‘Who Bears the Cost’ Conference Presentation

“Communities like North Denver and

Commerce City have led the fight for these [environmental justice] changes, calling attention to the dispr

oportionate

burden of environmental pollution and health impacts that their communities have faced for

decades and urging action to hold polluters accountable.” - Who Bears the Cost: North Denver Environmental Justice Report and Data Audit

University Partners Katie Dickinson and Carla Nyquist and Community Partners Ean Thomas Tafoya and Juan Roberto Madrid, with GreenLatinos, presented their work on “Who Bears the Cost” at the Public Health in the Rockies Conference on September 26. This report details the environmental injustices experienced by this community and how “elected officials at the local, state, and federal level, and Denver Metro community members and organizations, especially communities with power and privilege that may not fully appreciate how much they rely on North Denver and how they can work to repay their debt to this community through action in support of environmental justice.”