CRITICAL ACTION

• • • The Fix our Forests Act will be discussed by a key Senate committee and potentially voted on this Tuesday, 10/21. Please call  Senator Bennet ASAP and urge him to oppose ! Denver office: 303-455-7600 Washington DC: 202-224-5852. Call both for greater impact! (Hickenlooper is a co-sponsor of this bill so he’ll vote yes)

    • Call your reps to support H.R. 4854 - Saving the Department of the Interiors Workforce Act. 

      • Join and follow the Resistance Rangers to stay up to date on how to support our park rangers and protect our public lands.

BE AWARE:

• • • Good News! Colorado to Get the Promised Funds to Expand the Electric Vehicle Charging Network:  The Polis Administration announced on 10/9 that Colorado has received federal approval for the final $12 million of its $56.5 million in funding from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program. Read more here.

    • More Good News! - Our comments and the lawsuit filed by the Environmental Defense Fund and Union of Concerned Scientists worked. “Climate scientists are declaring victory after the Trump administration dissolved a working group of five well-known climate contrarians that authored a recent federal report questioning the severity of climate change and even portraying it as potentially beneficial.”

      • Read the full article from CNN here.

MORE ACTIONS:

• Call your reps to “Stop the Trump Administration from Eliminating the Chemical Safety Board”

• Want more calls? Head over to 5 Calls and scroll down to “Environment,” to see all the current issues.

• Help Save Bear Creek Lake Park

  • Please send a comment to the US Army Corps of Engineers to let them know what you think. They are seeking our input as part of the Feasibility Study. See below for a link to the comments which have been submitted so far, or use the Talking Points or Sample Comment Letter for ideas. EMAIL to: Bear-Creek-Study@usace.army.mil OR US Mail to: Bear Creek Project Study Team US Army Corps of Engineers ATTN: CENWO-PM-AC 1616 Capitol Ave. Omaha, NE 68102

  • Here are comments on the Feasibility Study that have been submitted so far: Public Comments 
  • Other ways you can take action are HERE

In the News

• Colorado environmental justice groups are struggling to keep their projects alive after federal funding cuts

• Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Trump administration for halting wind energy development

• Trump Administration takes another step backward on climate by withdrawing NEPA guidance  (National Environmental Policy Act)

• Latest on The Save Bear Creek Park Initiative

• NOTE: Subscribe to Indivisible Colorado’s Weekly Newsletter here