The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is seeking public input on “environmental justice” as required under a bill passed by the state legislature in 2021.
House Bill 21-1266 aims to “redress the effects of environmental injustice on disproportionality impacted communities,” and created the “environmental justice action task force” to propose recommendations to law makers on how to address those inequities.
Now the task force is asking for feedback from community members on what recommendations they should send to the state legislature.
“Hearing directly from Coloradans, especially those impacted by environmental pollution, is critical in our work toward advancing environmental justice,” said Jill Hunsaker Ryan, executive director of CDPHE in a July 12 news release. “The more we hear from our communities, the better the recommendations made by the Environmental Justice Action Task Force can address environmental justice inequities across the state.”
See the full article by Brian Sherrie Peif, July 13, 2022