhouse gas emissions. Over a 20-year period, methane is 80 times more...