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Climate Activism in the Wake of COVID-19: An Update from 350 Colorado.

In the wake of COVID-19, 350 Colorado is working to proactively respond with public health and safety as a top priority. For all of us working to address the climate crisis, this pandemic serves as a strong reminder both about likely challenges that lie ahead in our collective response to climate change and also our ability to act quickly for the greater good when we must.

Environmental Activists Get Creative During Coronavirus with Online Rally & Press Conference 

DENVER, CO – Today, hundreds joined Colorado’s first “online rally & press conference” during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The event, originally planned to take place at Bella Romero Academy, was hosted by 35 nonprofit organizations and local community members who collectively demanded Governor Jared Polis to suspend operations at Extraction Oil and Gas’ fracking pad just 1,000 ft.

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  March 11, 2020 Contacts: Micah Parkin, micah@350colorado.org, 504-258-1247 Patricia Nelson, patricia3nelson@gmail.com, 337-532-0135 **PRESS RELEASE** New Report Reveals Bella Romero Academy Exposed to Unsafe Levels of Benzene from Extraction Fracking and Production State Failed to Adopt Standard Appropriate for Schools and Allowed Numerous Exceedances DENVER, CO – Nonprofit organization 350 Colorado released a report today, conducted by Barrett Engineering PLLC, revealing that benzene emissions at Bella Romero Academy in Greeley exceeded health standards appropriate for schools on numerous occasions while the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE) took measurements May-December of 2019.

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