Author: Tori Velasquez
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I Testified for Stronger Environmental Regulations, and You Can Too: Strengthening Carbon Pollution Standards for Fossil Fuel Fired Power Plants
As a LCV Government Affairs Fellow, I testified in front of the EPA in favor of the newly proposed carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel fired power plants, which will help protect communities from harmful pollution. Last week I testified to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its plans to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…
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Realizing Indigenous Water Rights in the Colorado River Basin
“Tó’éí’iina means our water is life—it sustains us and provides for our livestock, rejuvenates our cornfields, and strengthens us as human beings.” Nicknamed the “Basin of Contention,” the Colorado River system is notoriously the most litigated and legislated basin in the United States. The Colorado River Compact—the primary treaty governing the basin among the seven…
Sage Engagement 