Media & Press
Nearly two decades in the public record
Erica has been featured in national publications, magazines, documentaries, and conference archives dating back to her teenage years — a rare, long-documented public history for a speaker.
Featured profiles & articles
Every topic Erica speaks on is grounded in something she has organized around, not just studied.
Young Activist Inspires on Martin Luther King Day
Patagonia · February 11, 2008
Covers Erica’s environmental justice leadership
and her address to more than 200
Patagonia employees.
Everyday Heroes: Community Activism Opened World of Possibilities for Erica Fernandez
Fox News · October 12, 2015
Profiles Erica’s farmworker-family background and the path from childhood organizing to national recognition.
She Helped Save Her Town. Then She Finished High School.
PBS SoCal · March 14, 2016
A long-form profile tracing Erica’s childhood in Michoacán, her migration to Oxnard, and her organizing against the BHP Billiton LNG project.
Erica’s Journey from Child Advocate for Clean Beaches to Professional Policy Advocate
Azul · April 3, 2018
Traces Erica’s path from youth environmental advocacy to professional policy work on clean air and water.
Magazine features
Videos & recorded speeches
WorldOregon International Speaker Series
“Reimagine” — Stanford Latino Alumni Summit
Reclaim. Reconnect. Reimagine.
Glamour’s Top 10 College Women: Erica Fernandez
Erica Fernandez — PROTEST
“¡Sí, Se Puede!” — Bioneers National Conference
Full keynote at Ciudad de las Ideas, Puebla, Mexico
Books & publications
Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet
Harriet Rohmer, Chronicle Books (2009). Erica is featured in the chapter “Safeguarding the California Coast,” beginning on page 98.
Girls Gone Green
Lynn Hirshfield (2010). Erica is featured among the young environmental leaders profiled in the book.
The Young Activist’s Guide to Building a Green Movement + Changing the World
Sharon J. Smith (2011). Erica’s organizing work is featured as a case study.
International Environmental Justice: Competing Claims and Perspectives
Frederick D. Gordon & Gregory Freeland (2012). An academic text featuring Erica’s advocacy work.
Magazine features
California State Lands Commission — Public Hearing Transcript
April 9, 2007
Official government transcript recording Erica’s testimony, then a student at Hueneme High School, opposing the BHP Billiton LNG proposal.
Bioneers 25th-Anniversary Yearbook
Bioneers · 2014
An organizational retrospective featuring a photograph and statement from Erica as an environmental justice organizer.
Have a press inquiry?
For interviews, features, or media requests, contact Erica directly.