Ean Tafoya

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GreenLatinos / CO Dept. of Public Health and Env.

Colorado State Director / Co-Chair of the Env. Justice Action Task Force

expertise:

Food + farming, Groundwater, Harmful algae blooms + nutrient pollution, Health, Indigenous & tribal water issues, Racial + environmental justice, Recreation, Technical expertise, Utilities + infrastructure, Water + Sanitation Access, Water quality, Water rights + policies

state: CO

city: Denver

LGBTQ: NO

Tribal Affiliation: YES

languages: English, Spanish

race + ethnicity: Indigenous (e.g. Native, Native American, First Nations, Comunidades Indígenas, Indigenous descendant), Latina/e/o/x or Hispanic (e.g., Latin American, Central American, South American)

Talk to me about: Civic education - To do this we have to educate people on how to use the system. Healing the urban/rural divide. Water equity as it relates to quality and quantity. Water access for the unhoused. Taking on the utilities and polluters for the people. We must protect the water.

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Tags: Racial and Environmental Justice

Racial + environmental justice

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Ean Tafoya

GreenLatinos / CO Dept. of Public Health and Env.

Colorado State Director / Co-Chair of the Env. Justice Action Task Force

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Colorado to ask EPA to further downgrade northern Front Range’s air quality – Longmont Times-Call

Union Members & Environmental Advocates Rally To Support EPA in Anticipation of Funding Cuts – Colorado Times Recorder

Colorado adds new water quality protections for South Platte, Clear Creek in sharp reversal – The Colorado Sun