The environmental task force meets its deadline, but the work it just beginning.
Renee M. Chacon hoped to turn her lifetime of activism into policy on the Environmental Justice Action Task Force.And the community seemed to agree, showing up for a public comment session on November 9 that lasted an hour longer than planned because of the number of people who wanted to speak.
“I really want to elevate the voices of people directly impacted by pollution, and by noise, and by dust, and by fear that our kids are going to get sick all the time,” said Patricia Nelson, a parent who's advocated to set fracking farther back from. “Those are the people that should be represented and should be the loudest voices. … We just need to find the strength within ourselves and remember who we're here to elevate.
Despite the change to a simple-majority requirement for recommendations, there will still be three items in a minority report from the environmental advocates on the task force.
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