#Wildfire season is changing – and so are the health risks. Watch our recent webinar on how wildfire smoke affects your health, who is most vulnerable, and simple steps you can take to prepare your home and family before the next smoke event: www.healthyairandwatercolorado.com/wildfires-pu...

Wildfires & Public Health: Preparing for Smoke, Heat, and Emergencies

Health professionals advocating for strong climate and environmental policies to protect the health of every Colorado community.

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“Neonics cannot be washed or peeled off, and they may pose human health risks that researchers are working to understand. We must take proactive steps to protect developing children." – Pediatrician & HAWC Advocate Dr. Simona Martin environmentamerica.org/colorado/art...

Protecting Colorado’s pollinators and public health

Dozens gathered at the Governor’s residence with First Gentleman Marlon Reis to discuss new pollinator research, emerging chemical threats, and community solutions.

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Members of Congress are speaking out against a federal proposal to put Big Oil above the law. These bills would shield "corporations while leaving the rest of us vulnerable to the disastrous climate, health and environmental ramifications that would follow," said @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social. 👏

#Wildfire season is here. Are you prepared? Join HAWC, @lung.org, and @bouldercounty.bsky.social Office of Disaster Management for Wildfires & Public Health: Preparing for Smoke, Heat, and Emergencies 7/15 at 6pm: bit.ly/hawcwildfire26

Health professionals see the impacts of climate change and air pollution every day – from asthma attacks to heat-related illness. That’s why advocates like pediatrician Dr. Clare Burchenal are speaking out on key Colorado energy and air quality decisions.

Utility decisions = health decisions. In the @dailycamera.com, Advocate Leslie Schein breaks down how #PublicUtilitiesCommission decisions impact air quality, energy costs, and community health – and why this moment matters. Read more:

Utility decisions are public health decisions; Colorado must get PUC reauthorization right (Opinion)

House Bill 26-1326 is an opportunity to strengthen the Colorado Public Utilities Commission in four key ways: ensure it has the staffing and technical capacity to oversee an increasingly complex energ...

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“This is a meaningful step forward for public health in Colorado. By adopting standards to reduce exposure to the most harmful air toxics, we are moving closer to a future where fewer families are dealing with preventable illnesses linked to pollution." – Dr. Maria Chansky

The Colorado Sun ☀️@coloradosun.com · 3mo ago

Cutting air pollutants a new frontier in Colorado air quality fight

Democrats’ dueling data center bills have stalled as opposition to the industry mounts

Democrats’ dueling data center bills have stalled as opposition to the industry mounts

Lawmakers have only a few more weeks to get a data center bill over the finish line

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Hot, dry and hurricane-scarred: How climate change fueled wildfires in Georgia and Florida “It all speaks to how dramatically we really are changing our climate.”

Hot, dry and hurricane-scarred: How climate change fueled wildfires in Georgia and Florida

Widespread drought in the Southeast is largely to blame for the fires, but their spread has also been fueled by leftover debris from past hurricanes that swept across the region.

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What’s coal got to do with it? Coal pollution isn’t just an environmental issue – it’s a public health issue. Dr. Sara Carpenter breaks down why we need HB 26-1226 to fight back against federal efforts to keep coal plants online longer. #coleg

Colorado is at a turning point. The climate decisions being made by #coleg will shape public health for decades to come – from data centers to energy costs to air pollution. Dr. Sara Carpenter lays out why this moment matters in @coloradonewsline.com 👇 coloradonewsline.com/2026/04/14/c...

Colorado’s climate decisions are health decisions — and this moment matters | Colorado Newsline

Colorado is at a pivotal moment. The state has made real progress transitioning to cleaner energy, but we still have much work to do.

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It's that time of year again 🤧 As allergy season starts earlier because of the effects of climate change, allergists say symptoms may become more intense.

Allergy season comes earlier as climate change increases pollen, allergists say

Temperature and precipitation pattern changes mean trees are blooming earlier.

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Invisible plumes 🔥 and ‘terrible pollution’: the reality of the US gas sites rated ‘grade A’... Exclusive: Guardian investigation into reliability of methane certification issued by MiQ reveals weakness of voluntary model #CutMethane www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Invisible plumes and ‘terrible pollution’: the reality of the US gas sites rated ‘grade A’

Exclusive: Guardian investigation into reliability of methane certification issued by MiQ reveals weakness of voluntary model

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#AirPollution can lead to increased cancer risk, asthma, and heart disease. Hear from Dr. Maria Chansky on why strong protections through Reg 30 are essential to protect public health: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mles...

Reducing air pollution in Colorado - Regulation 30

YouTube video by Conservation Colorado

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Data centers aren’t just a tech issue – they’re a public health issue. Air pollution. Water strain. Energy costs. Dr. Simona Martin breaks down why Colorado needs strong #datacenter guardrails 👇 boulderreportinglab.org/2026/03/22/s...

