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BILL SUMMARY For PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON GENERAL FEEDBACK AND LEGISLATIVE SUGGESTIONS

INTERIM COMMITTEE  LEGISLATIVE INTERIM COMMITTEE ON OZONE AIR QUALITY
Date Dec 8, 2023      
Location Old State Library



Public Testimony on General Feedback and Legislative Suggestions - Committee Discussion Only


10:12:47 AM  

The committee held public testimony on general feedback and legislative suggestions.



Ms. Kirsten Schatz, representing Colorado Public Interest Research Group, testified. Emma Ragona, representing themself, testified.
Ms. Lauren Swain, representing Physicians for Social Responsibility Colorado, testified.

10:22:16 AM  
Dr. Eugenia Miller, representing Physicians for Social Responsibility Colorado, testified.
10:29:49 AM  

Ms. Jan Rose, representing Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate (CCLC), testified. City Councilor Katherine Goff, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified.

10:35:18 AM  

Weld County Commissioner Scott James, representing Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, testified. Commissioner Matt Scherr, representing Counties & Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT), testified. Rebecca Curry, representing Earthjustice, testified. Patricia Garcia-Nelson, representing GreenLatinos, testified. The committee asked questions regarding why ozone has not improved, what Weld County is doing to address factors contributing to ozone, where the Department of Public Health and Environment is falling short in regards to regulations, background ozone, and cost-benefit analysis of ozone pollution to communities.






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