EPA Press Office:

U.S. EPA and Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment are hosting a Virtual Community Engagement Session on May 1st at 5:30 PM Mtn

Register at the link below

Contacts: David Piantanida (piantanida.david@epa.gov), 720-661-7482

DENVER (April 25, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment are hosting a virtual community engagement session on May 1^st at 5:30 PM to discuss their final enforcement and compliance workplan in more detail and foster an open dialogue with Coloradans about holding regulated entities accountable for compliance with state and federal environmental laws.

Community members can register here for the meeting and find meeting information on CDPHE’s upcoming community engagement opportunities calendar. The final workplan will help prioritize inspections and enforcement actions in communities of color and low-income communities.

During the meeting, EPA and CDPHE will talk more about the final workplan and what it means for communities across Colorado. Marcus Howell, the CDPHE Environmental Justice Ombudsperson, will also present his newly launched complaint system. 

When:
Monday, May 1st, 5:30 PM – 6:30 p.m. Mountain Time

Where: 

Media and community members register here.

Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available. If you would like to request interpretation into an additional language, please email cdphe_ej@state.co.us. You will receive a Zoom registration link and a calendar invitation for the meeting after you register.

Who:  

• Suzanne Bohan, US EPA, Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division Director
• Joel Minor, CDPHE, Environmental Justice Program Manager
• Marcus Howell, CDPHE Environmental Justice Ombudsperson

Reporters are asked to please RSVP to: 

David Piantanida (piantanida.david@epa.gov), 720-661-7482