Opinion | Simona Martin: Colorado's data center boom needs public health guardrails

As AI infrastructure expands across the state, lawmakers face a choice about who bears the costs and risks.

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The Colorado Public Utilities Commission was legally directed to enhance monitoring standards for the majority of the state’s pipelines -- but they missed the mark. Why EDF is fighting for improved rules to protect CO communities: blogs.edf.org/energyexchan...

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission Should Reconsider its Inadequate Pipeline Leak Repair Standards   - Energy Exchange

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (“PUC”) issued a disappointing decision last month, failing to adopt commonsense technology standards to find and fix dangerous leaks from pipelines and ensure...

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By dismantling the #EndangermentFinding, EPA didn’t just roll back #climate protections – it undermined the democratic foundations that make accountable governance possible.

Opinion | Guest commentary: When process fails, democracy fails

Democracy depends on real processes: public hearings where people testify, scientific review grounded in evidence, opportunities for public comment and courts that uphold the law. Feb. 12, when the EP...

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"Delaying coal retirement isn’t a neutral decision. It means more Colorado children will struggle to breathe, more seniors hospitalized, and more preventable illness in our community and no workable healthier solutions ahead." – HAWC Board Member Laura Howard, BSN, RN

Letters to the Editor: Close Nixon coal plant on schedule -

The Pikes Peak Bulletin received more than a half-dozen letters to the editor in favor of the original Ray Nixon Power Plant closure date.

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New from CAP: How the Trump administration has rigged the system in favor of corporate polluters while cutting health care, health research, public health and child welfare services, undermining healthy environments and threatening children’s futures. ⬇️ www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

How the Trump Administration’s Embrace of Oil, Gas, and Chemical Industry Interests Will Endanger Children’s Health

The Trump administration’s actions to eliminate lifesaving environmental protections would allow corporate polluters to emit more toxins and chemicals, exposing more than 2 million kids to pollutants ...

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Cathleen Kelly@cmkelly.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Excellent reporting by @theguardian.com on our new @americanprogress.bsky.social report and how EPA's corporate capture and environmental rollbacks are undercutting the MAHA agenda, endangering the health of kids, families and communities: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"Between 2025 and 2050, our analysis finds that climate change could impose roughly $33–$37 billion in additional costs and resilience needs across Colorado’s health, infrastructure, wildfire, flooding, and winter recreation impacts," says Pegah Jalali. 350colorado.org/colorado-cli...

🚨 This EPA’s actions to put polluters first, at the expense of our health, are dangerous and will be deadly. Administrator Zeldin has abandoned his sworn duty and must be held accountable for his agenda. Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/he... @actonclimateus.bsky.social

📢 Calling all health professionals! Join the Fossil Free for Health Coalition on February 12 to boost your advocacy skills and connect with the community working on visionary #MakePollutersPay campaigns across the country. Register here: healthinpartnership-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Virtual registration for the 2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention lets you join the conversation on climate and health from anywhere. Secure your spot today: cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26

“Climate-driven disasters are not one-time events – their health impacts last for years, especially for children.” For #ClimateDisasterAwarenessWeek, pediatric ER physician Dr. Nikita Habermehl called on Colorado legislators to take bold action to protect public health and our climate.

EPA has a clearly defined mission: to protect human health and the environment. But under the leadership of Administrator Lee Zeldin the agency has betrayed its mission. It is failing the families it is supposed to protect, sacrificing health to the interests of polluters.

Frontline nurses are pushing back against rollbacks on toxic chemical safeguards — our communities deserve strong protections! Read our press release here (link in bio) 👉 zurl.co/ib2Ug

The EPA is abandoning its duty to protect our health and is instead protecting industry profits. I talked with @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy about how Americans will be left footing the bill from poorer health and higher healthcare costs.

Secure your spot! In-person registration for the 2026 Our Planet, Our Health Convention is limited—don’t miss your chance to join us this March in Arlington, Virginia. Register here: cvent.me/qxz7yN #OPOH26

We need transparent oversight, public input, and clean energy standards that put health, equity, & affordability first. Cheering utility proposals before review damages trust and risks locking AZ into higher costs + fossil fuel dependence. 🧪🌎⚕️

Colorado families deserve energy decisions that protect our lungs, hearts, and brains – not ones that keep dirty, costly coal online. Read more in the @coloradosun.com ⬇️ coloradosun.com/2026/01/09/t...

Colorado's coal plant closures and clean air policies go too far, Trump's EPA says while rejecting plans

The Trump administration Friday further eroded Colorado's longstanding mandates to close coal-fired power plants by 2031, saying the state's required regional haze-fighting plan goes too far and viola...

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