Jacob Smith for Golden
| Supporting Regional Ozone Control Efforts |
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Golden and the rest of the Denver Metro region continue to struggle with ground-level ozone pollution.
It's a particularly important issue to me, and something I've been working regionally on for some time. I am proposing that city council adopt a resolution expressing support for these regional efforts to safeguard public health from the harmful effects of ozone pollution.
Ozone pollution is particularly
problematic for our kids, our older residents, and anyone with asthma
or other respiratory conditions. Because of the region's ongoing ozone
pollution levels, the Denver region (including Golden) is about to
receive a formal "ozone non-attainment" designation from the federal
government, and efforts are now underway to craft a plan to reduce our
ozone pollution. This is an example of an issue that is fundamentally
regional in nature, since the causes of the pollution for the most part
originate outside of Golden yet Golden has some of the worst ozone
pollution in Colorado. It's a particularly important issue to me, and
something I've been working regionally on for some time. I am proposing
that city council adopt a resolution expressing support for these
regional efforts to safeguard public health from the harmful effects of
ozone pollution. More about the resolution:
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