From day one of Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, this administration has shown that it puts the profits of billionaires and corporate polluters over the health and welfare of everyday Americans — and we’re already seeing the risks and impacts in Colorado.
- Endangered Public Lands: Attempts to sell off or remove protections from public lands in order to fast-track fossil fuel extraction put Colorado’s 24 million acres of federally-managed public land at risk. Colorado’s outdoor recreation economy, which depends on public lands, can take a big hit — it contributed $17.2 billion to the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and supported more than 132,000 jobs in 2023.
- Threats to Clean Energy Jobs: Threats to cut clean energy tax credits funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) could raise energy costs for working families and put clean energy projects in jeopardy. Repealing IRA-funded energy tax credits could cost Colorado 10,800 jobs and reduce the state’s GDP by $1.78 billion in 2030.
- Risking Water Quality and Quantity: Threatening to rollback the Clean Water Act and regulations limiting forever chemicals, known as PFAS, in industrial wastewater risk the quality of our water resources. Also, $26.5 million of funding has been frozen for 17 water projects in Colorado.
- Attacks on Climate Progress: Executive orders designed to reverse climate action are attempting to benefit coal and oil executives while forcing Colorado back into the dirtiest, most expensive energy.
- Threatening Environmental Protections: This administration is reconsidering protections that limit industrial pollution and the stance on greenhouse gases as a danger to public health.
- Eliminating Environmental Justice Offices: Environmental justice offices and programs are being shut down, stripping support from communities already living with the highest levels of pollution.
Coloradans overwhelmingly support protections for the environment and communities, which is why our state has emerged as a national leader on climate progress. Now, more than ever, the future is worth the fight!
