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As cities strive to improve their environmental sustainability, so too are they grappling with the nation’s shortfalls in the arena of social justice and racial equity. Often these issues are linked in the sense that communities of color and lower-income communities tend to live in areas most impacted by climate change, Urban Sustainability Directors Network program director Rich Freeh said Wednesday during a panel discussion at BizWest’s Net Zero Cities event. Sustainability and equity were too often ignored by the federal government under the Donald Trump administration, he said, leaving “cities to lead on climate in the absence of federal leadership.” ....
Early COVID-19 Cases Begin to Increase New Positive Cases of COVID-19 have been identified in a Health Care Worker and an area youth in Prowers County as of May 12, 2020. This brings the total of cases in the county to nine. None have required hospitalization and prior cases have either been listed as isolated or quarantined until their cases have been updated. The CDPHE website provides a daily summation of cases in the state with only four counties not listing any contagion as of May 12th. The website is updated daily at 4pm. These are the current regional cases that have been noted for the southeast Colorado region: Baca-12, Bent-1, Cheyenne-5, Crowley-39, Kiowa-0, Kit Carson-25, Las Animas-4 and Otero-10. ....
Last week Colorado legislators passed a coronavirus relief bill that will allocate millions to small businesses and nonprofits, including $5 million for Energy Outreach to help Coloradans weatherize their homes and assist with energy bill payments. Energy Outreach Colorado (EOC) is a statewide organization that helps Coloradans year-round pay for electricity, natural gas, coal, firewood, kerosene, propane, oil, and wood pellets. The organization was established to address the growing gap between federal funding for energy assistance and the home energy needs of low-income Coloradans. In 2019, EOCâs bill payment assistance program provided over seven million dollars to serve approximately 20,000 households, including 5,000 rural households. ....