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Judicial Panel to Consider Criminal Sanctions on Utility Air Quality Violations Whistleblower

Media Advisory January 4, 2017   CONTACT: Jacquie Ostrom, 719-238-1993   Judicial Panel to Consider if Criminal Sanctions Should be Imposed Against Local Mom Who Learned of  Colorado Springs Utilities’ Air Quality Violations   A three-judge panel at Colorado Court of Appeals will consider if concerned parent should receive sanctions and/or fines for whistleblowing   Denver, CO – On Friday January 6th, at 10am, El Paso County resident Leslie Weise has been ordered to appear in the Colorado Court of Appeals to determine if her efforts to seek truth and transparency regarding a damning air quality report that Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) has prevented the public from seeing will be met with sanctions and fines from the Court.

Press Release: 45 groups, businesses & 1300 residents demand air quality report release and transparency

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2016   CONTACTS: Amy Gray, 350 Colorado Springs, agray317@hotmail.com, 719-650-0259 Micah Parkin, 350 Colorado, Executive Director, micah@350colorado.org, 504-258-1247 Gina Hardin, 350 Colorado, Chair, ginahardin@msn.com, 303-525-3076   Colorado Organizations, Businesses and Community Leaders Call on Colorado Springs Utilities Board and Mayor to disclose Air Quality Report and Withdraw Legal Action Against Local Resident Seeking Transparency   Colorado Springs, CO – On Monday dozens of local residents delivered a petition signed by over 1,300 Colorado residents and a letter signed by 45 organizations, businesses and community leaders to the Colorado Springs Utilities Board and Mayor John Suthers calling on them to publicly disclose the air quality studies conducted by the company AECOM, under contract to Colorado Springs Utilities, which found that sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the Martin Drake plant greatly exceed health-based limits set in the 2010 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (“NAAQS)”) by the U.S.

Groups, Business & Community Leaders Letter to Co Springs Utilities Board

December 19, 2016 To: Colorado Springs Utilities Board and Mayor John Suthers From: Colorado Organizations, Businesses and Community Leaders Re: Urging Colorado Springs Utilities to disclose Air Quality Report and withdraw legal action against local resident Leslie Weise seeking report’s public disclosure Dear Colorado Springs City Council/Utilities Board, CEO Jerry Forte, and Mayor John Suthers, The undersigned organizations, businesses and community leaders are writing to urge you to publicly disclose the air quality studies conducted by the company AECOM, under contract to Colorado Springs Utilities, which found that sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from the Martin Drake plant greatly exceed health-based limits set in the 2010 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (“NAAQS)”) by the U.S.

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