NEWS RELEASE
COLORADO FISCAL INSTITUTE
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On Monday, August 23 at 5:30 p.m. MDT, advocates and community leaders will hold a virtual discussion on the threats Coloradans are facing from poor air quality.
With communities across the Metro Area facing consistently poor air quality caused by industrial and vehicle pollution—made worse by the escalating climate crisis—this topic is top-of-mind for many Coloradans. Because communities of color, people who earn low incomes, older Coloradans, and children are some of the people most disproportionately affected by pollution, acting on air should be a priority for state and local policymakers whose goals include equitable health.
In addition to the discussion, the event will include new research from the Colorado Fiscal Institute’s recently released Colorado 2050 report. The report, written by environmental policy analyst Pegah Jalali, looks at how several climate-related risk factors will impact Colorado by the year 2050, and how we can build resiliency for the state’s diverse communities and economies.
The event will be held virtually via Zoom. Please click the link below to register.
WHO:
State Sen. Julie Gonzales, Colorado Senate District 34
State Rep. Adrienne Benavidez, Colorado House District 32
State Rep. Alex Valdez, Colorado House District 5
Adams County Commissioner Eva Henry
Adams County Commissioner Steve O’Dorisio
Dr. Sheela Mahnke, MD, pediatrician, EveryChild Pediatrics
Pegah Jalali, environmental policy analyst, Colorado Fiscal Institute
Renee Chacon, Americorps Vista
Michael Washington, Director of Denver Metro Area Outreach, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for U.S. Senator Michael Bennet
WHAT:
Virtual panel discussion of health and other threats posed by worsening air quality in the Denver Metro Area.
WHERE:
https://us02web.zoom.us/
WHEN:
August 23, 2021 at 5:30 P.M. MDT
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