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Healthy Air & Water Colorado is a sister organization of @HealthierColo dedicated to mitigating the health effects of a changing environment in our state.
Colorado, USA
Joined March 2019
🚨 #BreakingNews: @EPA announces effort to repeal core #greenhouse gas protections established in the #endangermentfinding . Read our full statement here:
healthyairandwatercolorado.com
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HAWC advocates serve patients every day who suffer from negative health impacts of #landfillmethane emissions. We encourage @CDPHE Air Quality Control Commission to take swift action to implement the strongest regulations possible to protect #publichealth.
Colorado's Air Quality Control Commission is moving forward with a new methane regulation for state landfills, despite a request from waste industry groups and certain city officials to delay consideration.
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RT @WasteDive: Colorado's Air Quality Control Commission is moving forward with a new methane regulation for state landfills, despite a req….
wastedive.com
WM, Republic Services and Waste Connections joined public landfill operators in requesting more time to address the proposal, which would be among the strictest in the nation. It could be approved as...
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RT @docsforclimate: NEW: Health professionals work hard to care for our patients and communities in the face of extreme heat. But we can’t….
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Outdoor workers. Kids. Seniors. Low-income families. They’re hit first and worst by #extremeheat. It’s time to act. 📢 We join @CFInstitute @ALA_Colorado @PSRColorado & more in urging @GovofCO to prioritize heat health. @docsforclimate #copolitics .
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#ExtremeHeat Community Conversation ☀️ Join us at @thebirdseedcollective this Thursday, 7/24 at 6pm to learn how we can keep ourselves and each other safe in extreme heat! Free to attend and we’ll have cold treats to keep us cool 🌡️
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🔥 Miss our webinar on Extreme Heat & Health? The recording is now live! Learn how rising temps are impacting public health – and what you can do to stay safe. 🌡️💧 @docsforclimate.#ClimateHealth #ExtremeHeat #PublicHealth. 🎥 Watch here:
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🔥 Join us June 25 at 7PM MT for a #webinar on the Health Risks of #ExtremeHeat & How to Build Resilience 🌡️ Co-hosted by: @CCL_Colorado @HAWColorado @NVClinClimate @HealthyClimateMT. Register 👉
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🚨 NEW: HAWC’s 2025 Legislative Scorecard is here!.✅ See which lawmakers protected our climate and health.📜 Get the rundown on this session’s top bills at the intersection of climate and health.#coleg #ClimateHealth #PublicHealth.
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Healthy Air and Water Colorado's 2025 Legislative Scorecard reflects the critical work done in partnership with legislators, advocates, and our growing network of health professionals to combat the...
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Learn more about the #publichealth impacts of #landfillmethane emissions – and what Healthy Air and Water Colorado and our coalition partners are doing to fight for the strictest standards in the country ➡️
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In Colorado and across the country, solid waste landfills are hidden drivers of the climate crisis. Learn more about how Healthy Air & Water Colorado and our coalition partners are working to secure...
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“People living near landfills, like myself, my family and my patients, experience higher exposure to air pollution, leading to increased rates of respiratory issues and headaches and asthma worsened by poor air quality.” - Dr. Nikita Habermehl @ColoradoSun
coloradosun.com
Proposed rules would force landfill operators to measure methane emissions, fix leaks and, in some cases, install gas-collection systems
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Great op-ed from from HAWC Advocate Dr. Robin Richard. Colorado could adopt some of the country’s strongest landfill air pollution regulations
coloradonewsline.com
A proposed rule in Colorado would reduce the landfill gases that harm our bodies, our air, and our environment.
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Great resource from @lungassociation .Check out your air quality in the link!.Colorado | State of the Air | American Lung Association
lung.org
Get the State of the Air report card for the air quality in Colorado including high ozone days, particle pollution and groups at risk.
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Landfill Methane Webinar - 5/8 @ 6PM 📢 Join HAWC Board Member Dr. Nikita Habermehl and the team from Eco-Cycle to learn how and why we are fighting for the strongest #landfillmethane regulations in the country. Register today:
ecocycle.salsalabs.org
Join Eco-Cycle and Healthy Air and Water Colorado for a discussion of the effects of landfill emissions on public health and the environment, and how Colorado is poised to become a leader in forwar...
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We submitted testimony to the CO Public Utilities Commission urging decision makers to consider the public health impacts of possible new gas-fired power plants as part of the state’s energy resource planning to continue our progress toward a #cleanenergy future.
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🏭 Xcel Energy, Colorado's largest utility, is scheduled to decommission and replace the Comanche 3 coal plant in Pueblo – the state's single largest climate pollution source – by 2031. 🏭
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Learn how HAWC is working to put health at the center of Colorado’s clean energy future so we can build a system that’s safe and just for everyone.
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RT @RockyMtnInst: Colorado is the latest state to propose comprehensive landfill methane controls. Its rule could serve as inspiration as m….
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RT @denverpost: Will labels warning of climate risks on Colorado gas pumps be effective? (Letters)
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“There is not a single person who drives a car, takes a bus, or rides a bike who doesn’t already know that “fuel use contributes to climate change.” — Nan Young, Denver
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"Public health is not — and should never be — a partisan issue." - HAWC Board Chair Dr. Sara Carpenter. Learn how you can play a role in protecting #publichealth from #climatechange ➡️
coloradonewsline.com
I've seen firsthand the devastating impacts pollution can have. But there is something we can do about it, especially here in Colorado.
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"In light of this health threat, HB 1277, a bill moving through the Colorado legislature requiring warning labels on fuel products, is a viable and necessary public health strategy." #copolitics #coleg.
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